People in my town like drinking coffee. But my neighbor, Sarah, ____1____ the first tea house in the town.

The story began when Sarah went to see her brother Bob, who was a big fan of Chinese culture. He brought Sarah to dinner in a Chinese restaurant. Sarah loved the tea there. Bob suggested that Sarah should open her own tea house. Sarah thought it was a great idea but her ____2____ didn’t agree.

She then spent eight months teaching ____3____ everything about tea and learning how to run a tea house, and ___4___ her parents agreed. Then she opened her tea house in the neighborhood. The first year was very difficult. There was one big ____5____ that people here were not used to drinking tea. But she was not going to give up and she put lots of effort into it. At first, she held a tea party every Saturday and managed to ____6____ some neighbors to enjoy tea for free. In the party, different kinds of tea were served and stories about Chinese tea culture were shared. People ____7____ the taste of tea and got to know that it is good for health. Gradually, more and more people chose to drink tea ____8____ coffee. Today, she is running over 10 tea houses all over the town. Her family are so ____9____ about her achievements.

Sarah often gives talks about her experience. “We may meet difficulties on our way to success, but there is always a way ____10____.” she said recently. She also told us she was planning to go to China to enjoy “real” Chinese tea and know more about the country.

1.1.

A bought

B started

C visited

D noticed

解析：选B。题型：完形填空・动词辨析 解析：start 此处表示创办、开设。bought 买；visited 参观；noticed 注意到，不符合句意。

2.2.

A parents

B brother

C neighbors

D friends

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・名词辨析 解析：后文第 49 空后出现 her parents agreed，可知一开始父母不同意。parents 父母；brother 弟弟；neighbors 邻居；friends 朋友。

3.3.

A oneself

B myself

C herself

D themselves

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・反身代词 解析：teach oneself 自学，主语是 she，对应 herself 她自己。

4.4.

A hardly

B firstly

C finally

D usually

解析：选C。 题型：完形填空・副词辨析 解析：finally 最终。hardly 几乎不；firstly 首先；usually 通常。句意：最后父母同意了。

5.5.

A danger

B doubt

C mistake

D problem

解析：选D。题型：完形填空・名词辨析 解析：problem 难题、困难。danger 危险；doubt 怀疑；mistake 错误。人们不习惯喝茶是一大难题。

6.6.

A invite

B help

C allow

D order

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・动词辨析 解析：invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事。invite 邀请；help 帮助；allow 允许；order 命令。

7.7.

A played a role in

B fell in love with

C played a joke on

D got along well with

解析：选B。题型：完形填空・短语辨析 解析：fell in love with 爱上。played a role in 在…… 起作用；played a joke on 开…… 玩笑；got along well with 和…… 相处融洽。

8.8.

A up to

B as for

C instead of

D because of

解析：选C。题型：完形填空・介词短语辨析 解析：instead of 代替，而不是。up to 直到；as for 至于；because of 因为。大家选喝茶而不是咖啡。

9.9.

A excited

B relaxed

C worried

D nervous

解析：选A。题型：完形填空・形容词辨析 解析：be excited about 为…… 激动、兴奋。relaxed 放松的；worried 担心的；nervous 紧张的。家人为她的成就感到激动。

10.10.

A back

B down

C in

D out

解析：选D。题型：完形填空・副词固定搭配 解析：a way out 出路、解决办法，固定搭配。