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she	own	rest	afford	as	for
become	until	favorite	when	eat	slow

The custom（风俗） of drinking tea began in China almost 5,000 years ago. The drink spread 1. to the rest of Asia and reached Europe in the middle of the 16th century. It did not appear in England 2. about a hundred years later.

One of the first coffee house 3. who offered tea sold it at 6 to 10 per pound, a price only the very rich could 4. . Regardless of the price, tea got popular. As more and more of it was imported(进口 ) into Britain, it 5. enough for the rich. By 1750, it had become a6. drink of all classes in England.

Anna Maria Stanhope( 1783～1857) , known 7. the Duchess(公爵夫人) of Bedford, is considered the creator of the British meal "aftemoon tea". Dinner was not 8. until late in the evening, and the Duchess felt hungry in the afternoon. She really enjoyed inviting friends to join 9. for a meal at five o'clock which included cakes, sandwiches, sweets, and, of course, tea. This custom was quickly picked up by other fashionable people, and by the 10. of the country in the end.

 

Answer 1

1.slowly

2.until

3.owners

4.afford

5.became。

6.favorite。

7.as

8.eaten

9.her

10.rest

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了茶在十六世纪中叶慢慢地传播到了亚洲的东部，到达了欧洲传播及英国的下午茶的来历。

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考点：茶文化类短文。