The warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise. But for those who are not that sporty, nothing could be nicer than having a  _____ afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking a break from studying. But are you  _____ with the culture of afternoon tea----its origins, what’s _____, and the proper etiquette(礼仪)?
While the tradition of drinking tea  _____ back to more than 3,000 B.C. in China, it was not until the mid 17th century that the _____ of “afternoon tea” first appeared in the U.K.
In 1840,Anna Maria Russell,  the seventh Duchess of Bedford, started _____ a tea tray with butter, bread and cakes at 4 p.m. every day, as she found she was _____ at this time and the evening meal in her household was _____ fashionably late at 8 p.m. She found this new habit difficult to _____ and soon invited other ladies in society to join her.
This _____ for tea quickly became a fashionable social event. During the 1880s, women of_____ class and society would  _____ long gowns, gloves and hats for their afternoon tea.
Traditional afternoon tea, typically served_____ 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., is technically a small meal, not a drink. It ____ of a selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones served with cream and fruit jam, pastries（糕点） and cakes. Of course, tea or coffee, served with milk and sugar, is also provided.
Nowadays, you can enjoy a traditional yet fancy afternoon tea with pot-brewed tea and delicate snacks in many restaurants and hotels. But in the  _____ home, afternoon tea is _____ to be much simpler-biscuits with a mug of tea, usually produced by using a teabag.
_____ definition, afternoon tea is a dainty meal. So, when you drink you tea, take small sips   _____“glugging” it down. There’s a definite order to taking tea, but the actual drinking of tea can take place throughout the “meal”.
_____, the good served should be consumed in a restrained (讲究的) fashion as well.  Sandwiches are eaten first, _____ by the sweet snacks, such as cakes, pastries and scones.

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A．concluded B．connected C．included D．extended

A．reviews B．runs C．starts D．dates

A．sense B．meaning C．concept D．way

A．accounting for B．answering for C．preparing for D．asking for

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A．stop B．hesitation C．rest D．pause

A．greater B．upper C．higher D．lower

A．translate into B．divide into C．change into D．get into

A．between B．among C．into D．beyond

A．appears B．consists C．builds D．adds

A．normal B．fair C．average D．particular

A．possibly B．probably C．maybe D．likely

A．On B．By C．In D．With

A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．less than

A．Differently B．Similarly C．Exactly D．Hardly

A．proved B．followed C．led D．advanced

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