Break time:Honey bees
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1. Honey bees are among the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which transfer pollen between flowers to help them grow.
2. A honey bee dies after it has _ _ _ _ _. When it tries to get away, part of its body is torn off because its sting is barbed.
3. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." is a famous quote from Muhammad Ali (阿里,1942-2016), one of the greatest _ _ _ _ _ _ in history.
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4. Honey bees fly at a speed of around 24 to 25 km/h and _ _ _ _ their wings about 200 times a second.
5. A queen runs the _ _ _ _ _ _ hive. It is her job to lay eggs in her beehive.
6. Honey bees have a precise sense of _ _ _ _ _. A honey bee has 170 olfactory receptors compared to a fruit fly's 62 and a mosquito's 79.
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■Glossary
pollen (n) 花粉
barbed (adj) 有倒u的
beehive / hive (n) 蜂巢
olfactory (adj) 嗅覺的