题目内容
The origin of tea is lost among history and tales. What can be 1.(rough) confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China. According to ancient stories, the first person 2.(discover) the effects of tea is said to be Sheng Nong—the father of agriculture and herbal 3.(medical) in China. It 4.(say) that Sheng Nong once tried 72 different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he lay on the ground, barely alive. At this moment, he noticed several rather fragrant leaves 5.(drop) from the tree beside him. Out 6.curiosity and habit, Sheng Nong put the leaves into his mouth and chewed 7.slowly. After a little while, he felt well and 8.(energy) again. 9. he picked more leaves to eat and thus cleared his body from poison.
The ancient Chinese medical book called the Sheng Nong Herbal states that “Tea tastes bitter. Drinking it, one can think quicker, sleep10.(little), move more swiftly, and see more clearly.” This then was the earliest book to record the medicinal effects of tea.