Break time﹕Chicken

（明報製圖）

（明報製圖）

(耳珠)

【明報專訊】DOWN

1. A TV commercial of KFC received the most _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (投訴) in the UK last year because it implies the message of chicken slaughter (屠宰) in the video.

2. The colour of chicken eggs is determined by the colour of the hen's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (耳珠). Red-eared hens lay brown eggs, and white-eared hens lay white eggs.

ACROSS

3. A study finds that chickens raised in _ _ _ _ _ (印度) are dosed with some of the strongest antibiotics, causing concerns around the world about food safety and the possible evolution of superbugs (抗藥性超級細菌).

4. Chickens are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (雜食動物). They mainly eat seeds, but they also have insects, small mice and lizards.

■Glossary

commercial (n) 廣告

imply (v) 隱含、暗示

antibiotics (n) 抗生素

evolution (n) 演變

[Smarties' Power English 第209期]

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