Please summarize the following article in 200 to 250 words (8%). Based on your summary, design FIVE cloze test questions (7%) and ONE mixed question (混合題) (5%) for PTHS 12th graders. The cloze test questions should each have four options and the correct answers should be included.

       Hot chili peppers can illicit big reactions: flushing in the face and ears, panting, tearing up, sweating, and maybe even some swearing. Chilis are inherently dramatic—and even by its own standards, the peppers have had an explosive couple of years.

       Severe climate conditions might cause another shortage of sriracha hot sauce after a lapse in 2022 for the same reason. In 2023, a product with a single tortilla chip made with two of the hottest peppers in the world was pulled from shelves “out of an abundance of caution,” though a 14-year-old’s family says he died after eating the chip. Meanwhile, over the last year or so, panic that peppers are being purposefully grown to be less spicy have been inflamed by conspiracy theorists.

      On the other hand, certain farmers are pushing back on the alleged “weakening” of peppers by cultivating barely-fit-for-human-consumption levels of heat. There’s also the popularity of viral internet series like “Hot Ones,” where celebrities eat chicken wings basted in hotter and hotter sauces, and “hot” snack varieties that have grown to include Cinnefuego Toast Crunch and Carolina Reaper chocolate.            Regardless of whether you prefer milder peppers or boundary-pushing spice, it seems like there is less and less middle ground for the curious foodie. Do you have to settle for only mild or life-choice-questioning hot, with nothing in between? And is our understanding of a chili’s heat— largely through the 112-year-old Scoville measurement process—even accurate?

       “There’s no denying things are going in two different directions,” says Ted Ballweg, chili farmer and owner of Savory Accents. There are two camps, he says: one that prefers flavor over heat, and the other pushing the limits of how spicy chilis can be.

       For those of us noticing weaker chilis at the supermarket, something else might be at play. As food historian and novelist David DeWitt, known as “The Pope of Peppers,” points out, part of the reason is simple profit.

       “Generally, the larger the chili, the milder it is,” says DeWitt. “These days, jalapeños are getting to be about six inches long, when they used to be about three. Farmers are deliberately breeding for larger pods because they get paid by the poundage. Larger chilis weigh more, so they get paid more.”

       Brad Rubin, Agri-Food Institute sector manager at Wells Fargo, told the Food Institute that yes, peppers are getting bigger and less flavorful because larger, more consistently spicy peppers sell better in stores.

       To be clear though, DeWitt says in his experience he hasn’t found products like sriracha (which uses very common serrano peppers) to be any less spicy than before. Abstracted from National Geography

Please identify ONE core concept from the unit “Mammon and the Archer.” (e.g. competencies, genre, discourse, critical thinking, language skills, etc.) Then, design a FOUR-period course based on the core concept within the reading text. Teaching objectives, activities, and assessment must be included. VIII. Curriculum Design 20% Reflect on your teaching experiences over the course of the past years. Is there anything that you wish to teach your students but didn’t because of the lack of time. Please design a 6-8 week elective course for PTHS 12th graders as a graduation gift from you. Course description, objectives, syllabus, activities, and assessment must be included. Old Anthony Rockwall was a successful millionaire who believed money could solve any problem. Therefore, when he noticed that his son, Richard, had been quite upset lately, he assured him that money could be the solution to all his troubles. Richard, however, disagreed. “There are some things that money can’t accomplish,” he replied. “Tell me something money won’t buy,” Anthony challenged. Richard told his father that money couldn’t buy time. He then explained that he was desperately in love with Miss Lantry but had had no chance to express his feelings. The reason was that Miss Lantry was a popular socialite and every moment of hers was filled with engagements. Furthermore, she was going to depart for Europe in two days and would stay there for two years. The only time Richard and she could be alone was a few minutes the next evening, when the two would take a cab together to the theater— hardly enough time for him to declare his love. As Richard and Miss Lantry were on their way to the theater, Richard accidentally dropped the ring. He got out of the cab to look for it, and when he returned with the ring, a car stopped right in front of them. The cab driver tried to pass the car but was cut off by a wagon. Soon, the cab got stuck in a traffic jam. As they waited for the road to clear, Miss Lantry was curious about the ring and asked if she could see it.... Later that evening, Aunt Ellen informed Anthony that Richard and Miss Lantry were engaged. She described the traffic jam and how it had given Richard the time to propose to Miss Lantry. She announced that it was the ring, a symbol of love, that had brought the pair together. Anthony did not argue with her. He just said that he was glad to see the boy get what he wanted.

       The next day, a man showed up at Anthony’s house to report how much money he had paid drivers and policemen to create the traffic jam. The millionaire gave the man a check and jokingly asked if he had seen a naked fat boy shooting arrows at the scene of the traffic jam. “No,” said the man, confused. Anthony laughed, satisfied with himself for having proven that money could buy time. However, was it money or the ring that brought love?

Reflect on your teaching experiences over the course of the past years. Is there anything that you wish to teach your students but didn’t because of the lack of time. Please design a 6-8 week elective course for PTHS 12th graders as a graduation gift from you. Course description, objectives, syllabus, activities, and assessment must be included.