The story of Tea

There is nothing more relaxing on a cold winter evening than drinking a cup of tea. But where is this legendary
drink from? There are many legends about the story of tea and in many ways they are similar. Let's have a look
at one.
The Emperor of China, Wan Tu, an evil, cruel man, was overthrown by his first minister and banished to a
remote southern part of China. He sat in the shade of a large bush thinking of his revenge. As he was so poor
that he could drink only hot water, he was delighted one day when some of the leaves of the bush fell into his
saucepan of boiling water, and he discovered that the resulting brew was tasty, refreshing and relaxing. It
cleared his mind so well that he sat under the bush for seven years drinking it, learning to regret all the wrongs
he had carried out. He promised himself that he would try to make it up to his people. He named the drink Tai,
meaning peace, because of the good effect it had on him. He returned to the capital city in disguise and become
a valued and trusted adviser to his former first minister. He was so wise and so beloved by the people that
when the minister died he was chosen as his successor, and ruled justly for years, introducing tea to the nation.
Only on his death bed did Wan Tu reveal his true identity, and to show his respect for the wonderful changes
that tea had caused in the emperor's personality, the poet Lu Yu wrote the Thai Ching the famous book of tea.
Choose the word which is closer to the original meaning
1. overthrow
o kill somebody
o take somebody's power
2. banish
o make somebody leave
o punish
3. remote
o close
o far
4. delighted
o glad
o disappointed
5. make it up (to somebody)
o compensate
o become friendly with
6. in disguise
o alone
o change one's appearance
7. former
o the first of two things mentioned
o official
8. successor
o a person that comes after
o winner
9. just
o fair
o only
10. reveal
o prove
o make something known

Fill the gaps with the suitable words

1. The butler .......................................... details of the royal couple's unhappy marriage.
2. The armed forces of Venezuela tried to ................................ their country's democratically elected government.
3. Everyone deserves to be treated ...................................................
4. We were .................................................. by the news of her promotion.
5. You can pay by credit card or cash, but the ............................................ is probably more convenient.
6. Her youngest son was ............................................ to the West Indies, where he became a sugar planter.
7. The first shop was opened in a small village in the ......... forests of Sweden.
8. After the king's death, there was no natural ................................................. to the throne.
9. She was a Russian princess ............................................. but we had no idea about it.
10. He was sorry he had forgotten her birthday but he promised to ................................ to her and take her
somewhere special.

Fill the gaps with a suitable preposition

(1) .......... the early nineteenth century, tea was drunk (2) .......... all times of the day. The credit (3) .........
Afternoon Tea is given (4) ......... Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford. The time (5) .......... a light lunch and
a late evening meal led her to experience a sinking feeling (6) .......... the middle of the afternoon. To satisfy her
hunger she asked her maid to bring a pot of Tea and light refreshment to her room. She found this agreeable and
started to ask her friends to join her (7) .......... Afternoon Tea. Very soon it was fashionable and all of London
was meeting to eat dainty sandwiches and delicate cakes and to exchange gossip and general conversation. This
is sometimes called Low Tea not to be confused (8) .......... High Tea or Meat Tea at which a hearty meal is
usually eaten (9) .......... 5:30 or 6:00 PM (10) .......... a long hard day at work.

after / at / between / for / in / to / until / with

Megoldsok
Vajon a szvegben szerepl szavaknak melyik az igazi
jelentse?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

take somebody's power

make somebody leave
far
glad
compensate
change on's appearance
the first of two things mentioned
a person that comes after
fair
make something known

Most pedig az elbbi tz szt helyezd el a mondatokban.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

revealed
overthrow
justly
delighted
former
banished
remote
successor
in disguise
make it up

Hogyan lett a dlutni tea Angliban? Az albbi szvegbl ez is kiderl. Prbld berni a megfelel prepozcit (a lustbbak az
albbi lehetsgek kzl vlaszthatnak).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

until
at
for
to
between
in
for
with
at
after