Teaisverypopularintheworld.Itwasinventedbyaccident(偶然）.AccordingtoanancientChineselegendtheemperorShenNong36 teawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromanearbybush(灌木丛)fellintothewaterandremainedtherefor37 Theemperornoticedthattheleavesinthewaterproducedapleasantsmell.Laterhedecided38 thehotmixture(混合物）.Itwasquitedelicious.And39 ， oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasdiscovered.
Chinaisthehomeofteawhichhasmorethan4000years’history.PeoplethroughoutChinadrinkteadaily.
40 thethreemajordrinks—teacoffeeandcocoateaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.TeafromChina，along41 silkandporcelain，begantobeknownbytheworldoverathousandyearsagoandhasbeenanimportantChineseexport42
Tealeaves43 mainlyintheareasouthoftheYangtzeRiverintheprovincesofZhejiangJiangxiandFujianbecauseofthemildclimateandrichsoilthere.LongjingWulongPu’erandTieguanyinareall44 kindsoftea.
OverthepastcenturiesChinesepeople45 theiruniqueteaculturewhichincludesteaplantingtea-leafpickingteamakingandsoon.Teaisalsoapopulartopicwhichisoftenmentionedindancessongspoemsandnovels.
( )36.A.invented B.foundout C.discovered D.triedout
( )37.A.sometimes B.sometime C.sometimes D.somedays
( )38.A. nottotaste B.totaste C.tasting D.taste
( )39.A. bytheway B.ontheway C.onitsway D.inthisway
( )40.A. In B.For C.Of D.By
( )41.A. between B.with C.except D.besides
( )42.A. atthattime B.fromnowon C.sincethen D.sincenow
( )43.A. produce B.areproduced C.make D.aremade
( )44.A. interesting B.important C.famous D.normal
( )45.A. haddeveloped B.havedeveloped C.developed D.aredeveloping