Fill in each blank with an appropriate word
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V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word
PASSAGE A. The story of tea began over 5,000 years (0) ago
in ancient China. According (1).to
usual wher
legend, an early emperor, Shen Nung, required all drinking water to be boiled as a health precaution. One day,
when he had stopped to rest during a long journey, his servants were boiling the water (2)
dried leaves from a nearby bush fell into it and turned the water brown. (3)
the emperor was curiou
(4)
nature, he drank some of this new liquid and found it very refreshing. The drinking of tea soon
spread throughout Chinese, and later Japanese, society. In Japan, (5)..
became a complicated art form call
"Tea Ceremony. The (6) _important aspect of this was that the tea should be served (7)
the most polite, graceful and charming manner possible. This required years of training and
Europe around the sixteenth century. At first it was very expensive, so
very wealthy could afford it, but as larger amounts were imported, it slowly got cheaper and
Part of the European way of life. The first tea didn't reach England (11)
-popular that it wasn't long before it became the national drink!
practice. Tea first arrived (8).
only (9).
(10)
1650, but it was (12).
PASSAGE B. Ancient stone circles are (0)
of stones in (1).
arranged (2)
in Europe. (5)-
around
often found in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The numb
circle can vary from four to sixty and despite the name, the stones are not always
a circle. Archaeologists have pointed (3).
that these stone circles have no
equivalent anywhere (4).
the stone circles were often placed according
the position of the sun or moon at certain times of the year, it is apparent that the cycle of seasons was very
important to the people who built (6).
However, the size and shape of the stones indicate that they
not have been used as astronomical calculators. (8)-
their positioning was probably
more symbolic than functional. Although most surviving stone circles are found in upland areas, the most famous
stone circles of (9).
- at Stonehenge and Avebury - are located in lowlands. The purpose of stone
connected to people's beliefs. Nevertheless, exactly what they were used
remains a mystery. It has been suggested that people may have come to the stones to take part
(7)-
circles is thought to (10).
(11).
in celebrations. Others have associated stone circles with the Druids, but there is no evidence that they (12)
used by them.
V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word
PASSAGE A. The story of tea began over 5,000 years (0) ago
in ancient China. According (1).to
usual wher
legend, an early emperor, Shen Nung, required all drinking water to be boiled as a health precaution. One day,
when he had stopped to rest during a long journey, his servants were boiling the water (2)
dried leaves from a nearby bush fell into it and turned the water brown. (3)
the emperor was curiou
(4)
nature, he drank some of this new liquid and found it very refreshing. The drinking of tea soon
spread throughout Chinese, and later Japanese, society. In Japan, (5)..
became a complicated art form call
"Tea Ceremony. The (6) _important aspect of this was that the tea should be served (7)
the most polite, graceful and charming manner possible. This required years of training and
Europe around the sixteenth century. At first it was very expensive, so
very wealthy could afford it, but as larger amounts were imported, it slowly got cheaper and
Part of the European way of life. The first tea didn't reach England (11)
-popular that it wasn't long before it became the national drink!
practice. Tea first arrived (8).
only (9).
(10)
1650, but it was (12).
PASSAGE B. Ancient stone circles are (0)
of stones in (1).
arranged (2)
in Europe. (5)-
around
often found in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The numb
circle can vary from four to sixty and despite the name, the stones are not always
a circle. Archaeologists have pointed (3).
that these stone circles have no
equivalent anywhere (4).
the stone circles were often placed according
the position of the sun or moon at certain times of the year, it is apparent that the cycle of seasons was very
important to the people who built (6).
However, the size and shape of the stones indicate that they
not have been used as astronomical calculators. (8)-
their positioning was probably
more symbolic than functional. Although most surviving stone circles are found in upland areas, the most famous
stone circles of (9).
- at Stonehenge and Avebury - are located in lowlands. The purpose of stone
connected to people's beliefs. Nevertheless, exactly what they were used
remains a mystery. It has been suggested that people may have come to the stones to take part
(7)-
circles is thought to (10).
(11).
in celebrations. Others have associated stone circles with the Druids, but there is no evidence that they (12)
used by them.