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(仪式). 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).
【小题1】How many countries are there in the text to drink tea?

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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, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They drink it at any time of the day at homes or in the teahouses. They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.

Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony（茶道）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a few sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.

In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink canned iced tea, just as soda.

1.Tea is popular________.   

2.The Chinese drink tea ________.

3.The English like to drink their tea ________.  

4.“They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.” The word “plain” here means ________.

5.In this passage, which country’s way of drinking tea isn’t mentioned（提及）?

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Linda and Jenny are senior 3 students in our school. They are from Hong Kong. It is a busy city, and sometimes it is very 1. n______ because of so many tourists. Different from that, Xiamen is more 2.p           . Linda is a quiet girl so she likes to study here very much. But her sister Jenny 3. p        Hong Kong because she loves shopping.

After 4. g             next year, Linda will go to London for further education, and Jenny is going back to Hong Kong. Linda learns from a travel book that the 5.w_________ there is rainy. She needs to prepare an umbrella and a raincoat. Jenny thinks that she will be really6.c___________ when she comes back to Hong Kong.