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2015届湖南岳阳第十中学九年级下学期第一次模拟英语试卷
The first people who drank tea were the Chinese, because the bush grew wild all over the south of China. The liked the taste, and found the drink could refresh (使精力恢复) them.
People living in Europe first learn edabout tea growing and drinking from a book printed（印刷）in Italy in 1599. The writer said that tea was a wonderful medicine. Although people in Europe knew about tea in 1599, It was another fifty years before the first tea from China reached Holland(荷兰).
A few years later, tea was brought overland from China to Russia. The long difficult journey was made overmountains and across deserts（沙漠）.
The new drink reached England in 1657. It was sold at one of the coffee houses. Only the very rich people could afford to drink.
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A. Later, countries began to make their own coins. B. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. C. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. D. However, European countries did not start using paper money until the 1600s. E. We do not use only coins or paper money. |
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