We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman gave them brown tea-leaves. The old woman's friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother，what did you do with the tea?"
　"I boiled it，as you said."
　"And what did you do with the water?"
　"I threw it away(扔掉)，of course." answered the old woman.
　"Now you may throw away the leaves，too，" said her son.
【小题1】Most of the people in Europe ___300 years ago.

A．drank tea every day	B．knew everything about tea
C．knew nothing about tea	D．liked to eat the tea-leaves

【小题2】One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___.

A．countries in the west	B．countries in the south
C．India or China	D．a tea shop in England

【小题3】The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house, because ___.
A. the sailor told her to.       
B she liked to show off (炫耀)
C. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
D. she wanted to taste the tea together with her friends
【小题4】At the "tea party",___.

A．all the woman's friends spoke highly of (高度评价)the tea.

B．nobody knew what to do with the tea

C．the woman didn’t eat the tea-leaves

D．the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

【小题5】What mistake（错误） did the old woman make? She ___.

A．boiled the tea	B．did as the sailor said
C．threw away the water	D．didn't throw away the tea-leaves

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”

　　“And what did you do with the water?”

　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

　　　  A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day

　　　  C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves

(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

　　　  A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south

　　　  C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England

(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

　　　  A. the sailor told her to

　　　  B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

　　　  C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

　　　  D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.

　　　  A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

　　　  B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

　　　  C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

　　　  D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

　　　  A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said

　　　  C. poured away the water                D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves

 

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman gave them brown tea-leaves. The old woman's friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother，what did you do with the tea?"

　"I boiled it，as you said."

　"And what did you do with the water?"

　"I threw it away(扔掉)，of course." answered the old woman.

　"Now you may throw away the leaves，too，" said her son.

1.Most of the people in Europe ___300 years ago.

A．drank tea every day	B．knew everything about tea
C．knew nothing about tea	D．liked to eat the tea-leaves

2.One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___.

A．countries in the west	B．countries in the south
C．India or China	D．a tea shop in England

3.The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house, because ___.

A. the sailor told her to.       

B she liked to show off (炫耀)

C. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

D. she wanted to taste the tea together with her friends

4.At the "tea party",___.

A．all the woman's friends spoke highly of (高度评价)the tea.

B．nobody knew what to do with the tea

C．the woman didn’t eat the tea-leaves

D．the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

5.What mistake（错误） did the old woman make? She ___.

A．boiled the tea	B．did as the sailor said
C．threw away the water	D．didn't throw away the tea-leaves