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However with a stagnant industry, the company could not survive on salt production alone. Having entered privatization meant they were on their own and had to look for new ways to reinvent themselves. It was sink or swim.
The sentence “It was sink or swim” in this sentence is closest in meaning to…
It's failed.
It's risky.
It's difficult.
It's hopeless.
2.
According to te video, the narrator says, “Recycling leftover coffee grounds opened up unforeseen potential. It transformed conventional fabric into something that's anything. Not only does the fabric eliminate odors, it also has other properties: UV protection, it's fast dry and it's eco-friendly. The extracted coffee oil is also put to good use. It can be spread onto the surface of fabrics to form a special membrane.”
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3.
Since the 80's, coffee has become a part of Taiwanese daily life. Averaging 130 cups of coffee per person per year, Taiwan's consumption is one of the highest in the world today. But we seldom think of its waste. Jason Chen, the founder of Singtex, saw it as gold.
Jason : I still remember in 2005, my wife and I were drinking coffee at a café. She saw an old lady asking the counter for coffee grounds because they can deodorize and asked if they could get rid of body odor. I immediately said “good idea!”
According to this interview, why does Jason say, “good idea”?
He laments his wife's ingenuity
The counter allows him to ask for coffee grounds as well.
He can finally get rid of his body odor.
The epiphany gave him the hint to turn around his flagging business.
4.
Salt is a mineral Taiwan has in abundance due to the island's long coastline. Over the past 60 years, Taiyen has been supplying the island. But today, they're trying to reinvent salt and create completely new products. It all starts here at the electrodialysis plant. This method involves using electric energy to dilute seawater into the brine. It allows them to make consistent amounts of high-grade salt.
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After watching the video, Winnie is sorting out relevant information. However, she cannot recall this part. Please help her fill in the blanks.
Using the yarn to make clothing, the most difficult problem to resolve was that every time we gave it to our friends to wear. They’d give me feedback, asking why this smell is getting stronger and stronger. Coffee yarn can’t eliminate the bad odor from my body. As it turns out, _____ and _____ stuck together.
the coffee oil / the oil from our bodies
the coffee oil / the coffee grounds
tear / the oil from our bodies
sweat / the coffee grounds
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We know that a drink of coffee only uses 0.2% of its potential, there’s 99.8% that we throw away. What a pity.
The phrase “what a pity” in this sentence is closest in meaning to…
It's a shame.
It's costly.
It's useless.
It's sorrowful.
7.
Through this melting action we can draw out fiber, then we can add this to our functional master batch. We combine coffee master batch with this fiber to make coffee yarn with polyester properties, and it's eco-friendly.
The phrase“draw out” in this sentence is closest in meaning to…
elongate
spin
protract
lead
8.
After watching the video about salt, Coco is sorting out relevant information. However, she cannot recall this part. Please help her fill in the blanks.
he acidic water has a lot of properties, for example, whitening, hydration, and anti-bacterial, so we took this acidic water and put it into our beauty and skin care products. Entering uncharted territory with new beauty formulas, meticulous testing is needed to make sure they don't cause more harm than good. There are two important factors. The first is that it can't _____, and the second is it needs to be _____. Our ingredients are all natural. When you use non-chemical preservatives, the risks are greater because natural products are very unstable.
be poison / effective
be poison / efficient
cause harm / efficient
cause harm / effective
9.
According to the video, which sentence best describes the picture?
The key to recycling the wastewater resulting from the electrodialysis process is temperature.
The key to recycling the wastewater resulting from the electrodialysis process is liquid capacity.
The key to recycling the wastewater resulting from the electrodialysis process is pH balance.
With smaller molecules than normal water, alkaline water can be absorbed more easily.
10.
After watching the video, Mike and Allen are discussing what they just watched. However, Mike cannot recall this part. Please help him fill in the blank.
Mike : Hey! I don’t remember what the video just said about the Zebra fish being a widely used subject in both science and medicine.
Allen : Emm… I remember that Zebra fish are vertebrates; their genetic patterns are similar to ______ so a lot of disease samples are trialed on the Zebra fish.
humans
monkeys
mice
seals
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