Bubble tea is from Taiwan, China. It’s like a drink and a snack in one cup. Now, it’s winning fans around the world.

To enjoy bubble tea, you will likely need an extra-wide straw（吸管）. Why? To drink and get a fun surprise! A bubble tea is made with tea, or course. It also has flavorings, creamer, and often ice. ________ There are balls of black tapioca pearls（木薯珍珠）at the bottom of the cup. They’re sweet. Some people think these balls are the “bubbles” that give the drink its name. Others say it’s called bubble tea because of the bubbles on top of the drink. They form when the drink is shaken.

Bubble tea was invented in Taiwan in the 1980s, People loved it. From Taiwan, it spread to other places in Asia. In the 1990s, bubble tea shops started opening in the United States. Now, the shops are on the rise all over the U.S. They’re found in lots of other countries, too.

Thinking of trying a bubble tea? Get ready to face a lot of hard-but-tasty decisions. Some shops offer over a hundred flavors（口味）.Would you like mango or chocolate pudding? Or maybe you're up for cookie dough?

And don't forget about the toppings（配料）! You could go for the black tapioca, of course. But there are plenty of other choices, too. How about fruit or red beans?

You might need a break after making all those decisions. But guess what? A bubble tea shop can be a great place to relax. Young people in some places go to these shops to hang out with friends, play games, or study. So in more ways than one, bubble tea can be a sweet part of life.

The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

Although New Zealand sells quite a lot of kiwifruit to other countries every year, kiwi did not always grow in New Zealand.

In 1904, Mary Isabel Fraser returned home from China where she visited her sister. 【小题1】 A local nurseryman (苗圃主人), Alexander Allison, planted them. He took care of the plants for four years, before they finally fruited in 1910.

People thought they tasted like gooseberry (鹅莓). 【小题2】

Other people started growing them. By 1920s, Chinese gooseberry plants were available at several nurseries (苗圃). They caught the eye of horticulturists (园艺家).

One horticulturist, Hayward Wright, chose plants from the first seeds. They produced large fruit with excellent flavour (味道), so he grew more plants. In 1956, they were named after him. 【小题3】

Kiwifruit was sold to the United Kingdom and Australia in 1952 and 1953, and Chinese gooseberries grew increasingly popular abroad. People gradually began to notice this fruit and became fascinated. You are right. It’s time for people to pick a local name for this gooseberry.

The name “melonettes” was suggested but was not accepted. 【小题4】 He thought the fruit looked like New Zealand’s national kiwi bird, which has a rounded body covered with fuzzy (有绒毛的) brown feathers. The name was accepted. It is still called kiwifruit, although some countries shorten it to kiwi.