完形填空：根据短文内容填入适当的单词，使短文的意思完整，每格限填写一个英语单词，要求开头第一个字母与所给的字母相同。

All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not m (1) the same thing to e(2) . In different countries people have very different i(3) about drinking tea.

In China people always have tea t(4) with their friends. They may drink tea at any time of the day. They only put tea leaves in their cups. They p(5) the tea with n(6) else in it.

Tea is also i(7) in Japan. It is very p(8) there. People drink tea every day. But they have it in a way different from that in China.

In the USA people drink tea at breakfast or after m(9) . They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with bags is faster and e(10) than making it with tea leaves in teapots.

[评析]：本题属于限词填空题。它将短文中若干个词抽出时留下该词的第一个字母作为提示和限制，要求根据短文的意思和首字母将单词拼写完整。解题时先跳过空格，通读全文。根据首句的意思，很快就能推测出本文的主题是关于茶文化的问题，不同的国家喝茶的时间和方式各不相同。理清文章的脉络和大意后再认真复读短文，利用空格所给的首字母提示结合上、下文的内容，先确定所填词的意义，再考虑其正确的形式。比如第4空所在的句子，其内容是：在中国人们总是和朋友（一起）喝茶。根据句子意思加上空格上所给首字母t的提示，很容易判定所填的词为together。再比如第7空和第8空所在的两个句子，讲的是日本人喝茶的情况。根据后面的句子“日本人每天都喝茶”，可以反推茶在日本既重要又普及，再根据这两空所给的首字母i和p的提示，可以确定该填的词为 important和popular。第九空填入meal时应考虑其复数形式。第十空填入easy时要考虑用其比较级，因为空格后有“than”提示了这是一个比较等级的句子。本题正确答案为：(1)mean (2)everyone (3)ideas (4)together (5)prefer (6)nothing (7)important (8) popular (9)meals (10)easier。最后将完成后的短文再细读一遍，检查上下文是否顺理成章，所填词是否正确无误。