Unit 3A words & phrases
processing
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Sanitary-sanitation
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diminish
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hazard
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Vary-variety-various
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Level off- attack
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Suffer from
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severe
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Contaminate-contaminated
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outbreak
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hospitalize
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integral
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Digest-digestion
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raw
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virulent
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intestines
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Infection-infectious
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confined
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Sole-solely
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detect
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demand
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priority
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compulsory
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Virtual-virtually
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eliminate
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Flock of birds, sheep…
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undergo
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Diligent-diligently-
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feasible
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Digest-digestive
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Unit 3A Comprehension Questions
How
Safe Is Our Food?
- What is the
reading mainly about?
a. Progress
should be made to lessening the occurrence of foodborne disease.
b. Disease
investigators have to try hard to find the sources of the disease and prevent
them in the future.
c. In most
cases, contaminated food and water are the factors to be blamed for illness.
d. The food we
eat should be handled properly to reduce the risk of contamination from
foodborne bacteria.
- The word ‘integral’ in line 31 is closest in meaning to
a.
inconvenient
b. crucial
c. indirect
d. conventional
- The word ‘this’ in line 105 refers to
a. unrelated
cases
b. the
investigators’ prevention of virulent diseases in foods
c. finding out
the faults in the food’s journey to our tables
d. detecting the
disease at an early age
- All of the following statements are true according to the text EXCEPT
a. PulseNet is
used to match types of bacteria using DNA.
b. Before the
Rudolph case, Levitt did not see foodborne illness as a serious health problem.
c. Even a single
disease-causing bacterium is dangerous because it can become billions in a day.
d. In the last
paragraph, ‘the pioneers’ refers to people who create new bacteria-resistant
foods.
- From lines 109-127 we can understand that
a. To prevent
food bacteria from spreading to people, keep the food preparation environment
clean.
b. People in
Brazil try to keep food at the correct temperature.
c. Brazilians
realized that bacteria are an integral part of a healthy life.
d. Public health
officials found out that mangoes were washed in contaminated water at a farm in
Brazil.
- The word ‘compulsory’ in line 148 is closest in meaning to
a. profitable
b. mandatory
c. likely
d. diligently
- In line 38 the statement ‘Nearly
all raw food, too, has bacteria in it. But, the bacteria that produce foodborne
illness are of a different, more virulent kind’ means
a. All raw food
cause deadly infection.
b. Foodborne
illness is a compelling public health problem.
c. The bacteria
in food is more harmful than other bacteria.
d. When eaten,
some bacteria cause more severe illness than others.
- Which three ways to prevent food bacteria from spreading are
mentioned?
ANSWERS
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. d
6. b
7. d
8 These include
washing raw food and hands, keeping the food preparation environment clean, and
keeping food at the correct temperature.
Unit 3B words and vocabulary
Alter-alteration
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Resist-resistant
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Herbicide X Pesticide
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Point out
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Manipulate-manipulation
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battle
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Nutrition-nutritional
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notwithstanding
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trait
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breeding
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conventional
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insert
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Implicated-involved
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Allergy-
Allergic to |
Modify-modification
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Adequate-adequately
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malnourish
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pest
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Deficient-deficiency
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Go blind
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skeptic
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Exaggerate-exaggeration
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diminish
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gene
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Unit 3B Comprehension Questions
Genetic
Engineering
1)
What
is the reading mainly about?
a- benefits of biotech foods
b- diseases caused by genetically
modified foods
c- advantages and disadvantages of
genetically modified foods
d- production of genetically modified
foods
2)
The
word “adequately” on line 100 can best be replaced by
a- clearly
b- enough
c- neatly
d- fast
3)
The
word “the rest” on line 113 refers to
a- insects
b- crops
c- chemical pesticides
d- water
4)
On
line 69, the statement “Lab tests have linked fumonisins with cancer in
animals” means
a- Animals with cancer can be observed
in labs.
b- Cancer can be cured with fumonisins
in labs.
c- Lab researchers believe there is no
relation between fumonisins and cancer.
d- According to lab tests, fumonisins
may cause cancer in animals.
5)
All
of the following statements are true according to the text EXCEPT
a- Genetic alteration is a new process.
b- Fumonisins may cause cancer in
animals.
c- Most scientists believe that
genetically engineered crops are really harmful for the environment.
d- Genetic engineering can be a solution
to food shortage and hunger.
6)
In
paragraph VI, we can understand that Allison Snow
a- trusts genetically engineered crops
completely.
b- has some doubts about genetically
engineered crops.
c- doesn’t want to comment about
genetically engineered crops.
d- is against genetically engineered
crops.
7)
On
line 141, the phrase “Golden rice alone won’t greatly diminish vitamin A
deficiency” means
a- Golden rice alone can cure vitamin A
deficiency.
b- Golden rice may cause vitamin A
deficiency.
c- Golden rice alone is not enough to
decrease vitamin A deficiency.
d- Golden rice increases vitamin A
deficiency.
8)
Give
three ways that genetic engineering can address the problems of food shortage
and hunger.
Answer
Key:
1)c
2)b 3)a 4)d 5)a 6)b 7)c
8)
by increasing crop quantities and nutritional value, offering crop varieties
that resist pests and disease, and providing ways to grow crops on land that
would otherwise not support farming.
