The author of this book review is LEAST likely to support the view that:

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The author of this book review is LEAST likely to support the view that:

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A.
tea drinking was sometimes promoted as a patriotic duty.
B.
the ritual of drinking tea promotes congeniality and camaraderie.
C.
tea drinking has become a social ritual worldwide.
D.
tea became the leading drink in Britain in the nineteenth century.

Option D is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Except option D, all other options are mentioned in the passage.
'I have been offered tea at a British garden party, a Bedouin campfire, a Turkish carpet shop and a Japanese chashitsu, to name a few settings. In each case the offering was more an idea “ friendship, community, respect “ than a drink, and in each case the idea then created a reality.' From these lines, we know options B and C are true.
Option A is also true: 'During the Second World War, tea service was presented as a social and patriotic activity that uplifted soldiers and calmed refugees'.
The author, however, does not say that tea became the leading drink in Britain in the nineteenth century. So, the author is least likely to support option D.