When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause (引起)people to die.

      In Sweden(瑞典), King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.

     Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.

    Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.

1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A. the eighteenth century             B. the eighteen century

C. eighteenth centuries               D. eighteen centuries

2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.

A. 有趣的  B.苦涩无味的  C.有害的   D. 可口的

3.The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.

A. until he was over 83

B. until he was 83

C. until the other had been dead for several years

D. until he had drunk tea for a few years

4.Today the Swedish drink_________.

A. much more coffee than tea         B. much tea and coffee

C. little tea and coffee               D. much tea but little coffee

 

                    

If you visit Twinsburg.0hio.in August, you will  think that you are seeing double. This is where the Twins Day Festival takes place. It is the biggest gathering of twins  in the world. Every year, about 2500 to 3000 sets of identical (完全相同 ) twins come to the festival. There are too little babies, children, teenagers (青少年 ). There are even twins who are over 90 years old.                            

The Twins Day Festival is like one big party. People  meet old friends and make new friends. There are competitions to see which twills look the most alike and which twins look the least alike. People eat hot dogs. play games. and take pictures together.

Some twins go to the festival hoping to find love.   VI Finding someone to love is difficult for twins, because twins are very close. "Being a twin is very special,  one  twin said. "it s hard for a non-twin to understand this special relationship. " Non—twins who marry twins often feel lonely and left out. Many twins and non—twins who marry get divorced (离婚). Many twins never marry because they are so happy with their twins.

At the Twins Day Festival .some twins are lucky and find love. Doug and Phil Malm met their wives Jill and Jena, at the festival. Doug explains how it happened. "We first met Jena and Jill on Friday night. Then we met them again several times on the weekend .”The two sets of twins fell in love ,and Doug and Phil asked Jill and Jena to marry them . Doug and Phil thought they asked, “Will you marry me ?”    What they really said was, “Will you marry us?”

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

1.what are the ages of the people who go to the festival?

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2.Name three things people do at the festival.

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3.Why is finding love difficult for twins?

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4.What often happens when twins marry non-twins

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5. What did Doug and Phil  ask Jill and Jena?

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