Centuries ago, man discovered that
removing moisture from food helps to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do
this is to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American
Indians produce pemmican, the Scandinavians make stockfish and the Arabs dry
dates and apricot leather. All foods contain water-cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria that cause food to deteriorate is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general, the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In A. 75% B. 93% C. 23% D. 85% [简答题]Directions:
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When people in developing countries worry about migration,they are usually concerned at the prospect of ther best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals and universities in the developed world ,These are the kind of workers that countries like Britian ,Canada and Australia try to attract by using immigration rules that privilege college graduates .
Lots of studies have found that well-educated people from developing countries are particularly likely to emigrate .A big survey of Indian households in 2004 found that nearly 40%of emigrants had more than a high-school education,compared with around 3.3%of all Indians over the age of 25.This "brain drain "has long bothered policymakers in poor countries ,They fear that it hurts their economies ,depriving them of much-needed skilled workers who could have taught at their universities ,worked in
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Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. Getting a proper amount of rest is absolutely essential for building your energy resources. If you frequently work far into the night or have a poor sleep, it stands to reason that you may start to feel a little run down. Though everybody is different, most people need at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night in order to function at their best. If you have been lacking energy, try going to bed earlier at night. If you can wake up feeling well- rested, it will be an indication that you are starting to get an appropriate amount of sleep at night. If you sleep more than eight hours every night but still don’t feel energetic, you may actually be getting too much sleep. Once in a while, you are bound to have nights where you don’t get an adequate amount of sleep. When your schedule permits you can also consider taking a short sleep during [单项选择] Text
Many years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was less complicated, we had rented a cottage (26) a river in the heart of the country (27) the whole family was going to (28) a three-week holiday. There were four of us: me, Mum and Dad, and Mum’s sister, Auntie June. Oh, and I mustn’t forget to (29) . Spot, our little dog. I was (30) to go off by myself all day, (31) I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for (32) . One day I was out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the (33) followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit (34) so I called Spot and we both hid (35) a bush where we could see but not be (36) . After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and (37) oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it A. except that B. on condition that C. in order that D. in case 我来回答: 提交
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