Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That's not to say that food produced by __1__ agriculture will disappear, __2__ simply that food buying patterns will polarize. It may even be that GM food will become the food of __3__ because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced __4__ use.

　　The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep __5 __with the world's __6__ population growth to ten or eleven billion. It's not __7__a question of more mouths to feed either. __8__ is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space, reducing the overall land __9 __for agriculture.

　　It may well be that in the long term it is the developing world __10__ benefits most from GM foods. It's true that for the next ten years or so GM crops may be __11__ expensive. But the lesson of personal computers is applicable here - once the technology has been developed for money-spinning crops, __12__ maize, soy beans and cotton, it will become __13__ for all. This doesn't mean, unfortunately, that families will __14__ , but severity and duration will be helped by an __15__ ability to produce and distribute food.

　　__16__ we move into this new era of agriculture we're embarking on a journey the world has seen any number of times with experiments before. We have been __17__ species of wheat for several thousand years. Genetic engineers like me are not doing anything as __18__ as making a cabbage into a cauliflower —— __19__ has been done by plant breeders in the past. We're simply tapping into the whole gene pool, __20__ concentrating on one species at a time.

　　1、A. conventional　　B. conversational　　C. converse　　D. contradictory

　　2、A. and　　B. or　　C. but　　D. rather than

　　3、A. dislike　　B. preference　　C. favorable　　D. disposal

　　4、A. genetic　　B. technology　　C. scientific　　D. pesticide

　　5、A. development　　B. time　　C. pace　　D. on

　　6、A. coming　　B. expected　　C. predicted　　D. thought-provoking

　　7、A. because of　　B. for　　C. from　　D. just

　　8、A. That　　B. Which　　C. It　　D. What

　　9、A. available　　B. portable　　C. affordable　　D. ready

　　10、A. that　　B. what　　C. which　　D. where

　　11、A. not　　B. too　　C. almost　　D. nearly

　　12、A. from　　B. like　　C. to　　D. excluding

　　13、A. affordable　　B. expensive　　C. countable　　D. exciting

　　14、A. appear　　B. disappear　　C. disclose　　　D. expose

　　15、A. disapproved　　B. disagreed　　C. inclined　　D. improved

　　16、A. When　　B. While　　C. As　　D. Because

　　17、A. refined　　B. developed　　C. developing　　D. refining

　　18、A. good　　B. realistic　　C. dramatic　　D. developed

　　19、A. that　　B. it　　C. as　　D. all

　　20、A. for　　B. rather than　　C. while　　D. and

　　參考答案：

　　1、A　2、C　3、B　4、D　5、C

　　6、C　7、D　8、D　9、A　10、A

　　11、B　12、B　13、A　14、B　15、D

　　16、C　17、D　18、C　19、C　20、B