Question

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

Another tea-drinking country is England， the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. If you are a friend of the family， you may drop in for tea without an invitation or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes and cookies at tea time. This is so—called “afternoon tea”in England.

In America ， people drink tea mostly at breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. In summer， many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea.” Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans， like soda.

1.The English drink tea .

A. at breakfast

B. in the late afternoon

C. at any time of the day

2.The underlined phrase "drop in" means“ ” in the passage.

A. get ready

B. give up

C. pay an informal visit

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Drinking tea

B. Afternoon tea in England

C. Tea culture

Answer 1