Unit 1 Meeting New People
Lesson A College Life
Key to Exercise A:
•Questions-
•What do you usually do after class?
•What other activities do you take part in?
•Will there be a movie on this weekend?
•What about sports and extracurricular activities?
•Is there anything else?
Answers
•I usually go to the reading room or the library.
•There are always lectures and reports.
•Every Friday evening we can watch films or video in our department.
•Yes, of course. Jane Eyre will be shown.
• There are ball games and matches nearly every week. You can also join different kinds of clubs organized by the Student’s Union.
•Oh, yes. There’s always a dancing party on Saturday evenings.
Lesson B
University of Oxford
Key to Exercise A:
1.b 2.a 3.c 4.d 5.d
Key to Exercise B
•1. F 2. T 3. F
•4. F 5.T 6. T
Key to Exercise C
•1. undergraduates
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Unit 2 Sports
Lesson A The Olympic Spirit
●Key to Exercise B ●1. It is mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.
●2. At the present, there has not been a wording for professional athletes in China.
3. No. Two of them have rather negative opinions on the present athletic sport.
4. Sports management is beneficial to the promotion of the athletic sports level.
5. The Sydney Olympics is a watershed. Since its beginning, anti-doping has risen from traditional battle to the battle of biologic engineering.
Lesson B
The history of the Olympics ●Answers to Mind-mapping activities B.
●Group A ●1 Cities.
●2 The French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin. ●3 On July 15, 2001.
●4 Unity between Africa， the Americas， Asia ， Australia ， and Europe.
●5 Zeus.
●Group B
●1 Olympia，Greece.
●2 International Olympic Committee.
●3 “Faster， Higher ，Stronger”.
●4 Green Olympic, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics.
●5 Tokyo， Japan in 1964.
II. While-listening Activities
●A.
●1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5. T
B. summary
●The purpose of the first modern Olympics, which were held in Athens in 1896 was to help athletes and through competition and provide a way for athletes of all nations to ●During the sports competitions in Baron de Coubertin designed the Olympic rings in 1913, which
of the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the two American continents, represented by one ring. Stronger".
●Olympia, Greece to every new Olympics. In this way, the Olympic flame links the old and new games
Lesson C The Flame
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●
●
●(chorus)
●
●
●And we're together again
●My friends, will you show us the way
●
●
●
●
●And looks to you and me
●(chorus)
●
●
●
●Key to B
a. We travel on, guided by the flame
●b. The fire within makes you reach out to the goal
●c. Since ancient times we've come together in the light of the flame
●d. look to your heart you will find the flame
Unit 3
Education
Lesson A Pre-school education in the U.S.A
Key to Exercises
B.
•forty; five; three or four; two-thirds
• eighty-thousand; ten percent.
C.
1. Young children in pre-school programs learn colors and numbers. They identify common objects and letters of the alphabet to prepare for reading. They sing and play games that use numbers and maps. They learn to cooperate with teachers and other children. Many pre-school programs include activities to help young children learn about the world around them. For example, children visit places like zoos, museums and fire and police stations.
2. He may not be ready for kindergarten since many American kindergartens now require skills taught in early education programs.
Lesson B Developing Children’s Creativity
Key to exercises in part II.
•4-3-2-1
B.
1. C 2. b 3. a 4. a
Lesson C. Hillary’s view on Education
Key to Exercises
A.
The first speaker:
The policy will possibly libel（slander or hurt) 25% of the teachers in America as ineffective. It has not done what it needs to do to help children.
The second speaker:
The policy has unfortunately not been either founded or implemented effectively or appropriately. It does a disservice(damage or obstacle) to the educational process. It penalizes schools and teachers.
B.
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5.F
Unit 4 Man and Nature
Lesson A
The Effect of Global Warming
⏹Effects :
⏹Increasing global temperature will cause sea level to rise, and is expected to increase the intensity of extreme weather events and to change the amount and pattern of precipitation. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.
Key to exercises in Part II
⏹A.
⏹ Africa and Asia; Latin America; Industrial countries; small island nations.
⏹B.
⏹F F F T F T
⏹C. Global warming
⏹⏹⏹ ⏹ ⏹ ⏹ Lesson B
Global warming and the melting soil
⏹Key to Exercises:
⏹A.
⏹F T T F T
⏹B.
⏹1. top authorities; 300 scientists; eight nations; impact
⏹2. sea levels; feet high; 100 years.
Top 10 things we can do to reduce global warming
⏹1. reduce, reuse, and recycle.
⏹2. use less heat and air conditioning.
⏹3. change a light bulb.
⏹4. drive less and drive smart.
⏹5. buy energy-efficient products.
⏹6. use less hot water.
⏹7. use the off switch.
⏹8. plant a tree.
⏹9. get a report card from your utility company.
⏹10. encourage others to conserve.
⏹D. A gigantic tornado
Unit 5
News I
Lesson A : The lead of News
⏹Key to Exercise B: ⏹1. rescued a newborn baby
⏹2.might help counter the effects of global warming.
⏹3. a responsible withdrawal of U.S.forces
⏹4. will be remembered; Bolt’s sprints
⏹5. the Oscar ceremony; the 80 years academy awards
⏹6. a financial rescue package; the global financial crisis.
⏹7. Al-Qaeda remains the single greatest threat to the U.S.
⏹8. five million; have been taking part in the biggest earthquake drill
⏹9. The two main opposition parties in Pakistan; have a clear majority.
Lesson B
Financial News
⏹Key to Exercise B:
⏹Lead: President Barrack Obama is facing an early decision on trade policy
⏹Further details: travel to Canada; are warning of disastrous consequences; embraces protectionism. ⏹Background information:
⏹1. the U.S. House of Representatives passed an economic recovery plan; works hand-in-hand; Congress
⏹2. the House and Senate; American-made steed; public-works projects.
Lesson C
A report on Bird Flu
⏹Key to Exercise:
⏹A.
⏹1. a 19-year-old man
⏹2. The cause of his sickness has now been confirmed as the deadly H5N1strain of bird flu. ⏹3. Cambodia
⏹4. He is known to have eaten poultry.
⏹5.He has been kept isolated and is in a stable condition.
⏹B.
⏹1 F 2 T 3 F4 F 5 T
⏹C.
⏹1. confirmed; fortunate; spreading; Cambodia; here; around the world
⏹2. resurfaced ; a dozen;
⏹3. fear; mutating; transmitted.
Unit 6 society
Lesson A
Getting Rich Quickly?
⏹Key to Exercise B:
⏹Speaker A : You are gullible. You shouldn’t believe everything you read, especially on the Internet. ⏹Speaker B: All I have to do is first send some money to the person who sent me the letter, After that he will tell me how to earn much more money.
⏹C.
⏹The person at the top: asks the people below him for money, and then tells them to go and ask other people for money while sending some of it back to him. ⏹The people at the bottom: give their money to the people above them, and they get nothing. They end up losing.
Lesson B
Violent Crime Increase in U.S
Key to Exercise C:
⏹1. But the largest increase was in the West. Violent crime in that part of the country rose almost five percent.
⏹2. Northeastern states had the smallest increase. It was three percent over the same period last year. ⏹3. The report shows that violent crime rose nationwide, especially in cities with populations between half a million and a million.
Lesson C
A School Shooting in Finland
⏹Key to Exercise B: 6-3-2-5-1-4
⏹Key to Exercise C:
⏹1. the police line; midday; dinner ladies
⏹2. the school’s public address system; should remain in their classrooms; five boys and two girls ⏹3. assumes; to be confirmed by
⏹4. arrived in the schoolyard; contact with; gave command to ; responded; was hurt.
Unit 7 Culture and History(I)
Lesson A What is culture?
Key to Exercises in Lesson A ⏹A.
⏹Definition A: People’s knowledge about art, music, and literature.
⏹Definition B: All the ways in which a group of people act, dress, think, and feel.
⏹B.
⏹1. long sloping forehead
⏹2. scars into or tattoos on body
⏹3. Use rouge, lipstick, eye shadow, perfume, and hair spray to increase attractiveness.
⏹C:
⏹1.Why do many people cut scars into their bodies or tattoo themselves?
⏹ d
⏹2. Which of the following would expose the dead body on platforms for birds to eat?
⏹ a
⏹3. Which of the following is not true?
⏹ d
⏹4. Why does the speaker mention the Flathead Indians?
⏹ c
Lesson B Culture shock
Key to Exercises ⏹A:
⏹1. Much of what he has learned about interpreting the actions of people around him is suddenly irrelevant.
⏹2. Serious impact of the individual’s feelings of self-worth.
⏹3. Fatigue, irritability and impatience.
Unit 8 Culture and history (II)
Lesson A
Such a historic City!
Key to Exercise C ⏹Nelson’s Column:
⏹It was built
⏹Westminster Abbey:
⏹Tower of London: It is a famous Madame Tussauds: There you can see Sometimes, it’s hard to
Lesson B
Pubs in Britain ⏹Key to C:
⏹1. all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, just spend a couple of quiet hours.
⏹2. pay for your round; that you buy a drink for everyone in your group.
Lesson C Columbus Discover America?
Key to A
F T F F T F
KEY TO B
1. He was born in Italy.
2. Sept 9, 1492
3. Oct 12, 1492; They arrived on a small island in the Bahamas.
5. He died a disappointed man.
Key to Exercise C ⏹1. He set out to solve a major problem. Europeans wanted spices from India and China, but it was costly to import them overland or sail them all the way around Africa. Columbus decided to find a new sea-route from Europe to Asia. ⏹2. A month and 3 days.
⏹3. Columbus believed he was near the coast of Asia and the islands of the East Indies. So he called the people who greeted him Indians.
⏹4. While Columbus’s voyage opened up a whole new world for Europeans to explore, it ultimately spelled a disaster for the Native Americans. Columbus made 1492 one of the pivotal years in world history. And for both good and bad, the New World and the old were changed forever.
Unit 9 Holidays and Festivals
Lesson A Thanksgiving Day
Key to Exercise A
⏹The passage talks mainly about the origin of Thanksgiving Day and the significance of celebrating this festival.
Key to Exercise B
⏹1. Thanksgiving originated in 1620.
⏹2. They sailed to America on the Mayflower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.
⏹3. Pilgrims waited for the harvests all summer long with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield
rich beyond expectations. Therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Key to Exercise C
⏹C.
⏹ thanks; friends; holiday; success; prospect; appreciative; relationship; interaction; gratitude; equally; value; Additionally; pursuit; granted.
Lesson B Spring Festival
Key to A
1. D 2. B 3 . D. 4. D
Key to Exercise B
⏹1. People born in the year of Snake:
⏹It’s a good year for unmarried snakes to get married.
⏹2.People born in the year of Pig:
⏹Pigs will enjoy good luck in their careers, probably getting that hard-earned promotion.
⏹3.People born in the year of Rabbit:
⏹Unmarried rabbit people will likely hook up with someone from their past, though the relationship might not last very long.
⏹4. People born in the year of Ox and Goat:
⏹Ox and Goat people will be the target of vicious gossip, and will be prone to digestive problems.
⏹5. People born in the years of Dragon
Dragons born in the spring and summer will experience changes for the worse in their careers and in love.
6. To ward off gossip, people should :
Place a sheet of pink paper in the centre of their home or office.
7.Through Fengshui, people can increase their luch with money, people can:
⏹Place a glass of water to the north.
8. To improve health, people can:
Place a music box or a plate of wet sand in the northeast or southwest.
9.The start of the Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for Hong Kongers to:
Get their fortunes told, though sometimes it’s better not to know.
Key to C
1. F 2. T. 3. T. 4. F. 5. F
Key to D
1. a 2. b. 3. c. 4. c.
Lesson C Christmas
Key to A
•1 a 2e 3 d 4 b 5c
Key to B
•1. At the Amari Atrium Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. •2. A 6-meter-high Christmas tree, made entirely of chocolates. •3. 50 kilograms
•4. 6
•5. 90%
Unit 1 Meeting New People
Lesson A College Life
Key to Exercise A:
•Questions-
•What do you usually do after class?
•What other activities do you take part in?
•Will there be a movie on this weekend?
•What about sports and extracurricular activities?
•Is there anything else?
Answers
•I usually go to the reading room or the library.
•There are always lectures and reports.
•Every Friday evening we can watch films or video in our department.
•Yes, of course. Jane Eyre will be shown.
• There are ball games and matches nearly every week. You can also join different kinds of clubs organized by the Student’s Union.
•Oh, yes. There’s always a dancing party on Saturday evenings.
Lesson B
University of Oxford
Key to Exercise A:
1.b 2.a 3.c 4.d 5.d
Key to Exercise B
•1. F 2. T 3. F
•4. F 5.T 6. T
Key to Exercise C
•1. undergraduates
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Unit 2 Sports
Lesson A The Olympic Spirit
●Key to Exercise B ●1. It is mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.
●2. At the present, there has not been a wording for professional athletes in China.
3. No. Two of them have rather negative opinions on the present athletic sport.
4. Sports management is beneficial to the promotion of the athletic sports level.
5. The Sydney Olympics is a watershed. Since its beginning, anti-doping has risen from traditional battle to the battle of biologic engineering.
Lesson B
The history of the Olympics ●Answers to Mind-mapping activities B.
●Group A ●1 Cities.
●2 The French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin. ●3 On July 15, 2001.
●4 Unity between Africa， the Americas， Asia ， Australia ， and Europe.
●5 Zeus.
●Group B
●1 Olympia，Greece.
●2 International Olympic Committee.
●3 “Faster， Higher ，Stronger”.
●4 Green Olympic, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics.
●5 Tokyo， Japan in 1964.
II. While-listening Activities
●A.
●1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5. T
B. summary
●The purpose of the first modern Olympics, which were held in Athens in 1896 was to help athletes and through competition and provide a way for athletes of all nations to ●During the sports competitions in Baron de Coubertin designed the Olympic rings in 1913, which
of the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the two American continents, represented by one ring. Stronger".
●Olympia, Greece to every new Olympics. In this way, the Olympic flame links the old and new games
Lesson C The Flame
●
●
●
●
●(chorus)
●
●
●And we're together again
●My friends, will you show us the way
●
●
●
●
●And looks to you and me
●(chorus)
●
●
●
●Key to B
a. We travel on, guided by the flame
●b. The fire within makes you reach out to the goal
●c. Since ancient times we've come together in the light of the flame
●d. look to your heart you will find the flame
Unit 3
Education
Lesson A Pre-school education in the U.S.A
Key to Exercises
B.
•forty; five; three or four; two-thirds
• eighty-thousand; ten percent.
C.
1. Young children in pre-school programs learn colors and numbers. They identify common objects and letters of the alphabet to prepare for reading. They sing and play games that use numbers and maps. They learn to cooperate with teachers and other children. Many pre-school programs include activities to help young children learn about the world around them. For example, children visit places like zoos, museums and fire and police stations.
2. He may not be ready for kindergarten since many American kindergartens now require skills taught in early education programs.
Lesson B Developing Children’s Creativity
Key to exercises in part II.
•4-3-2-1
B.
1. C 2. b 3. a 4. a
Lesson C. Hillary’s view on Education
Key to Exercises
A.
The first speaker:
The policy will possibly libel（slander or hurt) 25% of the teachers in America as ineffective. It has not done what it needs to do to help children.
The second speaker:
The policy has unfortunately not been either founded or implemented effectively or appropriately. It does a disservice(damage or obstacle) to the educational process. It penalizes schools and teachers.
B.
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5.F
Unit 4 Man and Nature
Lesson A
The Effect of Global Warming
⏹Effects :
⏹Increasing global temperature will cause sea level to rise, and is expected to increase the intensity of extreme weather events and to change the amount and pattern of precipitation. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.
Key to exercises in Part II
⏹A.
⏹ Africa and Asia; Latin America; Industrial countries; small island nations.
⏹B.
⏹F F F T F T
⏹C. Global warming
⏹⏹⏹ ⏹ ⏹ ⏹ Lesson B
Global warming and the melting soil
⏹Key to Exercises:
⏹A.
⏹F T T F T
⏹B.
⏹1. top authorities; 300 scientists; eight nations; impact
⏹2. sea levels; feet high; 100 years.
Top 10 things we can do to reduce global warming
⏹1. reduce, reuse, and recycle.
⏹2. use less heat and air conditioning.
⏹3. change a light bulb.
⏹4. drive less and drive smart.
⏹5. buy energy-efficient products.
⏹6. use less hot water.
⏹7. use the off switch.
⏹8. plant a tree.
⏹9. get a report card from your utility company.
⏹10. encourage others to conserve.
⏹D. A gigantic tornado
Unit 5
News I
Lesson A : The lead of News
⏹Key to Exercise B: ⏹1. rescued a newborn baby
⏹2.might help counter the effects of global warming.
⏹3. a responsible withdrawal of U.S.forces
⏹4. will be remembered; Bolt’s sprints
⏹5. the Oscar ceremony; the 80 years academy awards
⏹6. a financial rescue package; the global financial crisis.
⏹7. Al-Qaeda remains the single greatest threat to the U.S.
⏹8. five million; have been taking part in the biggest earthquake drill
⏹9. The two main opposition parties in Pakistan; have a clear majority.
Lesson B
Financial News
⏹Key to Exercise B:
⏹Lead: President Barrack Obama is facing an early decision on trade policy
⏹Further details: travel to Canada; are warning of disastrous consequences; embraces protectionism. ⏹Background information:
⏹1. the U.S. House of Representatives passed an economic recovery plan; works hand-in-hand; Congress
⏹2. the House and Senate; American-made steed; public-works projects.
Lesson C
A report on Bird Flu
⏹Key to Exercise:
⏹A.
⏹1. a 19-year-old man
⏹2. The cause of his sickness has now been confirmed as the deadly H5N1strain of bird flu. ⏹3. Cambodia
⏹4. He is known to have eaten poultry.
⏹5.He has been kept isolated and is in a stable condition.
⏹B.
⏹1 F 2 T 3 F4 F 5 T
⏹C.
⏹1. confirmed; fortunate; spreading; Cambodia; here; around the world
⏹2. resurfaced ; a dozen;
⏹3. fear; mutating; transmitted.
Unit 6 society
Lesson A
Getting Rich Quickly?
⏹Key to Exercise B:
⏹Speaker A : You are gullible. You shouldn’t believe everything you read, especially on the Internet. ⏹Speaker B: All I have to do is first send some money to the person who sent me the letter, After that he will tell me how to earn much more money.
⏹C.
⏹The person at the top: asks the people below him for money, and then tells them to go and ask other people for money while sending some of it back to him. ⏹The people at the bottom: give their money to the people above them, and they get nothing. They end up losing.
Lesson B
Violent Crime Increase in U.S
Key to Exercise C:
⏹1. But the largest increase was in the West. Violent crime in that part of the country rose almost five percent.
⏹2. Northeastern states had the smallest increase. It was three percent over the same period last year. ⏹3. The report shows that violent crime rose nationwide, especially in cities with populations between half a million and a million.
Lesson C
A School Shooting in Finland
⏹Key to Exercise B: 6-3-2-5-1-4
⏹Key to Exercise C:
⏹1. the police line; midday; dinner ladies
⏹2. the school’s public address system; should remain in their classrooms; five boys and two girls ⏹3. assumes; to be confirmed by
⏹4. arrived in the schoolyard; contact with; gave command to ; responded; was hurt.
Unit 7 Culture and History(I)
Lesson A What is culture?
Key to Exercises in Lesson A ⏹A.
⏹Definition A: People’s knowledge about art, music, and literature.
⏹Definition B: All the ways in which a group of people act, dress, think, and feel.
⏹B.
⏹1. long sloping forehead
⏹2. scars into or tattoos on body
⏹3. Use rouge, lipstick, eye shadow, perfume, and hair spray to increase attractiveness.
⏹C:
⏹1.Why do many people cut scars into their bodies or tattoo themselves?
⏹ d
⏹2. Which of the following would expose the dead body on platforms for birds to eat?
⏹ a
⏹3. Which of the following is not true?
⏹ d
⏹4. Why does the speaker mention the Flathead Indians?
⏹ c
Lesson B Culture shock
Key to Exercises ⏹A:
⏹1. Much of what he has learned about interpreting the actions of people around him is suddenly irrelevant.
⏹2. Serious impact of the individual’s feelings of self-worth.
⏹3. Fatigue, irritability and impatience.
Unit 8 Culture and history (II)
Lesson A
Such a historic City!
Key to Exercise C ⏹Nelson’s Column:
⏹It was built
⏹Westminster Abbey:
⏹Tower of London: It is a famous Madame Tussauds: There you can see Sometimes, it’s hard to
Lesson B
Pubs in Britain ⏹Key to C:
⏹1. all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, just spend a couple of quiet hours.
⏹2. pay for your round; that you buy a drink for everyone in your group.
Lesson C Columbus Discover America?
Key to A
F T F F T F
KEY TO B
1. He was born in Italy.
2. Sept 9, 1492
3. Oct 12, 1492; They arrived on a small island in the Bahamas.
5. He died a disappointed man.
Key to Exercise C ⏹1. He set out to solve a major problem. Europeans wanted spices from India and China, but it was costly to import them overland or sail them all the way around Africa. Columbus decided to find a new sea-route from Europe to Asia. ⏹2. A month and 3 days.
⏹3. Columbus believed he was near the coast of Asia and the islands of the East Indies. So he called the people who greeted him Indians.
⏹4. While Columbus’s voyage opened up a whole new world for Europeans to explore, it ultimately spelled a disaster for the Native Americans. Columbus made 1492 one of the pivotal years in world history. And for both good and bad, the New World and the old were changed forever.
Unit 9 Holidays and Festivals
Lesson A Thanksgiving Day
Key to Exercise A
⏹The passage talks mainly about the origin of Thanksgiving Day and the significance of celebrating this festival.
Key to Exercise B
⏹1. Thanksgiving originated in 1620.
⏹2. They sailed to America on the Mayflower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.
⏹3. Pilgrims waited for the harvests all summer long with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield
rich beyond expectations. Therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Key to Exercise C
⏹C.
⏹ thanks; friends; holiday; success; prospect; appreciative; relationship; interaction; gratitude; equally; value; Additionally; pursuit; granted.
Lesson B Spring Festival
Key to A
1. D 2. B 3 . D. 4. D
Key to Exercise B
⏹1. People born in the year of Snake:
⏹It’s a good year for unmarried snakes to get married.
⏹2.People born in the year of Pig:
⏹Pigs will enjoy good luck in their careers, probably getting that hard-earned promotion.
⏹3.People born in the year of Rabbit:
⏹Unmarried rabbit people will likely hook up with someone from their past, though the relationship might not last very long.
⏹4. People born in the year of Ox and Goat:
⏹Ox and Goat people will be the target of vicious gossip, and will be prone to digestive problems.
⏹5. People born in the years of Dragon
Dragons born in the spring and summer will experience changes for the worse in their careers and in love.
6. To ward off gossip, people should :
Place a sheet of pink paper in the centre of their home or office.
7.Through Fengshui, people can increase their luch with money, people can:
⏹Place a glass of water to the north.
8. To improve health, people can:
Place a music box or a plate of wet sand in the northeast or southwest.
9.The start of the Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for Hong Kongers to:
Get their fortunes told, though sometimes it’s better not to know.
Key to C
1. F 2. T. 3. T. 4. F. 5. F
Key to D
1. a 2. b. 3. c. 4. c.
Lesson C Christmas
Key to A
•1 a 2e 3 d 4 b 5c
Key to B
•1. At the Amari Atrium Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. •2. A 6-meter-high Christmas tree, made entirely of chocolates. •3. 50 kilograms
•4. 6
•5. 90%