WorksheetsAcademic English_Agriculture
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Fill in the blank. Write the full word. (No capitalization of any letters, please!)
There is a gr (a) concern that our water supplies will not prove adequate.
Identify the error in the following sentence.
Desalination is a process in which salt and contamination are removed from the water.
Desalination
in which
contamination
from
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As water shortages become more w (a) due to global warming, this solution alone will not be enough to solve the problem.
Choose the best answer.
A(n) ______ shows the relationship between organisms which feed on each other.
producer
food chain
source of energy
consumer
Find the words that bear the same meaning with GM foods.
genetically altered foods
bioengineered foods
natural produce
refined foods
transgenic crops
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So far, there is no e (a) that GM foods have any risks, but only time and more research will tell.
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Through gene biology, the genes of plants can be modified so that they will be d (a) -resistant and pest-resistant and still produce the same amount.
Identify the error in the following sentence.
A lot of people think we could be headed for trouble by tampering with Mother Nature and produce genetically altered food.
A lot of people
be headed for
tampering with
produce genetically altered food
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A number of people wonder if the foods that come out of genetic modification are safe for human c (a) .
Identify the error in the following sentence.
They're convinced that it will solve the world's hunger problems by boosting the nutritional content of foods, lead to a drop in pesticide and herbicide use, and result from more efficient and profitable farming.
They're convinced
the world's hunger problems
lead to a drop
result from more efficient and profitable farming
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Supporters of agricultural biotechnology think producing GM food is a m (a) in the right direction.
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Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, expanding ______ 25% a year over the past few years.
in
of
by
about
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_______ conventional farming, the organic approach means farming with natural, rather than man-made fertilizers and pesticides.
Whereas
Unlike
Contrary to
In contrast
On the other hand
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The goal of conventional agriculture is to m (a) the potential yield of the crops.
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GM farming is developed to provide people worldwide with more delicious food with high nutritional value. ______, organic cultivation offers consumers healthy food with premium freshness, taste and nutrition.
Like
Similarly
Likewise
In the same way
Instead
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An extensive review by the UK Food Standards Agency found that there was no _______ difference between organic and conventional crops.
statistics significant
statistically significant
significant statistically
significantly statistical
Choose the best answer.
To European environmentalists, the fact that organic methods require more labour and land than conventional ones to get the same yields is a good thing_____ to a farmer in rural Africa, it is a disaster.
,
;
; and
, and
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The flavour of a carrot has not much to ______ with whether it was fertilized with manure.
make
do
get
take
Identify the error in the following sentence.
Our obsessions with the ethics and safety of what we eat are symptomatic of a highly technological society that have little faith in its ability to use this technology wisely.
Our obsessions with
are symptomatic of
have little faith
to use this technology wisely
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The differences between fresh food and canned food are striking, and they deserve thorough i (a) .
