牛津版（深圳•广州）初中英语八年级上学期期末模拟试卷（1）

    Tea has a long history with more than two thousand years. Its home town is certainly China.

    At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make people awake so that they could study comfortably. Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study because their minds could keep awake after drinking much tea. During the Tang Dynasty, tea was sent to—European countries first through the Silk Road. It was tea that made Chinese culture spread over in Western countries. The first book about tea was The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. In the book, he described all the tea cultures. However, the tea culture changed into a kind of new form. Many people could find something bad in it in the Song Dynasty. Many people spent much time on it instead of thinking about the safety of their country. Between the end of the Yuan. Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty plenty of people paid more attention to tea. People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit.

    Nowadays, tea has become the most gentle and comfortable drink in France. It also becomes a helpful drink that is good for people's skin an health in England. Lots of Chinese look on tea as one of the most popular presents that they give others at important festivals.

—By working hard and asking the teachers for help.

    It is Oct. 24. You pick up a bottle of milk. You see "Best Before Oct 23" on it. What do you do with it? Most people just throw it away. It's a big waste.

    The United Nations says that over one third of food goes to the trash. But 795 million people on Earth don't have enough to eat. To change this, people have come up with great ideas. After all, the best place for food is our stomachs, not the trash.

    People say, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." But they are wrong. Recently," share fridges" have come to cities like Shanghai and Quanzhou, Quick meals,' milk, cookies and cakes are staying in the fridges. It is just like your fridge at home. The food comes from families and shops nearby. And it is free for every passerby to enjoy. This great idea from the popular "food bank" practice.

    We keep our extra money in a bank. In 1967 some people in the USA wanted to do the same with food. They then set up the world's free food

In many people's eyes, food past its sell—by date(保质期) becomes junk. But a company from the UK thinks differently. There is a "Best Before Date" on the food bag. Before that date, the quality (质量) is the best. But after that date, the food can be still OK to eat.

    So, the Real Junk Food Project, a British company, gets such food from supermarkets and puts it in cafes again. They don't give the food a rice. You can give the amount of money you like if you don't want to spend money, you can help work there.