UNIT 3. THE GREEN MOVEMENTPART I. PHONETICS

Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or

phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Every night, almost one billion people go to bed hungry. How can we feed all these (106)_______

people? Farmers all over the world have to content with weather, insects, and natural disasters, which

are capable of (107)_______ crops and ruining years of hard work. And the population is set to rise to nine

billion by 2050. Here are four possible solutions.

GM crops: Proponents of genetically modified crops (GM crops) claim that they will hugely (108)_______

food production. Scientists have developed drought-resistant and disease-resistant crops, more

productive crops, and crops with increased vitamins. Anti-GM protesters worry (109)_______ health risks

and damage to other plants that grow near the GM crops.

Vertical farming: Another answer could be to grow food in buildings. (110)_______ of vertical farming are

suggesting we construct multistory, climate-controlled farm buildings in the heart of our cities. One

indoor hectare of land would be (111)_______ to above five hectares outdoors, so we could grow year-

round crops that would easily feed whole cities. Opponents point to the cost, the increased energy used

and the effect on farmers.

Eat less meat Others say the solution lies not (112)_______ new technologies, but in eating less

meat. It takes about seven kilos of corn to produce one kilo of beef. That quality of corn will keep more

people (113)_______ than that quality of beef. But this is a message the world doesn't want to hear. Meat

consumption is rising steeply.

Increase aid: Rich countries have far more food than they need and waste vast amount of it - 6.7 million

tons a year in the UK (114)_______ . We can afford to send surplus food to people (115)_______ need it. We

could also simply give more money to developing countries, (116)_______ they can buy food. (117)_______

say that this makes people dependent on rich countries and is only a short-term solution.

106. A. undernourished B. unhealthy C . unbelievable D. undeniable

107. A. wasting B. destroying C. killing D. harvesting

108. A. strengthen B. rise C. increase D. enlarge

109. A. about B. to C. with D. on

110. A. Promoters B. Advocates C. Champion D. Spokesmen

111. A. same B. parallel C. alike D. equivalent

112. A. on B. to C. in D. over

113. A. alive B. lively C. vital D. active

114. A. lonesome B. lone C. lonely D. alone

115. A. whom B. which C. who D. what

116. A. because B. but C. so D. since

117. A. Reviewers B. Critics C. Analysts D. Judges