三、閱讀測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】Tereré is a typical, popular drink from Paraguay. It is common to see students, friends, co-workers orfamilies drinking Tereré together during the summer, a time when temperatures reach 40 to 45 °C. The drink isusually passed around in a circle to any visiting participants. There is no issue to sanitation here since everyoneshares from the same straw. While Paraguayans drink Tereré, they hang out and socialize with each other.Tereré is made of yerba maté, the leaves and twigs of a tree grown in South America. It’s always served outof a guampa (a small, special rounded-out cup or bull horn) and with a bombilla (a flat, metal straw with a filterthat ensures you aren’t actually drinking the said leaves or twigs). Served iced cold, the drink is always in athermos or pitcher to pour into the guampa.Some people put medicinal herbs into the water to treat ailments such as headaches, stomach aches andhigh blood pressure. Like choosing a fine bottle of wine, Paraguayans like to pick their own special yerba matéblends and yuyos (herbs) to add to their Tereré. Popular picks are mint and lemongrass, which Paraguayans willusually pluck out of their backyard to put into their drink.For the summer heat in Paraguay that can put you in a coma during the siesta (lunchtime) hours, Tereré isthe answer to all of your troubles. It is the most cool, refreshing drink; the caffeine is stimulating and energizing.And the best part of the day is when you finally get to drink up Tereré after trudging through dusty roads andscorching, ruthless sun rays in the summer heat.Tereré promotes the local lifestyle because it is a ritualistic experience and communal activity. Whether youare old or young, rich or poor, Paraguayan or foreigner, Tereré is shared with everyone. It links friends, familyneighbors, colleagues, and even strangers. Everything’s chill. Relax. No worry, no hurry. Be at ease. HakunaMatata. When you have Tereré, life is good.
11. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) Communal activities in Paraguay.
(B) A popular drink in South America.
(C) Summer heat and related ailments.
(D) Medicinal herbs grown from home.