Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea.People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves Then they served them mixed with butter and salt They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century during the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o'clock stopped her getting“a sinking feeling”as she called it She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born
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Today is Sunday I've been in Canada for two months
This is the first time that I've been away my family for such a long time With the help of Katia, a roommate of me, I've soon got used to live without my parents around Katia, like many other Russian girls are nice and lively We became friends shortly after we meet each other Although her English is a little hardly to understand, we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our own family We're both surprised that Chinese culture or Russian culture are so different Now, we are planning a small party for the next Sunday There, Katia will introduce me to some of her friends, one of who has been to China several times I just can't wait
On Wednesday morning at eleven o'clock，I was walking down Main Street I had just parked my car Suddenly I heard two shots I thought they(come) from the bank I ran towards the bank I saw a man (come)out He was short and fata big moustache More (importance)，he had a bag of money and a gun in his hands!I could do anything，he ran up the street disappeared behind a bus.
That afternoon I went to the movies happened？I saw the thief again at the foot of the stairs! I telephoned the police from a telephone next to the rest rooms The police arrived inthan five minutes They arrested the thief just as he(buy)a chocolate bar from the candy machine What an exciting day! And best of all，the bank gave me$100 reward
邮件中，杰克希望了解更多“春晚”的情况。请根据以下要点，回复一封电子邮件。
要点：
1“春晚”从1983年开始举办，中国人视为精神大餐（big feast）；
2节目包括歌舞、相声、小品（sketches）、杂技（acrobatics）……；
3今年“春晚”你最喜欢的节目。
注意：
1词数100左右，可根据要点进行适当发挥；
2电子邮件的开头、结尾已为你写好（不计你所写词数）。
Dear Jack,
I'm glad to know you've watched the CCTV Spring Festival Gala this year and that you've got a very good impression of it
Looking forward to hearing from you again!
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
