Unit 2 Extended Reading 语法填空-2021-2022学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第一册

Tea: China’s gift to the world Tea is currently the world's most popular drink, only after water. However, there was a time when tea was known only to the Chinese. So, how did tea 1. _( origin) in China? And how did it get to conquer the world to the extent that people often describe something they really like as their "cup of tea"? 2. _ we know that tea drinking started in China, its true origin remains something of a mystery. Legend has it that about 5,000 years ago, Shennong came 3. _ tea when dried leaves blew into a pot of boiling water. 4. _ (follow) his discovery, tea was used as medicine, 5. _ (include) in meals and later offered as a refreshing drink to officials and noblemen. 6. _(event), it became a common drink enjoyed and embraced by all Chinese people. Over the years, as tea drinking became an important part of China's rich culture, the love of tea inspired many people to write about it. The great Tang poet Du Fu described his tea-drinking experience in poetic language, "