2021-2022学年度第43期总第873期 (3版)
Build burritos better (Page 3)

I. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. Why did the four students want to invent edible tape?
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2. How did the four students divide their duties when researching for their invention?
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3. How does Tastee Tape work?
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4. What are the four students doing now?
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II. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
1. Tastee Tape is designed to have various flavors to make the food it wraps tastes better.
(         )
2. Tastee tape has strong adhesiveness similar to normal tape.                    (         )
3. The students had tested out a number of possible formulas for their tape before they settled on the final product.                                                        (         )
4. The materials the students use to produce Tastee Tape are suitable for human consumption.
   (         )

III. Find the following expressions in the text and translate them into Chinese.
1. end up            _______________
2. come up with    _______________
3. so that            _______________
4. settle on        _______________
5. apply A to B    _______________
6. apply for        _______________
7. catch on        _______________

参考答案：
I.
1. Because they were tired of seeing their burritos end up in their laps instead of their mouths.
2. Two of the girls focused on a recipe for the adhesive aspect of the tape, while the other two focused on making it edible.
3. To make the tape stick, you just need to add water. The moisture activates the strip and it can then be applied to any food item that you want to hold together.
4. They continue to refine their formula as they wait on a patent in the hope that it will catch on and one day appear in kitchens across the country.
II. FFTT
III. 1. 最后处于……，以……告终；    2. 想出，提出；    3. 以便；    4. 选定，决定；
5. 把A应用于B；            6. 申请；        7. 变得流行