Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Answer key 221

4·4 1. a 6. b

2. c 7. a


3. b 8. c


4. c 9. c


5. a 10. b
   4·5 1. c (v.) 6. a (n.)


6. j (n.) 7. i (v.)


7. f (n.) 8. e (adj.)


8. h (adj.) 9. g (adj.)


9. b (adj.) 10. d (adj.)
   4·6 Paragraph 2: f Paragraph 8: a
   Paragraph 3: l Paragraph 9: b
   Paragraph 4: k Paragraph 10: j
   Paragraph 5: c Paragraph 11: i
   Paragraph 6: g Paragraph 12: d
   Paragraph 7: e Paragraph 13: h
   4·7 1. b


10. a


11. c


12. b


13. b


14. a


15. T


16. F


17. T


18. T


19. F


20. F


21. Terminator crops are sterile and cannot produce seed.


22. GE crops and foods have not been proven safe and are harmful to the environment.


23. GE crops mature earlier, contain more nutrients, resist pesticides and herbicides, and produce higher
    yields.


24. Most of the studies are conducted by the companies that produce GE seeds and products.


25. Organic farming increases yields, improves soil quality, reduces pests and disease, restores traditional
    breeds, and produces better-tasting, more nutritious food.
    4·8 1.✓ 4.✓
    2.✓ 5. X


26. X6. X
    4·9 1. b 4. a


27. b 5. b


28. a
    4·10 1. a.✓ b. X


29. a.✓ b. X


30. a. X b.✓


31. a. X b.✓


32. a.✓ b. X


33. a. X b.✓
    4·11 Answers will vary.
    4·12 Answers will vary.