Everyday Vocabulary Agriculture Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

AGRICULTURE

A country which wishes to be __1__ in food will encourage its __2__ to produce as much as possible so that it will not be dependent on food imports.

A country which wishes to be __1__ in food will encourage its __2__ to produce as much as possible so that it will not be dependent on food imports.

If there is not much rain, __3__ must be built on rivers to provide water to __4__ the land.

If there is not much rain, __3__ must be built on rivers to provide water to __4__ the land.

If the land is not naturally rich, chemical __5__ must be used to make it __6__.

If the land is not naturally rich, chemical __5__ must be used to make it __6__.

Then __7__ (of wheat, rice etc.) will grow, the __8__ will be good, and in addition, the __9__ (cattle, sheep etc.) will have grass to eat.

Then __7__ (of wheat, rice etc.) will grow, the __8__ will be good, and in addition, the __9__ (cattle, sheep etc.) will have grass to eat.

Then __7__ (of wheat, rice etc.) will grow, the __8__ will be good, and in addition, the __9__ (cattle, sheep etc.) will have grass to eat.

If this does not happen, the __10__ sector of the country’s economy will suffer and the country will have to import food from abroad.