Wedrinkteaeveryday.ButmorethanthreehundredyearsagomostofthepeopleinEurope(欧洲)didnotknowanythingabouttea.Somepeopleheardaboutitbutveryfewofthemknowwhattodowithit.

ThereisastoryaboutanEnglishsailor(水手)whowenttocountriesintheeastthewestandthesouth.HewenttoIndiaandChina.Onedayhecamehomeandbroughtsometeaasapresentforhismother.Shetoldherfriendsaboutthepresentandaskedthemtoa"teaparty".Whenherfriendscametothe"teaparty"theoldwomanoffered(给)thembrowntea-leaves(茶叶).Theoldwoman'sfriendsbegantoeatthem.Ofcoursenobodylikedthetea-leaves.

Atthattimethesailorcamein.Helookedatthetableandsaid"Mother，whathaveyoudonewiththetea?"

"Iboiled(煮)it，asyousaid."

"Andwhatdidyoudowiththewater?"

"Ithrewitaway，ofcourse."answeredtheoldwoman.

"Nowyoumaythrowawaytheleaves，too，"saidherson.

【小题1】MostofthepeopleinEurope___.

A．drankteaeveryday300yearsagoB．drinkteaeverydayC．knownothingaboutteaD．liketoeatthetea-leaves【小题2】OnedaytheEnglishsailorbroughthismothersometeafrom___.A．countriesinthewestB．countriesinthesouthC．IndiaorChinaD．ateashopinEngland【小题3】Thesailor'smotheraskedherfriendstoherhousebecause___.A．thesailortoldhertodothatB．shewantedtoaskherfriendswhattodowiththeteaC．shelikedtoshowoff(炫耀)D．shewantedtotastetheteatogetherwithherfriends【小题4】Atthe"teaparty"___.A．allthewoman'sfriendsspokehighlyoftheteaB．nobodyknewwhattodowiththeteaC．thewomanofferedherfriendssomedried(干的)teaD．thewomangaveherfriendseachaglassofteawater【小题5】Whatmistakedidtheoldwomanmake?She___.A．boiledtheteaB．didasthesailorsaidC．pouredawaythewater