There are a lot of people enjoying tea all over the world.But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different places 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 prefer their tea plain,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) . This tea ceremony is very old and full of meaning. At the ceremony,everything must be done in a special way. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

   In England,the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes,cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

   In the United States,people like to drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. The tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer,many Americans drink cold tea,called “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans,like soda (苏打汽水) .

1. The passage is about .

   A. Chinese tea

   B. why tea is important

   C. the teatime in England

   D. different ways of tea drinking in different places

2. Tea is popular .

   A. all around the world

   B. only in the United States

   C. only in English-speaking countries

   D. in Asian countries

3. The Chinese drink tea .

   A. for breakfast

   B. at a special ceremony

   C. when they get together

   D. only in teahouses

4. The English like to .

   A. eat cakes and cookies with their tea

   B. drink plain tea

   C. have tea for dinner

   D. drink their tea in a special room

5. Iced tea is popular .

   A. in winter   B. in England

   C. for breakfast   D. in the United States

   On the day when I was born,my mother sent me a very 1 gift. Can you guess?Yeah, mother's love.Everyone would 2 this gift from his or her mother. But I believe it is 3 gift I have ever received.

   It is not like the money,because it's infinite (无法衡量的) .

   It is not like the toy,because it's permanent (永恒的) .

   When I was a 4 , I liked playing and dreaming. Sometimes I played 5 , and my mom would come and play with me. And then,the loneliness was gone. Once I 6 that my mother went away from me!But then I waked up to find that she was just beside me.

   When I was a teenager,Mom didn't give me too much money. 7 ，she taught me how to save money.

   This Sunday is Mother's Day. She has sent me 8 gifts. But I haven’t given her any gifts.

   Now I'd like 9 thank you to my mother. 

   Mom,I will buy you a flower,because I want to see your smile.

   Mom,I will never make you 10 ,because I never want to see you sad.

   Mom,I love you,forever!

1. A. personal   B. extra   C. strange   D. special 

2. A. ask   B. receive   C. borrow   D. buy

3. A. a good   B. a well   C. the better   D. the best

4. A. child   B. boy   C. girl   D. student

5. A. lonely   B. happily   C. alone   D. silently

6. A. found   B. felt  C. dreamed   D. realized

7. A. However   B. Unpleasantly   C. Luckily   D. Instead

8. A. so many   B. so much   C. so interesting   D. such a big

9. A. to speak   B. to tell   C. to say   D. to talk

10. A. happy   B. ill   C. heavy   D. angry

15. —Could you please help me cook dinner,Alice?

— I have to go out to buy a notebook.

   A. Yes,sure. B. Sorry,I can't.

   C. No problem. D. OK.

14. --I have money with me. Would you mind lending me some?

一Of course not.

   A. a few   B. a little

   C. few   D. little

13. As we all know,it's not polite to keep others for a long time.

   A. wait   B. waited

   C. to wait   D. waiting

12. —Many students don't know how to stress and become worried.

--I think they’d better ask their teachers for help.

   A. argue with   B. deal with

   C. agree with   D. come up with

11. I along the road when I saw Peter.We stopped to have a good talk.

   A. walked   B. was walking

   C. is walking   D. will walk

10. You won’t feel happy at school you get on well with your classmates.

   A. though   B. when

   C. unless   D. because

9. — you used to in the countryside?

—Yes,I love nature.

   A. Do;live   B. Do;living

   C. Are;live   D. Are;living

8. My father doesn’t allow me soccer too long because he thinks it's important good grades.

   A. to play;to get   B. to play;get

   C. play;to get   D. play;get