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Keys to Unit 4 Alcoholic drinks and drinking culture Section A Chinese alcoholic drinks and drinking culture Passage 1 Reading comprehension 1 F 2F 3T 4T 5T II Verbal expression 1略 2略 Critical thinking and cultural exploration Chinese liquor vs vodka and whisky Transcript Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Traditionally, vodka is made by the distillation of cereal grains or potatoes that have been fermented, though some modern brands use other substances, such as fruits or sugar. Since the 1890s, the standard Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Czech vodkas are 40% alcohol by volume, abbreviated as ABV. The European Union has established a minimum of 37.5% ABV for any European vodka to be named as such. Products sold as “vodka in the United States must have a minimum alcohol content of 40%. Even with these loose restrictions, most vodka sold contains 40% ABV. Vodka is traditionally drunk neat, which means not mixed with any water, ice, or other mixer, though it is often served chilled in the vodka belt countries: Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. It is also commonly used in cocktails and mixed drinks. Whisky is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains, which may be malted, are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden barrels, generally made of charred white oak. It is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels. (240 words) Baijiu seeking overseas market expansion In the city of Luzhou in Sichuan, at the confluence of Yangtze and Tuo rivers, is one of the core areas of Chinese alcohol industry. Over 200 l