While many countries love their tea, UK citizens are particularly proud of being “tea people”. The average UK citizen consumes nearly 2 kilograms of (dry) tea each year.

    Tea only made its way to England in large {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(quantity) in the first years of the 17th century. Tea from China and a few other Asian countries{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sell) more widely in England at that time. Then tea was getting more and more popular among different social classes.

    There are many varieties of tea. They all come from the plant Camellia sinensis (茶树), and are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(simple) processed in different ways. Black tea mixtures are still{#blank#}4{#/blank#}most common type drunk in the UK. The reason why black tea is dark in colour is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the leaves have been allowed to oxidize (氧化) before drying. People usually serve {#blank#}6{#/blank#}with milk or lemon.

    You may still find tea made with loose tea leaves, served up in a pot, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(pour) into the best china cups with saucers for visitors, but behind closed doors it is likely to be served in a tall cup, and made with a tea bag.

    Tea is still a large part of daily life in the UK today, but it seems to be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the decrease. Tea sales {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(fall) by 6% in 2014 alone.

    Still, what goes around comes around; it's sure{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(become) fashionable again.

    Don't be too concerned {#blank#}1{#/blank#}money, because it will change you from achieving happiness. And the ironic(讽刺的)thing is that people think they will be happy when they have money.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（actual), money has little to do with happiness. If you have money but you are{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(happy), you will use that money for more unhappiness. But people keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(look)for money as if money is going to bring happiness. People are ready, at any moment,    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (change)their ways, if more money is available somewhere else. Once the money is there, then suddenly you are no longer {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(you); you are going to change. This is the way of the worldly man. Remember, I don't call a person worldly because he or she{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(have)money. I call them worldly if they change their motivations for money. This applies to people with no money as well. The non-materialistic (非物质主义的)life is one in{#blank#}8{#/blank#}money is just a means: Happiness is in the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(major). You know who you are and where you are going, and then you will see your life has{#blank#}10{#/blank#}meaningful quality.

    China is a big old country and it has a history of more than five thousand years. We are proud of{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(it) culture and part of the culture even influences the world{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(great), for example, the thought of Confucius. As Chinese economy develops very fast and plays {#blank#}3{#/blank#} important role in the world, more and more{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(foreign) learn Mandarin (普通话) in Confucius institutions. The Chinese traditional culture can be tested by the time. It unites the whole nation and no matter{#blank#}5{#/blank#} kind of disaster comes, we will fight together for the country's future. Today, many young people lose {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(faith) in traditional culture and they are crazy{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the western culture. They follow the western fashion{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(think) we are the old style. But someday, they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (realize) they are wrong {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (abandon) traditional culture.

    The young artist and potter Allan had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Neither Allan nor his wife took the condition very{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(serious), but the boy died suddenly that night.

    Knowing the death could {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (leave) him alone with his 6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol and became {#blank#}4{#/blank#} alcoholic.

    As the alcoholism {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (progress), Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, "{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a complete failure!"

    As time went by, I began to revalue my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (early) rough judgment. I knew Allan's now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I've ever known. I hadn't heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what {#blank#}8{#/blank#} earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, "As a child until I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, 'love you, son'."

    Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to judge Allan {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a failure. He had not left any material {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

    Does the name of the college you attend really matter? Research on the question {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest) that, for most students, it doesn't. What students do at college seems to matter much more than {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they go. The students benefitting most from college are those {#blank#}3{#/blank#} are totally engaged (参与) in academic life. taking full advantage of the college's chances and resources (资源). Students should have a proper attitude towards college before thinking about which college to attend, and it's never too early to make necessary preparations for a healthy and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (meaning) college experience.