Teaisverypopularintheworld.Itwasinventedbyaccident(偶然）.AccordingtoanancientChineselegendtheemperorShenNong36 teawhenhewasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromanearbybush(灌木丛)fellintothewaterandremainedtherefor37 Theemperornoticedthattheleavesinthewaterproducedapleasantsmell.Laterhedecided38 thehotmixture(混合物）.Itwasquitedelicious.And39 ， oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkswasdiscovered.

Chinaisthehomeofteawhichhasmorethan4000years’history.PeoplethroughoutChinadrinkteadaily.

40 thethreemajordrinks—teacoffeeandcocoateaisdrunkbythelargestnumberofpeopleintheworld.TeafromChina，along41 silkandporcelain，begantobeknownbytheworldoverathousandyearsagoandhasbeenanimportantChineseexport42

Tealeaves43 mainlyintheareasouthoftheYangtzeRiverintheprovincesofZhejiangJiangxiandFujianbecauseofthemildclimateandrichsoilthere.LongjingWulongPu’erandTieguanyinareall44 kindsoftea.

OverthepastcenturiesChinesepeople45 theiruniqueteaculturewhichincludesteaplantingtea-leafpickingteamakingandsoon.Teaisalsoapopulartopicwhichisoftenmentionedindancessongspoemsandnovels.

( )36.A.invented B.foundout C.discovered D.triedout

( )37.A.sometimes B.sometime C.sometimes D.somedays

( )38.A. nottotaste B.totaste C.tasting D.taste

( )39.A. bytheway B.ontheway C.onitsway D.inthisway

( )40.A. In B.For C.Of D.By

( )41.A. between B.with C.except D.besides

( )42.A. atthattime B.fromnowon C.sincethen D.sincenow

( )43.A. produce B.areproduced C.make D.aremade

( )44.A. interesting B.important C.famous D.normal

( )45.A. haddeveloped B.havedeveloped C.developed D.aredeveloping