Break time﹕Chicken
【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]