Directions: Read the selection and answer the questions that follow.

Write only the letter of your answer on a sheet of paper.

Korean Way of Tea

Jung Yu-Ran

Tea is drunk for its taste, but at the same time it is a healthy drink that is so beneficial to the human body that is used as
medicine. Tea is a great help in strengthening the body, the most important part of a healthy life. Not only that but the
devotion and rules of etiquette that accompany the steeping, drinking, and serving of tea, as well as the calm, quiet
atmosphere, provide an environment for gaining enlightenment.
The goal of the Way of Tea is to enhance the elegance of drinking tea and also to contribute to a healthy lifestyle. A
healthy lifestyle means maintaining a sound body and mind while elegantly pursuing the way of life. Thus, the Way of tea
encourages us to cultivate a pure spirit without malice and with an attitude of service, and through this allows us to gain
happiness.
To know the taste of tea is to know the five tastes of life: bitter, sweet, astringent, spicy, and sour. Because these five
tastes of tea are perceived with the five senses, they cause the tea drinker to think deeply about life. Tea etiquette and the
Way of Tea begin with the spirit. To live a tea lifestyle is not to increase one’s knowledge of tea, but to add to the depth of
life.
Source: The Way of Tea
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1. What is the selection all about?
A. Tea B. Korean way of Tea C. Benefits of tea D. Koreans’ favorite hot drink
2. What is beneficial about tea according to the selection?
A. Tea is a healthy drink. C. Tea is a tasteful drink.
B. Tea is drunk with elegance. D. Tea is to be drunk hot.
3. What is the goal of the Way of Tea by the Koreans?
A. To enhance the elegance of drinking tea and to contribute to a healthy lifestyle
B. To elegantly pursue the way of life
C. To cultivate pure spirit without malice
D. To gain happiness
4. What are the five tastes of life mentioned?
A. sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy C. bitter, sweet, umami, astringent, sour
B. sour, bitter, spicy, umami, sweet D. bitter, sweet, astringent, spicy, sour
5. A healthy lifestyle means maintaining a sound body and mind while elegantly pursuing the way of life.
What does the word healthy lifestyle mean in the given sentence?
a. Eating junk food c. taking a bath once a week
b. maintaining a sound body and mind while elegantly pursuing the way of life d. sleep 3 hours at night
6. According to the selection, what could be the cause to a tea drinker of five tastes of tea as perceived by the five senses?
a. The drinker will have a chance to be a millionaire. c. The drinker will think deeply about his life.
b. The drinker will never get sick in his entire life. d. The tea drinker will be happy all the time.
7. To live a tea lifestyle is not to increase one’s knowledge of tea, but to add depth of life. What does the word tea lifestyle
mean?
a. to increase one’s knowledge of tea c. to develop harmonious relationship
b. to decrease one’s ignorance of law d. to add to the depth of life
8. What is the effect of drinking tea to our body?
a. It helps strengthening the body. c. It enhances the optimum energy of the body.
b. It gives light to every situation. d. It develops anti-cancer regimen.
9. Tea etiquette and the Way of Tea begin with ________?
a. spirit c. cup
b. kettle d. holiness
10. Aside from its taste, Tea is also drunk because of _________.
a. its leaves c. its benefits to the human body as medicine.
b. its bitterness d. what it brings to the society.
11. What does a person should know to identify the real taste of tea?
a. background of the drinker c. bad effects of tea to one’s body
b. five tastes of life d. spirit of the tea
12. The Way of Tea teaches us to gain what certain feeling?
a. sadness c. contentment
b. anger d. happiness
13. All are words related to the phrase, “provide an environment for gaining enlightenment” EXCEPT:
a. misunderstanding c. quiet atmosphere
b. calm d. peace
14. A healthy lifestyle brought by drinking tea maintains ____________.
a. a sound body and mind c. soft sound
b. loud sound d. harsh sound
15. Which of the following do you think contributes to touching the way of life in drinking tea?
 A. The manner in drinking tea C. The rules of etiquette in the preparation and drinking of tea
B. The preparation of the tea D. The respect in the tradition of the Way of Tea
16. “To know the taste of tea is to know the taste of life.” Which best explains this line?
A. As tea has varieties, life has also a variety of experiences.
B. The tastes of tea tell us about the tastes of living in this world.
C. The tastes of tea reflects the life experiences a person has.
D. As bitter tea reflects bitter life experience and sweet tea reflects sweet life experience, the way of tea is more than
the drinking but with deeper meaning relating to life itself.
17. Why is tea beneficial as medicinal plant?
A. It is good antioxidant or can prevent cancer.
B. It is good for stomach problem.
C. None of the above.
D. Both A and B.
18. Which of the following could you relate the Korean Way of Tea, instead of having the tea itself as a beverage drink?
A. It is regarded less as a beverage drink and more as a tradition.
B. It is regarded less as a beverage drink and more as a part of culture.
C. It is regarded less as a beverage drink and more as an experience.
D. It is regarded less as a beverage drink and more as a way of treating guests.
19. According to the selection, “To live a tea lifestyle is not to increase one’s knowledge of tea, but to add depth of life.”
Which best explains this line?
A. It means that with the Korean Way of Tea comes reflection of one’s way of living.
B. It means that with the Korean Way of Tea comes reflection of one’s character.
C. It means that with the Korean Way of Tea comes reflection of one’s attitude.
D. It means that with the Korean Way of Tea comes reflection of one’s relationship with others.
20. How will you summarize the Korean Way of Tea based on the author’s description?
A. The Way of Tea of the Koreans benefits its people and medicine.
B. The Way of Tea of the Koreans benefits both the body and the spirit of a person.
C. The Way of Tea of the Koreans benefits both the grower and the seller.
D. The Way of Tea of the Koreans benefits their culture and tradition.