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, 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）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in the Japanese homes.

    Another tea-drinking country is England. 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 milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and few sandwiches at teatime.

1．The passage is about _____.

    A．why tea is important                              B．the teatime in England

     C．different ways of drinking tea                D．Chinese tea

2．Tea is popular _____.

A．all over the world

B. only in English-speaking countries

C. only in Japanese

D．in Japan, China and other Asian countries

3．The Chinese drink tea_____.

    A．for breakfast                              B．when they get together

    C．only in teahouse                           D．in a special ceremony

4．The English like to drink their tea_____.

    A．in a special room                           B．with dinner

    C．while they eat cakes and cookies                  D．when they are free

5．“They prefer their tea plain（单一的，朴素的），with nothing else in it．”The word “prefer” here means______.

      A．更喜欢                B．不喜欢                C．加上                   D．减少