请认真阅读下列短文，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A(2025·常州模拟)
Do you know 1. tea was invented? It is said that it was invented by accident. One day, Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over 2. open fire. Some 3. (leaf) from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. The water turned brown and produced a nice smell. Then Shen Nong decided to 4. (taste) the brown water. To 5. (he) surprise, it was quite delicious. And in this way, one of the world's favourite 6. (drink) was invented.
Today, tea is still 7. (wide) enjoyed around the world. It is 8. (discover) that tea can make people feel relaxed. What's more, tea has become an important part of Chinese culture. People in China often serve tea 9. guests when they visit.
In recent years, many tea art shows have been 10. (hold) to teach young people about the history and culture of tea. They help to spread Chinese tea culture to more countries.

1. how
2. an
3. leaves
4. taste
5. his
6. drinks
7. widely
8. discovered
9. to
10. held

1. 根据句意“你知道茶是怎样被发明的吗？”可知，这里询问发明的方式，用how。
2. “over an open fire”是固定短语，表示“在明火上”，open以元音音素开头，所以用an。
3. some后接可数名词复数形式，leaf的复数是leaves。
4. decide to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，所以用动词原形taste。
5. “to one's surprise”是固定短语，意为“令某人惊讶的是”，这里用he的形容词性物主代词his。
6. “one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数”表示“最……之一”，drink作为名词“饮料”时是可数名词，所以用drinks。
7. 修饰动词enjoyed要用副词，wide的副词是widely。
8. 句意：人们发现茶能让人感觉放松。it是形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句，且茶是被发现，所以用被动语态be discovered，这里用is discovered（一般现在时被动语态结构为be + 过去分词）。
9. “serve sth. to sb.”是固定搭配，意为“给某人提供某物”，所以用to。
10. 茶艺表演是被举办，且根据have been可知这里是现在完成时的被动语态，其结构为have/has been + 过去分词，hold的过去分词是held。

B
Boys and girls,
Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at our school. First of all, I'd like to congratulate all the students who are here today.
The end of junior high school is the 1. ______ (begin) of a new life. I don't need to tell you that life in senior high school will be 2. ______ (hard) and that you may have many difficult tasks ahead of you.
You'll make mistakes along the way, 3. the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. And along with difficulties, there will also be many 4. (excite) things waiting for you. Behind each door you open 5. (be) chances to learn new things, and you have the 6. (able) to make your choices. Choose 7. (wise) and be responsible for your decisions and actions. 8. you have to go your separate ways now, I hope that in a few years' time, you'll come back to visit our school. As you set out on your new journey, you shouldn't forget 9. you come from. The future is 10. (your).
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!

1.beginning 2.harder 3.but 4.exciting 5.are 6.ability 7.wisely 8.Although/Though 9.where 10.yours

1. 空前有定冠词the，需用名词形式，begin的名词是beginning。
2. 此处暗含初中与高中生活的比较，hard的比较级是harder。
3. 前半句说会犯错，后半句说关键是从错误中学习，表转折用but。
4. 修饰名词things用形容词，excite的形容词是exciting。
5. 主语是chances，为复数，全文时态为一般现在时，be动词用are。
6. 空前有定冠词the，需用名词形式，able的名词是ability。
7. 修饰动词choose用副词，wise的副词是wisely。
8. 句意为“虽然你们现在要各奔东西”，表让步用Although/Though。
9. 句意为“不要忘记你们来自哪里”，用where引导宾语从句。
10. 句意为“未来是你们的”，用名词性物主代词yours。

C(2025·苏州模拟预测)
Tea is not just a leaf. It holds thousands of years of Chinese culture and 1. (story).
When people drink tea, they taste not just the flavour(风味), but also the sunlight, rain, and nature in the tea. Suzhou Biluochun, a treasure among Chinese green teas, is as beautiful as 2. city it comes from. Grown near Taihu Lake, this tea is famous for 3. (it) special shape, which looks like tiny green snails (蜗牛). This special shape comes from the 4. (care) hand-rolling by skilled tea makers.
What makes Biluochun 5. (real) special is its fresh, fruity taste and sweet smell. When you drink it, you can smell the fragrance(香气) of the fruit, with a refreshing aftertaste. The tea leaves are 6. (pick) in the early spring, usually before the Qingming Festival.
Making Biluochun tea is simple 7. it requires attention. Use water 8. about 80℃ and soak for just 1～2 minutes. In this way, you can enjoy its light green colour and wonderful flavour. From "qin, qi, shu, hua, shi, jiu, cha" to "chai, mi, you, yan, jiang, cu, cha", tea culture 9. (have) long been a part of Chinese life. Drinking Biluochun is not just about the taste. It's also about 10. (experience) Suzhou's rich tea culture and history.

1. stories
2. the
3. its
4. careful
5. really
6. picked
7. but
8. at
9. has
10. experiencing

1. “thousands of years”表明故事不止一个，story要用复数形式stories。
2. 这里表示它来自的城市一样美丽，city是特指，用the。
3. 修饰名词shape要用形容词性物主代词its。
4. 修饰名词hand - rolling要用形容词careful，这里表示由熟练的制茶者细心手工揉捻而来。
5. 修饰形容词special要用副词really。
6. 茶叶是被采摘，要用被动语态，pick的过去分词是picked。
7. 前后句是转折关系，用but连接，表示制作碧螺春茶简单但需要用心。
8. 表示“用……温度的水”用介词at。
9. 句子主语tea culture是不可数名词，且根据“long been”可知是现在完成时，所以用has。
10. about是介词，后接动词 - ing形式experiencing。