Britons are well known for the amount of tea that they drink. The average person in the UK consumes around 1.9 kg of tea yearly. That’s around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all sections of society. But tea is not native to Britain. Most tea is grown in India and China. So, how did it become an important part of British culture?

Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring (探索) the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the richer sections of society.

At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased gradually. Black tea arrived at this time. At first people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic (特色).

In the 1800s tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have “afternoon tea”. This involves drinking tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

In the late 1800s, the price of tea decreased sharply as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms — shops where you could buy and drink tea — started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and socialising (交际) in these places. At the start of the 20th century, Britons began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. Kettles became necessary in every kitchen.

   The newspaper has been a part of our daily life for several centuries. It has been a way for the public to be informed of _____ events that are occurring around the world. Newspapers have _____ great changes over the course of history. Some of the _____ newspapers date back to Ancient Rome where important announcements (公告) were carved in stones and placed in highly populated areas, _____ in this way citizens could be informed of the announcements.

For centuries, many changes have _____ The biggest one was the use of the printing press. This change _____ the production of the newspaper, and the number of papers available to the public greatly increase    D. At the same time the change made it _____ for people to purchase one. These developments led to a (n) _____ in the newspaper industry where several different newspapers started to appear in big _____ , publishing morning, afternoon and evening editions. These papers ______ readers news, the weather and other features that informed and ______ them.

Over the course of time, however, newspaper costs continued to rise and the number of newspaper buyers continued to ______ This led to a vast reduction in the number of newspapers and newspaper editions at every market. ______ , with the increase in the use of ______ , the public no longer needed the newspaper for its source of ______ Other media such as radio, television and the Internet started to ______ the paper as an information source.

In recent years, newspapers and other media have ______ to the changing technology environment by starting to offer ______ editions to cater to (满足需要) the needs of the public. In the future, more ______ will be surely paid to the Internet, social media and other electronic methods. However, the newspaper and the industry ______ have a place in the world.

China had its first important UFO sighting on the night of July 24, 1981. 【小题1】 large number of people in about 14 provinces reported 【小题2】 (they) sightings. Modern research suggests, 【小题3】, that UFOs are not a new phenomenon (现象) in China. According to historical records, strange objects in space 【小题4】 (find) during the Tang, Yuan, and Ming 【小题5】 (dynasty). A few reports were published (发表) in 1982, one of 【小题6】 titles was “UFOs have already been seen in ancient China”.

The Chinese study of UFOs 【小题7】 (restart) in the late 1970s. In November 1978, the People’s Daily gave UFO reporting the official green light. Other reporters began 【小题8】 (report) UFO news, and in 1980, a group of students from Wuhan University formed the China UFO Research Organization and got support 【小题9】 the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The Chinese people became more interested in topics about aliens, UFOs and other 【小题10】 (explain) things.

Nowadays Chinese are using the solar calendar. But at the same time, Chinese are also using their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year 【小题1】 (give) the name of one of these animals: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the cock, the dog and the pig. This list repeats 【小题2】 (it) every twelve years, 【小题3】 is a main feature of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon, and the full moon always comes on the 【小题4】 (fifteen) day of the month. The New Year, 【小题5】 (actual) well known as the Spring Festival, always falls 【小题6】 January 21st and February 20th.

On the last day of each lunar year, the Chinese will hold 【小题7】 big family reunion dinner. All the members of a family, with the 【小题8】 (except) of married daughters, will try to be present on this festival occasion, even if they have to travel many miles 【小题9】 (return) to the home of their parents. After the dinner, even children will stay 【小题10】 (wake) until the midnight to welcome the New Year.