All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They like their tea with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(儀式). It is very old and full of meaning. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is teatime. Almost everyone has a cup of tea. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people often drink tea for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda(梳打).
小題1:How many countries are there in the text to drink tea?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
小題2: The Chinese always drink tea with _______ in it.
| A．nothing | B．sugar | C．coffee | D．milk |
小題3:The _______ have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony.
| A．Chinese | B．Americans | C．Japanese | D．English |
小題4:What time is the teatime in England?
| A．The morning. | B．The afternoon. |
| C．The evening. | D．The late afternoon |
小題5:The text mainly tells us about _______.
| A．tea drinking customs | B．people like drinking |
| C．tea is important | D．different countries |
