Unit 1 Festivals around the world期末復習資料

tea remained scarce and very expensive in england until the ships of the east india company began to bring it direct from china early in the seventeenth century. during the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
at the same time people on the continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous french lady named madame de sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. she found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. slowly this habit spread until it reached england and today only very few britons drink tea without milk.
at first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. no one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it. she invited her friends to have this new meal with her, and so tea-time was born.
1. which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into britain?
a. the britons got expensive tea from india.
b. tea reached britain from holland.
c. the britons were the first people in europe who drank tea.
d. it was not until the 17th century that the britons had tea.
2. this passage mainly discusses ________.
a. the history of tea drinking in britain
b. how tea became a popular drink in britain
c. how the britons got the habit of drinking tea   
d. how tea-time was born
3. tea became a popular drink in britain ________.
a. in the eighteenth century                                  b. in the sixteenth century
c. in the seventeenth century                                 d. in the late seventeenth century
4. people in europe began to drink tea with milk because ________.
a. it tasted like milk               
b. it was good for health
c. it became a popular drink
d. they tried to copy the way madame de sevigne drank tea