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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 blank.

Each batch of Mead has to taste the same. Not easy when you're dealing with fresh honey. The _____ of honey you use has a big influence on the flavor. Just imagine having a very light honey compared to a very dark honey. It's not the same flavor.

1. type
2. price
3. quantity
4. freshness

The worker bees divide up their jobs based on age, so the youngest bees are put straight to work, cleaning up the hive, and feeding larvae. The ones building comb are about two weeks old and they don't even begin to gather nectar until they're at least three weeks old, but if an older bee starts even doing the job of a younger bee, its brain stops aging, and even starts behaving like a younger brain.

Natural spices are added to bring out the floral aftertaste, and a blend of yeast normally used in wine-making feeds on the honey sugar gradually turning it into alcohol. As the honey ferments, the hibiscus flower color is transferred into the mead, which is pumped into large plastic tanks and set for about five and a half weeks. The concoction is now like a fine wine, but it needs to mature to draw out the distinctive flavors. The answer is to age it in oak barrels. These are reused, so the wood is already seasoned with Mead. The liquid sits in them from anywhere from three months to two years.

The phrase “draw out” in this paragraph is not close in meaning to…

1. spiced up with
2. added
3. improved
4. tasted

According to the audio file about Mead, why does the narrator say “but Michael's unique Viking Blod needs to live up to its name”?

1. His product is more expensive than others.
2. His product is of high quality and fresh.
3. His product should be as good as the brand image.
4. His product is very popular and attractive.

According to the video about Mead, which description is not mentioned?

1. It is the oldest drink in the world and was made 9,000 years ago from honey.
2. Most Mead is pale yellow, but Michael's unique Viking Blod is claret.
3. It takes 10,000 bees to make enough honey to produce just one bottle of Mead.
4. It needs to be heated to around 30 degrees Celsius for the whole day to kill off any contaminants.

Soba noodles are made from buckwheat which isn't actually wheat at all. It's the seed of a flowering plant more closely related to the infamous Japanese knotweed. Buckwheat noodles are rich in vitamins and amino acids and today they're more popular than ever.

The phrase “rich in” in this paragraph is closest in meaning to…

1. lack of
2. cash in
3. short of
4. full of

According to the video about Soba noodles, which of the following best describes the following picture?

1. They are measuring the size of the noodles.
2. They are measuring the humidity of the noodles.
3. They are measuring the quality of the noodles.
4. They are measuring the ingredients of the noodles.

According to the audio file about Soba noodles, what does the narrator mean when he says ”It's not a job you can rush”?

1. It takes time to ship a mass of noodles.
2. It takes time to make high-quality noodles.
3. The drying lines are not enough.
4. The drying lines are complicated.

According to the video about Soba noodles, which description is incorrect?

1. The hard black exterior of the seeds is utterly inedible.
2. Soba is the seed of a flowering plant more closely related to the infamous Japanese knotweed.
3. The industrial grinding machines create heat which would cause the soba flour to lose its natural nutty flavor.
4. It needs to be heated to around 75 degrees Celsius for the whole day to kill off any contaminants.

After watching the video about Soba noodles, Cathy is sorting out relevant information. However, she cannot recall this part. Please help her fill in the blank.

Regular wheat contains a sticky protein called gluten which gives dough strength and elasticity, but there's no gluten in buckwheat. To avoid crumbly noodles, a mixture of wheat flour, water, and yam flour packed with vitamin C and B1 is added.  In addition, Shohei Sugiyama checks the _____ of dough by hand and sees how it looks. This is firm enough and has the right texture. Once the dough's just right, it's rolled into a continuous sheet.

1. hardness
2. humidity
3. thickness
4. tempo