【推荐1】China is famous for tea. Thousands of years ago, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, wrote a book Cha Jing to describe ________ tea plants were grown and made to tea.
According to ________ processing(加工) ways, there are mainly four kinds of Chinese tea. They are green tea, black tea, oolong tea and scented(有香味的) tea. Without fermentation(发酵), green tea keeps the original ________ of the tea. If the green tea is fermented before baking, it will be black tea. Oolong tea is partially fermented. And if fragrant flowers are mixed in the tea during the processing, the scented tea will be made.
Tea is produced in many areas in China. For example, Anxi and Hangzhou are widely known for their tea. Tea plants ________ many sides of mountains. When the leaves are ready, they are ________ by hand and then are sent for processing. Later, the tea is packed and sent to different countries and places around China. In many restaurants, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese prefer ________ tea without putting things like milk or sugar in it.
Drinking teas has many advantages. It makes people feel more relaxed, so it’s a good ________ for the hard-working office workers. It also clears ________ inside the human body in summer. Besides, tea makes people become ________, it is suitable for those who want to lose weight. Moreover, drinking tea helps develop one’s memory. The study shows that people can learn things ________ with the help of tea.
It’s believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t ________ until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries ________ in the 19th century.
Tea is good for people’s health and plays an important role in Chinese social life.
1. 2. | A．direct | B．delicious | C．difficult | D．different |
3. | A．taste | B．shape | C．color | D．smell |
4. | A．take on | B．take up | C．take off | D．take over |
5. | A．picked | B．reached | C．lifted | D．moved |
6. | A．strong | B．hot | C．pure | D．clean |
7. | A．suggestion | B．choice | C．decision | D．service |
8. | A．rubbish | B．energy | C．disease | D．heat |
9. | A．healthier | B．slimmer | C．taller | D．prettier |
10. | A．carefully | B．happily | C．quickly | D．finally |
11. | A．appear | B．produce | C．show | D．create |
12. | A．made up | B．came on | C．took place | D．broke out |
