Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since before 1700. it received celebrity endorsement from charles ii’s queen, catherine of braganza, and from queen anne. it came from china, it was expensive, refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or sugar. people kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it were a drug; for those who could afford it, it often was. in the 1750s samuel johnson confessed himself a happy addict:
a hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to cool, who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnights, and with tea welcomes the morning.
macgregor’s main purpose in providing the quote is
explain why only the upper classes could afford to drink tea.
express his viewpoint on the importance of drinking tea often.
illustrate how celebrities preferred their tea with sugar and milk.
support his statement that people locked away their tea like it was a drug.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b. c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"