Do the British really get together every afternoon at 4to sit and drink several cups of tea？ Ask any of my German students and they will tell you "YES!" But it's simply not sure．

We drink over 150million cups of tea a day in Britain， but there is no special time for it． "Tea" is wildly used as a meal for the evening meal． This is more common in Scotland and the north of England but you can hear it all over the country． Unusually it is the main meal of the day，eaten between 5and 7． So，"teatime" refers to （指的是） the meal and not the drink． In the south， the evening meal is often called dinner， however， dinner in the north is the midday meal． In general：

North： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Dinner﹣﹣ Teatime

South： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Lunch﹣﹣ Dinner

What about tea breaks？ Surely this must be a special time for tea？ Wrong again， I'm afraid． Tea breaks are just an opportunities（机会） to have a rest from work for around 10minutes． In this time you can drink what ever you like （which of course includes tea ）． This is usually with a small snack， like biscuits． The best time for a tea break is around 11a．m． or around 3p．m．

But what about tea rooms？ Can I drink tea there？ Yes! A tea room is the perfect place to go with friends and family to enjoy tea，cakes and sandwiches． This is known as afternoon tea and is usually saved for special occasions（场合） such as a birthday party．

Teatime， tea breaks， afternoon tea…how could you possibly get muddle up？

51．According to Paragraph 2， we can know that　　．

A．Only people in northern UK use the word "teatime"

B． teatime is usually between 5to 7in the north of England

C． teatime is a special time for British people to enjoy tea together

D． in the south of the UK， the evening meal is often called teatime

52． The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 2refers to "　　 "

A． People in the UK enjoy drinking tea together

B． British people drink over 150million cups of tea a day

C． "Tea" is widely used as a name for the evening meal

D． People in northern UK eat the main meal between 5and 7

53． From the passage， we can know that　　．

A． British people only drink tea during tea breaks

B． tea breaks allow people to relax during work

C． British people usually take tea breaks early in the morning

D． British people have different kinds of snacks with family during tea breaks

54． What can't British people do in tea room？　　

A． Enjoy tea with family．

B． Have birthday parties．

C． Share cakes with friends．

D． Have evening meals．

55． The best tile of the passage may be "　　 "

A． What British teatime exactly is

B． The importance of tea to British people

C． The right way of drinking tea in the UK

D． The different times to have tea in the UK