Using a tea bag is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?

The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water, The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose tea (散裝茶) again.

Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄紗) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four - sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.

However, many people still prefer loose -leaf tea.  This is because some tea companies put poor quality tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasty way to go.

42. Who invented the tea bag?

A. A Chinese man.                             B. A Japanese man.     

C. An American man.                         D. An Italian man.

43. The tea in silk bags was welcomed because_______.

A. the tea in bags was free            B. it was easy to wash cups

C. people didn't like the loose tea        D. it was cheaper than the loose tea

44. The underlined sentence "Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK" probably means_______.

A. tea bags soon became popular in the UK

B. tea bags surprised everyone a lot in the UK

C. tea bags weren't allowed to be sold in the UK

D. tea bags turned bad quickly in the UK

45. The reading mainly talks about_______.

A. the invention of tea               B. the way of drinking tea

C. the history of tea bags              D. people' s favorite tea in the world

 "Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?" asked Susie.

    "I'm making a cake for Mrs. Smith next door," said her mother.

    "Why?" asked Susie, who was only six years old.

    "Because Mrs. Smith is very sad; she  32   her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her for a little while."

    "Why, Mommy?"

    "You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have trouble  33  the little things like making dinner. Because we're part of a community and Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to do some things to help her. Mrs. Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug her or do all those   34   things moms and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl, Susie, maybe you'll  think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

    Susie thought   35   about it and how she could do her part in caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments Mrs. Smith answered the knock with a "Hi, Susie."

    Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn't have that   36   musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone.

    "My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you're very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band - Aid（創(chuàng)可貼）．“This is  37  your broken heart." Mrs. Smith  38  her tears. She knelt down and hugged Susie, saying "Thank you, darling girl, this will   39   a lot."

    Mrs. Smith accepted Susie's act of   40   and took it one step further. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame（相框）.She put Susie's Band - Aid in the frame to  41  herself to heal （治療）a little every time she saw it．

32. A. killed        B. beat        C. lost         D. missed

33. A. to make           B. to do       C. making     D. doing

34. A. wonderful   B. terrible      C. bad         D. harmful

35. A. highly       B. hardly    C. seriously  D. poorly

36. A. familiar    B. surprising C. strange    D. ordinary

37. A. of             B. for          C. in                  D. beyond

38. A. went back         B. put back    C. kept back D. held back

39. A. make        B. have        C. help        D. give

40. A. kindness    B. words           C. idea        D. medicine

41. A. warn        B. forgive    C. remind    D. make

- Why not get our son a Giant bike for his birthday?

-_______ That's too expensive.

　 A. Good idea!　 B.I agree with you. 　　 C. No way!　 　 D. Not at all.

 With a record of more than 90 goals in 2012, Messi is considered as the_______ football player in the world.

    A. successfully    B. successful    C. most successfully     D. most successful

 Scientists from different countries are trying to_______ a good way to solve the energy problem.

    A. keep up with     B. come up with  C. catch up with  D. meet up with

 The crying boy had rushed out of the classroom_______ the teacher could stop him.

    A. before            B. until               C. after              D. when

 He could hardly work alone, _______?

    A. could he         B. couldn't he      C. didn't he         D. did he

1f this football match can be covered_______, we will know the results in time on TV.

    A. alive               B. live                C. lively              D. living

 They were all very tired, but_______ of them took a rest.

    A. none              B. all                  C. both               D. either

- Wow! You are cool!

-I_______ wear my school uniform, but it's washed and wet.

　 A. should　 　　　 B. can　 　　　　　 C. may　 　　　　　 D. will