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完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tea is the most popular drink in the world besides water. There are _____ different types of tea. All tea comes from the tea plant. The leaves and buds(芽) of this plant are picked several times a year, usually _____ . After it has been picked, the tea is processed into black tea, oolong tea, green tea and white tea.

Black tea was invented in China during the Ming Dynasty as a way _____ tea fresh when it was transported long distances. Tea has to travel a long distance to reach places _____ the UK, Canada and Australia. As a result, it is not _____ that westerners drink mostly black tea. However, the majority(大多数) of the world drinks green tea.

Herbal(药草的) tea is prepared in the same way _____ regular tea but is not real tea. This is because it has herbs, fruits and spices inside, _____ leaves from the tea plant. To truly be tea, the leaves must come from this plant.

All tea _____ has caffeine(咖啡因), which comes from the tea leaves. Decaffeinated(脱咖啡因) tea is usually green or black that has been processed to take away the caffeine.

In recent years, organic(有机) tea _____popular too. This is tea that comes from plants that have been grown without the use of any chemicals. People believe that it tastes better and is healthier. Yet, it also costs more because the _____ of the crops is often smaller.

1.A.a great deal ofB. lot of C. hundred of D. thousands of

2.A. by hand B. with hand C. on hand D. in hand

3.A. leaving B. to leave C. keeping D. to keep

4.A. for example B. such as C. because ofD. as a result of

5.A. exciting B. imaginativeC. surprising D. possible

6.A. like B. as C. of D. with

7.A. with B. by C. insteadD. instead of

8.A. naturallyB. completely C. simplyD. hardly

9.A. become B. became C. will become D. has become

10.A. colour B. weight C. size D. age

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