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Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first【小题1】about 5000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day, Shen Nong was【小题2】drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant【小题3】into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the【小题4】favorite drinks was invented. A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to【小题5】 tea. It also discusses where the【小题6】tea leaves were produced and what kind of water were used. It is【小题7】that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the【小题8】drink. The tea trad from China to Western countries took place in 19th century. This helped to spread the【小题9】of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are【小题10】 doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
试题分析： 【小题1】茶水被喝，用被动语态，drink的过去分词，故填drunk。 【小题2】boil water “烧水”，时态用过去进行时，故填boiling。 【小题3】fall into 落进，时态用过去时，故填fell。 【小题4】主要考查名词所有格和形容词的运用，故填world’s。 【小题5】make tea 做成茶，be used to do sth 被用来做某事。 【小题6】the +形容词/副词最高级 【小题7】 It is believed that…固定用法 【小题8】根据前后句分析可知茶在英国已成为全国性的饮料，故填national。 【小题9】根据句意可知此空应填名词，spread the popularity普及传播，故填popularity。 【小题10】without doubt 毫无疑问 考点：词汇、语法应用。