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TOEFL Reading Complete the Words Practice 001
How Tea Became a Global Commodity
TOEFL Reading Complete the Words Practice #001 - How Tea Became a Global Commodity
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Tea was first cultivated in China thousands of years ago, prized initially as a medicinal drink rather than a daily beverage. Portuguese traders enc tea during visits to Chinese ports in the sixteenth cen and carried samples back to Europe, where it rem a rare lux enjoyed mostly by the weal. Dutch merchants later exp the trade cons, importing larger ship that gradually low prices across the continent. British demand eventually grew so large that the East India Company began cul tea plantations in India to reduce dependence on Chinese supply. Within a few generations, a drink once reserved for aristocrats had become an everyday household staple across much of Europe.
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