Doyouknowwhoinventedtea?Infactteathemostpopulardrinkintheworld(notincludingwater)，wasinventedbyaccidentals).AccordingtoanancientChineselegend(传说）theemperorShenNong1 teawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromanearbybush(灌木丛）fellintothewaterandremainedtherefor2 .Theemperornoticedthattheleavesinthewaterproduceda3 smell.Laterhedecided4 thehotmixture(混合物）.Itwasquitedelicious.And5 oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasinvented.

Chinaisthehomeoftea6 hasmorethan4000yearsofhistory.PeoplethroughoutChinadrinkteadaily.7 thethreemajordrinks—teacoffeeandcocoateaisdrunkby8 peopleintheworld.TeafromChinaalong9 silkandporcelainbegantobeknownbytheworldoverathousandyearsagoandhasbeenanimportantChineseexport10 .

Tealeaves11 mainlyintheareasouthoftheYangtzeRiverintheprovincesofZhejiangJiangxiandFujianbecauseofthemild12 andrichsoilthere.LongjingWulongPu’erandTieguanyinareall13 kindsoftea.

OverthepastcenturiesChinesepeople14 theiruniqueteaculturewhichincludesteaplantingtea-leafpickingteamakingteadrinkingandsoon.Teais15 apopulartopicwhichisoftenmentionedindancessongspoemsandnovels.

( )1.A. invented B.foundout C.discovered D.triedout

( )2.A. sometimes B.sometime C.sometimes D.somedays

( )3.A. pleasant B.pleased C.bad D.terrible

( )4.A. nottotaste B.totaste C.tasting D.taste

( )5.A. bytheway B.ontheway C.onitsway D.inthisway

( )6.A. who B.which C.where D.when

( )7.A. In B.For C.Of D.By

( )8.A.thenumberof B.anumberof

C.alargenumberof D.thelargestnumberof

( )9.A.between B.with C.except D.besides

( )10.A. atthattime B.fromnow on C.sincethen D.sincenow

( )11.A. produce B.areproduced C.make D.aremade

( )12.A. climate B.weather C.condition D.environment

( )13.A. interesting B.important C.famous D.normal

( )14.A.haddeveloped B.