The play takes place in a typical（经典的）， old Being teahouse． The main characters are teahouse's owner（Wang Lifa） and his customers， who all live in the same neighborhood． They come in and （A）    of the teahouse and talk to each other．

The play reflects（反映） changes in the lives of almost70characters．（B） 它包括三个部分The first act takes place in 1898at the time of the Qing dynasty． The second act jumps forward 20years and the （C）final act takes place in 1948．

In Teahouse， the writer Lao She says goodbye to the old Chinese society（社会）and hello to the new one．（D） It's about the changes that have taken place in Chinese society in almost 50years． All types of people come to the teahouse in Beijing． Some come to do business． Others come just to sit and （E） passthe time． There are some good， kind people and there are also some bad， nasty（讨厌的） characters． They meet， they talk， they argue， they gossip（闲聊）and then they get on with their lives．

Teahouse was（F） _____put on in 1958． It is still one of the most popular plays in China． It is a favourite work by Lao She， one of Chinas most popular writers． Anyone who is interested in Chinese life and history should see the play． It helps one to understand Chinese culture better．

（1）在文中（A）和（F）的空白处填入适当的单词： 　　； 　　

（2）将文中画线部分（B）译成英语： 　　

（3）写出文中画线部分（C）和（E）的同义词或近义词： 　　； 　　

（4）将文中画线部分（D）改写为：It' s about the changes that have taken place in Chinese society in almost half 　　

（5）从文中找出老舍先生的著作名称： 　　

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