1 . Four Useful Products for Your Life

Electric Wine Opener

Cost: $19.89

Once you've tried this tool, you'll never go back to the old fashioned kind. This electric wine opener will remove the cork (瓶塞) easily within seconds, and can open up to 30 bottles with a single charge.

Fantastic Ice Cream Spoon

Cost: $14. 99

It’s always disappointing when you're really in the mood for ice cream, but have to wait forever for the ice cream to get to just the right softness. Well, this heated ice cream spoon exactly conducts heat from your hands, and will help soften the ice cream to make it ready to eat right away.

Express Baker

Cost: $58. 99

Making your own bread seems like a quite difficult job. But this baker makes it easier—within an hour. It has 12 different bread settings, and three different crust settings, so you can make bread, pizza and more. A quick look through the reviews shows that customers are pretty happy with it, too.

Corn Stripper

Cost: $7.99

There's no denying that corn on the cob (棒) is delicious But eating corn on the cob and dealing with all the little bits that get stuck in your teeth afterwards is a painful experience. This little device takes all the corns from the cob, by letting you strip (剥) your corn easily, without making a total mess.

1. What can people do with Express Baker?

A．Make some food.	B．Soften food.
C．Classify food.	D．Keep food fresh.

2. Which of the following applies the theory of heat conduction?

A．Electric Wine Opener.	B．Fantastic Ice Cream Spoon.
C．Express Baker.	D．Corn Stripper.

3. What do the four products have in common?

A．They are of the same price.

B．They are difficult to operate.

C．They make food more delicious to eat.

D．They make people's life easier.

2 . Foods of the Future

We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices. — Jennifer Sills

Personalized Meal Plans

Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preferences! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day-by-day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency.

Ada Gabriela Blidner

Twitter:@adagbb

Fresh Fruit

If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid-soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family or ship to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed.

Yongsheng Ji

Email: jiyongshengkey@hotmail.com

Meat

Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With FoodFootprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (放牧) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family.

Falko Buschke

Email: falko. buschke@gmail. com

1. Which of the following needs you to provide the information of your genes?

A．Meat.	B．Fresh Fruit.
C．NextGen Voices.	D．Personalized Meal Plans.

2. Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family?

A．Jennifer Sills.	B．Yongsheng Ji.
C．Falko Buschke.	D．Ada Gabriela Blidner.

3. Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat?

A．Fresh.	B．Green.
C．Expensive.	D．Personalized.

3 . Alabama: Priester’s Pecans

Dessert in the South basically starts and ends with an ooey-gooey pecan(核桃) pie. Especially in Alabama, where the pecan is the official state nut. While there are plenty of farms that pick and package pecans, perhaps the most famous is Priester’s, a family-run business that’s been supplying Alabama with its favorite nuts for over seven decades.

Alaska: Salmon jerky

Forget beef jerky(肉干)—in Alaska, it’s all about the salmon jerky. Home to five different species of the flavorful fish (king, red, pink, silver, and chum), the northernmost state produces nearly one-third of the wild salmon consumed around the world. Bonus: Salmon is one of the seven healthiest fish you can eat.

Arizona: Saguaro cactus

The largest cactus(仙人掌) in the United States, the saguaro cactus is found only in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Living to be up to 200 years old, the cacti, whose flower is also the state’s flower, are generally around 30 feet tall and can grow unlimited arms. Want to see for yourself? Visit one of these 10 outstanding desert escapes in America.

California: Wine Guide

It isn’t called “Wine Country” for no reason. Northern California, specifically Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley, produce over 60,000 registered wine labels, making vino(酒类产品) the state’s most valuable agricultural product. If you’re looking for the most popular varietals(优质酿酒葡萄汁), the top two frequently planted grapes are chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon.

1. How long has the Priester’s farm lasted?

A．About 7 years.	B．About 30 years.
C．About 70 years.	D．About 200 years.

2. Which state is famous for salmon?

A．Alaska.	B．Arizona.
C．Alabama.	D．California.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

A．A library guide.	B．A news report.
C．A project handbook.	D．A travel guide.

4 .

Have fun with Stamp collecting… Join the Collectors Club today! If you enjoy learning all about stamps, then the Royal Mail’s Collectors Club is for you. Join the club and discover the fascinating world of stamps. There are over 70, 000 members and it is one of the biggest clubs of its kind in the country. Become a member today and you will receive lots of wonderful stamp collecting goodies… ● A Starter pack… And every two months… ● Collectors Club magazine ● Collectors Corner supplement And every year… ● A new Stamp Calendar ● A set of Album Pages Join today! It won’t cost you much to experience the fun of stamp collecting.

Collectors Club Starter Pack 1. 100 used stamps and hinges. 2. The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting. 3. The latest Collectors Club magazine (packed with news and views about stamps, quizzes and competitions, all in color) 4. Album pages 5. Badge and stickers 6. Membership card 7. Royal Mail Stamp Calendar. ********** Already Registered? Sign In Here! Learn More View a Flash presentation about our club (3.51MB)

1. Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

A．One hundred used stamps and hinges and album pages.

B．The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and badge and stickers.

C．The latest Collectors Club magazine and membership card.

D．Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement.

2. This advertisement is written for people who want to ______.

A．develop stamp collection as a hobby.

B．make money through collecting stamps.

C．get something free from the club.

D．find out where the club is located.

3. From the advertisement we can learn ______.

A．Collectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this country.

B．how much you must pay to become a member of the club.

C．today is the last day for stamp collectors to join the club.

D．members many receive a set of album pages every month.

5 . Now is the best time for Hong Kong shopping lovers, as most shops and markets are having their seasonal sales. With the same amount of money, you can find different kinds of foods in this city. Women, young and old, rarely resist the attraction of this shopping paradise(乐园,天堂) at this time of year. Lovers will surely have an exciting Christmas and   New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Time Square or in the western styled bars. Spending your holiday in Hong Kong will be easy too, as several package tours are available from GZL Travel Service, with four-day tours for less than 15 000yuan.

● Tour package 1(3200yuan):a four-day-tour including three nights’ accommodation(膳宿供应), scenic helicopter flight, night ferry tour of Victoria Harbor and shuttle bus to the Peak to view the city at night.

●Tour package 2 (1880yuan): a four-day-shopping-tour including three nights’ accommodation, tours to Golden Beach and the Vexwork Museum, shuttle bus to the Peak and shopping opportunities.

● Tour package 3(1480yuan):a four-day-DIY-tour including three nights’ accommodation in a four-star hotel and total freedom to do what you want.

1. This advertisement is given by__________.

A．a Travel Service Company	B．a shopping center
C．a hotel	D．Hong Kong government

2. If you want to decide by yourself you’d better choose________.

A．Tour package 1	B．Tour package 2
C．Tour package 3	D．Tour package 2 and 3

3. According to the text, if you want to visit the Victoria Harbor at night with the tour guide, you can choose _____________.

A．Tour package 2	B．Tour package 1
C．Tour package 3	D．Tour package 1 and 2