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　　Do you know who invented tea?In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented by accident(偶然)．According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说), the emperor Shen Nong 　　1　　 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a nearby bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 　　2　　．The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 　　3　　 smell．Later he decided 　　4　　 the hot mixture(混合物)．It was quite delicious．And 　　5　　, one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented．

　　China is the home of tea, 　　6　　 has more than 4,000 years history．People throughout China drink tea daily．　　7　　 the three major drinks－tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 　　8　　 people in the world．Tea from China, along 　　9　　 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 　　10　　．

　　Tea leaves 　　11　　 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild 　　12　　 and rich soil there．Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 　　13　　 kinds of tea．

　　Over the past centuries, Chinese people 　　14　　 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on．Tea is 　　15　　 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels．

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　　Dragon Head-Raising(龙抬头)Day is a traditional Chinese festival．It comes on the 　　1　　 day of the second lunar(农历的)month．In 2010, it is 　　2　　 March 7．

　　On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(缸)．This was 　　3　　 the dragon into the house．

　　On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes．All the day's foods are 　　4　　 after dragons．For example, people eat “dragon whisker(龙须)” 　　5　　 called “dragons teeth”．

　　In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain．They often 　　6　　 rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month．

　　It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain．This is 　　7　　 the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”．It was hoped that 　　8　　 the help of the dragon, ploughing(耕种)would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest．

　　It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 　　9　　 luck to the uncles in family．This is why you still see many people 　　10　　 their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day．

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Who invented tea?

Did you know that tea, the most popular 　　1　　 in the world, was invented by 　　2　　?Although tea wasn’t brought to the 　　3　　 world until 1610, this beverage was discovered over three thousand years before that．According 　　4　　 an ancient 　　5　　 legend, the emperor Shen Nung discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire．Some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time．The emperor 　　6　　 that the leaves in the water produced a pleasant 　　7　　．Later he decided to 　　8　　 the hot mixture．It was quite 　　9　　．And in this way, one of the world’s favorite 　　10　　 was invented．

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