Winemaker Xu Hai long has gotten much busier after Nov.7 as this period is considered the best season of a year to make huangjiu, or yellow rice wine, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.

Every day, the 62-year-old winemaker performs a variety of tasks, 【小题1】(include)soaking, steaming and mixing rice with yeast(酵母) before putting them in containers.

This time of the year also sees a marked increase in the number of visitors.

Among the recent visitors was 【小题2】group of ten foreigners from various countries, 【小题3】 were on a tour of the Shaoxing Huangjiu town. Shaoxing, a waterside city, is 【小题4】(wide) regarded as the home for yellow rice wine in China.

During the trip, Xu showed to the foreigners some of the 【小题5】(step) required in the early stages of winemaking. Valles Sabrina Christine said she was particularly impressed by how the winemaker handled the rice.

The techniques employed by local winemakers like Xu are hardly different 【小题6】those used by their ancestors thousands of years ago. In 2006, the process of making Shaoxing yellow rice wine 【小题7】(list) as an intangible(无形的) cultural heritage under State 【小题8】(protect).

According to Wang Jinjin, a national first-class winemaker and wine taster, the ancient methods take a lot of time and effort but produce【小题9】(good) tasting wine than modern means.

The locals would traditionally store the wine in preparation for future celebrations like the birth of a new child and weddings. Huangjiu drunk during a daughter’s wedding is called nverhong, or “daughter red”, while those prepared 【小题10】(celebrate) a son’s graduation from college is called zhuangyuanhong, or “scholar red”.

Scientists at South Korea’s Yonsei University have created a new type of hybrid (杂交) rice that not only has a meaty pink color but is also packed with beef protein (蛋白质) and fat cells.

Rice is already one of the most nutritious foods available in nature, but thanks to some scientific “magic", it could soon become 【小题1】 sustainable (可持续的) alternative to meat. The new hybrid grains are firmer than natural grains, and when 【小题2】 (cook) they maintain their traditional appearance. While the new rice doesn't yet taste like beef, it does offer an 【小题3】 (enjoy) flavor experience, which is characteristic of meat. Thanks to the animal cells, this new pink rice could one day become a complete meal by itself, 【小题4】 (guarantee) a sufficient, sustainable food supply for the whole world.

“Imagine obtaining all the nutrients we need 【小题5】cell-cultured protein rice,” said Park So-hyeon, co-author of the study. He said the team 【小题6】 (experiment) with different types of food products, but the models they got weren't as successful.

In the future, scientists plan to use sustainable supplies of cells 【小题7】can be maintained in the lab. For now, the percentage of protein in the hybrid rice is still 【小题8】 ( fair) low. So they are also exploring the 【小题9】 (possible) of lacing (掺入) the rice with other types of meat or fish, in order to satisfy different tastes. 【小题10】 (replace) meat actually, researchers need to increase the rice's protein content significantly.

Adam Harper drinks a lot of coffee to stay up for study. Recently, Adam felt that 【小题1】(drink) much coffee was making it hard 【小题2】him to sleep. He also complained of stomachaches. So he decided to stop drinking coffee. 

When Adam got up on October 3, he 【小题3】(begin) his day without this morning coffee. By 11 a.m., Adam was in a 【小题4】(terribly) condition. He was tired and had a headache. At 11:30, in the meeting with his student advisor, he found it 【小题5】(possible) to concentrate. What was going on? 

Caffeine, a chemical found in coffee, was most likely the reason for how Adam 【小题6】(feel). Caffeine is a stimulant (刺激物) 【小题7】 boosts energy levels and improves concentration. The result of lowering caffeine consumption is a “coffee headache” and the 【小题8】(lose) of concentration. 

The good news is that these feelings usually pass after four to five days. Doctors suggest 【小题9】(take) some aspirin for the headache. So, if Adam can wait, in less than a week, he may be feeling much 【小题10】(good).