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　　Which country grows the most tea?The answer is India．It grows three times as much as China．Which country drinks the most tea?It’s neither China nor Japan．It’s Great Britain．

　　In the wild, tea plants may be 30 feet tall．But a plant grown for market is pruned(修剪)．Pruning keeps the plant only three or four feet tall．This is an easy height for tea picking．Only the two top leaves of each new shoot(芽)are picked．So to make money, tea plantations must be huge．

　　In general, there are two kinds of tea, black tea and green tea．They are made in different ways．When black tea is made, it loses nearly all of its healthy qualities．But green tea retains its healthy qualities．For instance, it may prevent heart disease(病)．

　　How did we get tea bags?The answer：by accident．People used to send tea in tin boxes．This was expensive．Someone thought of a cheaper way．He sent tea in small silk bags．Customers would open the bag．They would put the leaves into a pot as usual．One customer put the bag into a pot．Then he just poured hot water over it．And the tea bag was born．

　　Shen Nung was the first to drink tea．This was about 2737 B．C．Shen was ill, so he drank several cups of hot water daily．One day something happened．Leaves from a wild tea tree fell into the hot water pot．The next cup was poured．The water was now colored．Shen tasted it．He liked it．He drank it all．Shen was proud of his new drink．He served it to his guests．Word spread．People thought this way．Tea is good enough for the King．So it must be good enough for the people．Tea became the drink of China．

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　　“Which country is better to study in? ” We often hear such discussions．As China opens its doors，studying abroad(出国)has become a dream for many Chinese students．They want to learn about the world．

　　It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves．Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs．

　　But we should consider some problems．Language is the first．Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture．

　　Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't done before，like looking after themselves．When they have to take care of themselves，it is difficult for students to study well．

　　Finally，not every family can afford studying abroad．For most Chinese parents，the cost of studying abroad is very high．

　　We know that many famous people succeed in great things through hard work in China．Liu Xiang is a good example．Once an American coach invited him there but he refused．He kept training hard with his Chinese coach．He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics．So when you wonder which country is better to study in，consider whether studying abroad is the right decision．

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　　There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live．The first great invention was one that is still very important today-the wheel．This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances．

　　For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect(影响)as the wheel．Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change．There was little unknown land left in the world．People didn’t have to explore(探测)much any more．They began to work instead to make life better．

　　In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made．Among them were the camera, the light and the radio．These all became a big part of our life today．

　　The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions．The helicopter in 1909．Movies with sound in 1926．The computer in 1928．And jet planes in 1930．This was also a time when a new material was first made．Nylon came in 1935．It changed the kind of clothes people wear．

　　By this time most people had a very good life, Man has a desire to explore again, The world was known to man but the stars were not．Man began looking for ways to go into space．Russia made the first step．Then the united States took a step．Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space．

　　In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth．Americans first walked on the moon．This is certainly just a beginning thought．New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of．

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