Break time：Fungi

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1. A university student made chess pieces with mushrooms and 3-D printing to remind people that ecological materials should be more frequently used instead of non-biodegradable substances like _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (塑膠).

3. China is the biggest mushroom producer in the world, followed by _ _ _ _ _ (意大利) and the US.

4. White _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (白松露) are very expensive. They are famous for their pungent smell and intense flavour.

Across

2. Wood ear mushrooms grow on dead trunks of elms (榆樹), oaks (櫟樹) and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (柳樹) in cool and moist environments. Now farmed ones are easier to come by.

5. Scientists have discovered that mushroom extracts can be added to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (巧克力) to cover up their bitter and sour tastes.

(Answers on next text)

“ MoMo: Never pick mushrooms in the wild! They could be poisonous. ”

■Glossary

fungus (sg) /fungi (pl) (n) 真菌

non-biodegradable (adj) 不可生物降解的

pungent (adj) 濃烈的

extracts (n) 提取物

[Smarties' Power English Vol 187]

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