More people than ever are drinking coffee these days—but in
small quantifies than they used to. Some 62.
______ manufacturers of coffee makers are trying to make
63. ______ advantage of this trend by developing
diminutive machines that brew (煮) smaller amounts of coffee. Two U.S.
appliance companies—Black & Decker, basing in Towson, Maryland, and
Toastmaster Inc. of 64. ______ Columbia,
Missouri—has recently introduced "drip" 65.
______ coffee makers that brew one or two cup servings of coffee. Neither
of the products brew the coffee
66. ______ directly into a cup or mug, eliminating the need for
a separate carafe. Since many people make a pot of coffee in the morning
and drink only a single cup, the 67. ______ new coffee
makers should reduce the wasted coffee. Black & Decker’s Cup-at-a-Time
spends $27, while 68.
______ Toastmaster’s Coffee Break retails for $20. Black
& Decker also makes a coffee maker drips coffee directly into a
carry-around thermal 69.
______ carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle, is supposed to keep the
coffee fresh for hours. The product, called the Thermal Carafe Coffee-maker,
comes with a built-in lid that opens during the brewing process, closes
when it is completed. There ere several models, 70.
______ including one that fits under the counter, ranging from $60 to $110
at price.
71. ______