Задание

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\(\boxed{11}\) Прочитай текст и заполни пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занеси цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
Strategy

  1. Read the text through once.
  2. Look at the parts of sentences 1-7.
  3. Read the paragraph that contains the first gap and look for clues:
    • Are there any reference words to help you?
    • Is there a linking word before or after the gap?
  4. Look for a clause that changes or continues the "flow".
  5. When you've decided on the appropriate clause, check that it fits grammatically and follows the sense of the text.

Useful tips

  • Recommended time – 10 minutes.
  • Remember, there is an extra clause there, just to confuse you!
  • Pay attention to the words before and after the gap and punctuation.
  • It is important to be able to follow the "flow" of a text and to understand how parts of a text are connected.

Agriculture

The history of agriculture started thousands of years ago. What does agriculture mean? This is the science and art of growing crops, cultivating the A_____, and raising livestock. It implies preparing crop and animal goods for the use of humans as well as their distribution to markets.

How did everything start? In ancient times people spent most of their days hunting B_____ and harvesting wild plants before the situation changed completely. About 105,000 years ago, people started gathering C_____, and then they understood that further planting would allow them to get crops. Step by step people discovered how to D_____ and root crops, and settled down to an agricultural lifestyle. Agriculture also became the predominant source of profit for much. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world.

Researchers are not completely sure why people did the change from hunting only to harvesting, but climatic change may have played a drastic role. People were able to prepare the soil to get crops. When something happened with the harvests, they might consume the surplus food or trade it for other products.

Agriculture E_____ for the majority of the world's food and textiles. Agricultural items include cotton, wool, and leather. These goods may differ from one region to another. Among other types of agriculture, hydroponics and aquaculture can be mentioned. Both entail water farming.

Unfortunately, the rapid development of farming methods has resulted in overconsumption of water resources, high levels of erosion, and fertility of the soil is reduced. There is not enough water to continue farming using F_____. With the help of technological advancements, farmers nowadays are able to make agriculture more sustainable.

  1. grow grain

  2. collect harvest

  3. soil

  4. is responsible

  5. wild animals

  6. wild seeds

  7. current practices

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