The tea culture of China is 【小题1】（amaze） and has a long history． Tea drinking was widespread in China for about one thousand years before 【小题2】（appear） in Europe．

Tea drinking in China enjoys wide 【小题3】（popular）． Many people today go to expensively decorated tea houses to talk business． However， tea drinking is very complex．【小题4】pleasant experience of tea drinking is up to many factors（因素）． It starts with the surroundings． In the past， tea drinking took place in an environment 【小题5】 people can enjoy antique beauty and natural beauty and relax【小题6】（they）． Nowadays， in order to create such atmosphere， tea houses 【小题7】（decorate） with traditional paintings and furniture． Besides， there are often【小题8】（performance） of traditional Chinese musical instruments， such as the guzheng， pipa and erhu．

Black tea together 【小题9】 green tea， Oolong tea and Pu'er tea ranks the top four favourites． The first three types of tea are processed using similar methods but pu'er tea is made with a 【小题10】（total） different method．

The Amber Room, an【小题1】   (amaze) treasure, which was decorated with gold and jewels, was made of several tons of【小题2】 (select) amber. It first【小题3】 (belong) to the King of Prussia and was given to Peter the Great as a gift. The Czar sent Frederick William a troop of his best soldiers【小题4】 return. Later it was moved to a palace outside St Petersburg【小题5】 Catherine Π spent her summers.

During the Second World War, when Germany and Russia were at war, The Nazis stole the room【小题6】 (secret). In less than two days 100,000peices were put into twenty-seven【小题7】(wood) boxes and put on a train for Künisberg. After that, what happened to the Amber Room【小题8】 (remain)   a mystery and the room is now missing. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room,【小题9】 looks like the old one,【小题10】 (celebrate) the 300^th birthday of the city of St Petersburg.

For centuries London has been the center of the United Kingdom, but it was 【小题1】 (actual) an army outpost (前哨) nearly 2,000 years ago.

There 【小题2】 (be) more than six million Londoners at the very 【小题3】 (begin) of the 20th century. It was lucky 【小题4】 them that their hometown would become the largest and wealthiest city on the earth in the new century. However, wars 【小题5】 (fight) from World War Ⅰ to World War Ⅱ. Luckily, this city survived and their country became a country of “freedom and glory for mankind”, as Winston Churchill once said.

London, though badly ruined, remained a good choice for people 【小题6】 were looking for chances. In 【小题7】 1950s, a new wave of immigrants (移民) changed the face of the city. Millions of people went there in hope of 【小题8】 (find) better jobs and higher pay. Now, London is an international capital of commerce, an 【小题9】 (attract) tourist destination (目的地), a center of culture, and one of the most lively 【小题10】 (city) under the sun.