Question

Tea is popular around the world. Tea originated from China. 1.        However, it is strange that the invention of teapots came at least 500 years after tea was first made to drink. During the early days of tea drinking, tea leaves were put directly into a cup of hot water. 2.      

The first teapots came from Yixing,China. Since the Sung Dynasty a kind of purple clay called zisha had been mined (开采）around Lake Taihu, and it was this clay that was used to make the

teapots. 3.        If a teapot is used long enough, it will store enough of the tea’s taste that  it is possible to brew tea with the teapot and boiling    water

alone.

Yixing teapots were the prototype (维形)of teapots. 4.       Yixing teapots are still used today inChina, and their construction has changed

little over the centuries. 5.        From their first introduction to the West in the late 1600’s， however, western teapots have changed a lot for the European market.

A.	They were made by hand and in some
	traditional ways.
B.	So it should be no surprise that the use of
	teapots (茶壶）is as well.
C.	Chinese teapots have stayed nearly the same
	over the centuries.
D.	Many Chinese people are interested in
	drinking the tea.
E.	The clay can take in the taste of tea.
F.	Tea has a long history inEngland.
G.	It wasn’t until the Ming Dynasty that the
	first teapots were created.

Answer 1

1. B 2. G     3.  E   4. A   5.  C