China is the home of tea, 1 has more than 4，000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily. 2 the three major drinks ——tea,coffee and cocoa,tea is drunk by 3 people in the world. Tea from China,along 4 silk and porcelain,began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 5 .

Tea leaves 6 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River,in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fujian,because of the mild 7 and rich soil there. Longjing,Wulong,Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 8 kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries,Chinese people 9 their unique tea culture,which includes tea planting,tea-leaf picking,tea making,tea drinking and so on. Tea is 10 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances,songs,poems and novels.

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

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

( )3.A. the number of B. a number of C. a large number of D. the largest number of

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

( )5. A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now

( )6. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made

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

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

( )9.A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing

( )10.A. too B. as well C. either D. also

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