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Listen to the passage about the ‘Significance of Tea’ and answer the questions.
Tea has been an important beverage for thousands of years. It is consumed by two-thirds of the world’s population. India is the second-largest tea producer in the world after China, although over 70 percent of its tea is consumed within India. Tea has been proved to offer numerous health benefits. Scientists and researchers have found that drinking tea could reduce the risk of heart diseases. The antioxidants in tea might prevent cancer. Regular tea drinking might help one in lowering blood sugar and blood pressure. Tea might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders. The consumption of tea results in the strengthening of one’s teeth, bones, and immune system. However, drinking too much tea may prove to be harmful to one’s health. So, drinking tea moderately could make one healthier. Researchers have confirmed the significant overall health benefits of drinking tea.
Questions
- Which country is the largest tea producer in the world?
- ______ percent of the tea produced in India is exported.
- What is the role of antioxidants in tea?
- Drinking tea strengthens one’s ______, ______and ______.
- How does drinking tea help a diabetic?
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Solution
- China is the largest producer of tea in the world.
- 30 percent of the tea produced in India is exported.
- The antioxidants in tea might prevent cancer.
- 4. Drinking tea strengthens one’s teeth, bones, and immune system.
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