Question

ENGLISH TEA
Tea in England is a 1) __ occasion for social intercourse, when people often come in for a 2) __ over their cup of tea. There are two kinds of tea, "afternoon tea" and "high tea". "Afternoon tea" takes place between three-thirty and four-thirty and consists of tea, bread, butter and jam, 3) __ by cakes and bis­cuits. "High tea", however, is a 4) __ meal and is eaten between five-thirty and six-thirty by 5) __ which do not usually have a late 6) __. In a well-to-do family it will consist of ham or tongue and 7) __ and salad, or a kipper, 8) __ salmon, with strong tea, bread and butter, followed by stewed fruit, or tinned pears, apricots or pine­apple with cream or custard and cake. Tea 9) __ in England is an art. The hostess first of all rinses the teapot with boiling water (this is called "warming the pot") before 10) __ four or five teaspoonfuls of tea. The amount of tea varies, of course, according to the number of people present. The pot is then filled with 11) __ water and covered by a tea-cosy to allow the tea to infuse for five minutes. English people seldom put lemon juice or rum in 12) __ tea, usually they have it with milk.

a) to chatter
b) them
c) to dine
d) to suit
e) to add
f) to­mato
g) substance
h) tin
i) to make
j) to boil
k) following
l) family

Answer 1

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Tea in England is a (d) social occasion for social intercourse, when people often come in for a (a) chatter over their cup of tea. There are two kinds of tea, "afternoon tea" and "high tea". "Afternoon tea" takes place between three-thirty and four-thirty and consists of tea, bread, butter and jam, (k) followed by cakes and bis­cuits. "High tea", however, is a (c) meal and is eaten between five-thirty and six-thirty by (l) family which do not usually have a late (g) substance. In a well-to-do family it will consist of ham or tongue and (f) tomato and salad, or a kipper, (h) tin salmon, with strong tea, bread and butter, followed by stewed fruit, or tinned pears, apricots or pine­apple with cream or custard and cake. Tea (i) to make in England is an art. The hostess first of all rinses the teapot with boiling water (this is called "warming the pot") before (j) to boil four or five teaspoonfuls of tea. The amount of tea varies, of course, according to the number of people present. The pot is then filled with (k) following water and covered by a tea-cosy to allow the tea to infuse for five minutes. English people seldom put lemon juice or rum in (k) their tea, usually they have it with milk.