Practice

Underline the sentence that is not related to the topic in each paragraph.

1 These years, Taiwan’s birth rate has been decreasing. In fact, Taiwan has the lowest birth rate in the world. The government has tried every possible way to raise the birth rate. Facts and statistics indicate that on average just one baby is born per woman. According to the 2009 annual (年度的) report from Population Reference Bureau (人口資料局), Taiwan surpassed (超越) both Macau and Hong Kong, which had had the lowest birth rate for the past five years.

2 It is not advised to heat a baby’s bottle in a microwave. The bottle may seem cool to the touch, but the liquid inside may become very hot and could burn the baby’s mouth and throat. Besides, heating the bottle of milk in a microwave can cause small changes in the milk. So breastfeeding (餵母奶) is much better. If it’s formula (嬰兒配方奶), there may be a loss of some vitamins. If it’s breast milk, some protective properties may be destroyed. Either way, it’s inferior to direct breast-feeding.