Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago，Lu Yu wrote a book called “The Classic of Tea”____ is honored as “The Bible of Tea”. The book gives a detailed ____(explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.

    However, Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea ____ (it). Take green tea for instance，the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degree Celsius. If the water is too hot, nutrients in the tea____(destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea____ (leaf) won't open up and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So Chinese people are used____ drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend，your friend will ____(constant) add hot water to your empty cup of tea. It is polite____ (offer) the tea cup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well,____ (take) the cup with both hands.

    Talking about adding water to the tea cup, there is____saying: wine full, full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, the full cup symbolizes whole heartiness. For tea, the half cup means modesty.