The teahouse is very popular in China.It is a place for the Chinese people to have tea.There are many other names for it, such as Chalou and Chating.Although the names are different, they have similar forms and contents.

Small teahouses existed long before in China.During the Song Dynasty, Chasi and Chafang were places where tea was sold.During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu people from high society often spent their time in teahouses.As a result, teahouses became important meeting places for people from all walks of life.

To the Chinese people, teahouses are similar to the cafés in western countries.They are social places.People gather and spread all kinds of social information; customers taste tea and talk about news and daily things there.In order to attract customers, some teahouses build stages for shows like Chinese drumming, Storytelling and Beijing Opera.

The rise of teahouses is closely related with Chinese tea culture.After several thousand years of development, the teahouse has become a part of life for the Chinese people.Now, those who come to Beijing will be attracted to the famous teahouses to experience Chinese tea culture.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each statement based on Passage A.

21.The teahouse is a place for the Chinese people to ______ tea.

A.process

B.buy

C.sell

D.drink

22.______ was a place to sell tea.

A.Chalou

B.Chafang

C.Chating

D.Chatan

23.Finally, teahouses became important meeting places for ______.

A.all kinds of people

B.important people

C.upper class

D.the Manchu people

24.The word “similar to” means ______.

A.different from

B.the same as

C.close to

D.related to

25.People come to teahouses not to ________.

A.share social information

B.taste tea

C.eat

D.chat