READING COMPREHENSION:
A Who is who? Click here and match the names to their roles.
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B Choose the correct answer:
1 The comparison between Da Hong Pao tea and French wine is meant to illustrate ... of this tea.
A the price
B the subtlety of taste
C the scarcity
D the colour
2 The tea makers collect the shoots every
A winter
B spring
C summer
D autumn
3 What is responsible for the special flavour of Da Hong Pao tea?
A the way it is stored
B the treatment it receives from the tea makers
C the ingredients in the soil where it grows
D the way it is boiled
4 What is it that surprised the author as she was travelling to Wuyishan?
A the exorbitant price of Da Hong Pao tea
B the history of Da Hong Pao tea
C the tea ceremony, which resembles the Japanese one
D the reasonable price of this tea despite its scarcity
5 The British botanist Robert Fortune entered China under disguise because
A his life was in danger
B his servant left him
C he was facing deportation
D the monks knew him
6 It is implied that there will be no harvest because
A the area is inaccessible
B the tea trees are too old
C there are no expert gatherers
D Da Hong Pao tea is no longer in demand
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