Silk has a long history．We know the silk was made 1 China 3,000 years ago．We are not sure 2 it was first made in India or in China but when silk came into the written history only 3 were producing it．Later on, it was also made in Japan and India．Silk can be used 4 cloth and the cloth is very 5 and beautiful．Silk is produced 6 silkworms．
Silkworms are very hard to keep alive．A silkworm comes 7 a very little egg．After a certain number of days it 8 out of its own body．When the cocoons are ready, they 9 into very hot water．The 10 is taken from them．
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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in this way
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who
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the number of
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the largest number of
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besides
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since then
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produce
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make
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climate
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完形填空
China is the home of tea, 1 has more than 4,000 years of history．People in China drink tea daily． 2 the three major drinks－tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 3 people in the world．Tea from China, along 4 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 5 ．
Tea leaves 6 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild 7 and rich soil there．Longjing, Wulong, Pu'er and Tieguanyin are all 8 kinds of tea．
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 9 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on．Tea is 10 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels．
In the spring we often see colorful kites in the sky． 1 make a kite is not very hard． 2 , make a small cross of two pieces of light wood, 3 get a silk handkerchief(手帕)ready．Next, tie the corners of the handkerchief 4 points of the cross and you will have a nice, strong 5 ．Then add a 6 to the frame(框架)and tie a long string(线)to the cross 7 you can control(控制)the kite．
Right now a beautiful kite is 8 your hand．You can fly it with your friends in a park．I think you will be very 9 and proud(自豪的)when you look at your kite in the sky, and you will think yours is 10 than the others．
