A World of Tea
Written by Studio AM.
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After water, tea is the most common drink in the world. It is made in a simple way: pour hot water over the dried leaves of the tea plant, and wait. Yet from this one plant, people have built countless customs.
In Japan, a tea ceremony can last for hours and follows careful, quiet steps. In England, tea often comes with milk in the afternoon. In Morocco, green tea is poured with mint and plenty of sugar, from high above the glass to make a foam on top. In many places, offering tea to a guest is a sign of welcome, although guests may politely refuse for many reasons.
Tea grows in suitable warm, wet regions, often on hillsides, and its leaves are still picked by hand in many countries. One plant, one hot pot of water, and yet a thousand ways to share a warm drink with another person.
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Question 1 of 4
What is the passage mainly about?
The answer is A: One tea plant gives rise to many different customs around the world
The passage shows how one simple plant leads to many tea customs across countries.
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Question 2 of 4
According to the text, how is tea served in Morocco?
The answer is B: Green tea poured with mint and sugar
The text says in Morocco green tea is poured "with mint and plenty of sugar... to make a foam on top."
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Question 3 of 4
Why can offering tea mean more than offering a drink?
The answer is B: It can express welcome and hospitality.
The passage identifies tea as a sign of welcome, without treating every polite refusal as a rejection of the host.
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Question 4 of 4
In this passage, "customs" most nearly means
The answer is B: a group's usual ways
The examples -- ceremonies, milk, mint and foam -- are a group's usual ways, so customs means usual ways.
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