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Answer the following questions according to the text.Nowadays, in England, tea is quite the most popular, and also the cheapest, of all drinks. People drink their tea in different ways. Some like it with sugar, some without. Some drink it with milk, some with lemon; yet, one way or another just about everyone drinks tea. This, however, has not always been the case. During the last century, when tea was very expensive, it was kept locked up, and the lady of the house had the key. Tea drinking then was quite a ceremony, reserved for the evenings. At breakfast everyone drank beer! 1. Compared with the past, in England today _____. A) more and more people prefer tea to beer. B) tea is regarded as a luxury. C) tea is very cheap and commonly available. D) sugar is becoming less and less popular. E) people don’t care about the quality of tea. 2. It is obvious from the passage that _____. A) English people have always regarded tea as better than beer. B) over the years the popularity of tea in England has increased tremendously. C) drinking tea with lemon is only a recent habit in England. D) like tea, beer also is an extremely popular drink. E) English people are no longer fond of ceremonies. 3. In the passage it is explained that _____. A) in England today people have different habits of tea drinking. B) in the past in England only the wealthy were able to drink beer. C) at breakfast English people also like to drink beer. D) English people mostly prefer to have their tea in the evening. E) in England usually a ceremony is held in the family before tea is served. |
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Answer» 1 C) tea is very cheap and commonly available. 2 B) over the years the popularity of tea in England has increased tremendously. 3 A) in England today people have different habits of tea drinking |
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