Reading and use of english: Part 3
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Reading and use of english: Part 3
Read each sentence. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write only the word.
Rice crops fail in drought conditions or where the soil is too ____ (SALT).
So work is underway to 'climate-proof' rice so it can grow in even the most _____ (FAVOUR) conditions.
Drought affects 23 million hectares of rice annually, and salt is equally ______ (PROBLEM); it reduce
It reduces yields by 40% and consequently ____ (INTENSE) the pressures on food supplies.
Further reductions in yields are likely to due to climate ____ (STABLE).
Producing a super rice by mixing genes from drought-tolerant plants with those from another that exploits nitrogen _____ (EFFECT), thus enabling it to grow without fertiliser.
Comparing the new rice's _____ (PERFORM) with that ordinary rice.
For example, one team has developed a potato that is _____ (RESIST) to certain diseases.
It is hoped that developments such as this will ____ (LESS) the impact of climate change in developing countries.
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