400MHW TOEFL - T1 - Food crops

Match the words with the correct definitions:

1)​ (a)   [adv.] badly or unfavorably; with a negative effect

2)​ (b)   [n.] the process of supplying (something, such as land) with water by using artificial means (such as pipes)

3)​ (c)   [v.] to become stronger or more extreme; to make (something) stronger or more extreme

4)​ (d)   [v.] somewhat formal : to gain or get (something) usually by effort

5)​ (e)   [n.] the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light

• adversely
• irrigation
• intensify
• obtain
• photosynthesis
• adversity
• hydration
• magnification
• success
• respiration

Match the words with the correct definitions:

6)​​ (a)   [adj.] formed by adding together two or more amounts

7)​​​ (b)   [n.] water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, etc.

8)​ (c)   [v.] to make (soil, land, etc.) richer and better able to support plant growth by adding chemicals or a natural substance (such as manure)

9)​ (d)   [n.] the process of preparing and using (soil) for growing plants

10)​ (e)   [v.] to leave and never return to (someone or something); to stop doing or having (something)

• aggregate
• precipitation
• fertilize
• cultivation
• abandon
• addition
• rainwater
• orphan
• cultivate
• enriching

Complete the sentence with the correct word in the correct form:

The situation is getting worse. The fighting has _____ in the past week.

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The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen _____ tomorrow—either snow or sleet.

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In a process called _____, light energy is used to produce biochemical energy and the oxygen we breathe.

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The child had been _____ (by his parents) as an infant.

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These crops need more _____ or they won't survive. It's been a very hot and dry season.

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They purchased an _____ of 3,000 shares in the company.

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The information may be difficult to _____.

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Sales were _____ affected by the bad weather.