Today experts all over the world are of the opinion that agriculture will affect the future of the world. The world has a serious food __(1)__ and the only way to solve __(2)__ is if more people take up __(3)__. Moreover since the 1980s, technology and finance jobs __(4)__ been the basis of America’s economy. __(5)__, in recent times, farmers’ incomes have risen __(6)__. It has also been a long time __(7)__ farming was a major source of employment, but data __(8)__ that unemployment in America is __(9)__ in states where farming is the __(10)__ occupation. As the demand for food is rising – what the world needs today is more farmers.
1)
a) trouble
b) problem
c) doubt
d) discussion
e) production
2)
a) how
b) usually
c) it
d) these
e) which
3)
a) farming
b) time
c) matter
d) offer
e) job
4)
a) also
b) has
c) not
d) have
e) were
5)
a) However
b) Instead
c) Despite
d) Again
e) Still
6)
a) much
b) up
c) above
d) sharply
e) highly
7)
a) when
b) since
c) while
d) as
e) after
8)
a) collected
b) informs
c) calculate
d) analysed
e) show
9)
a) lowest
b) smaller
c) decreased
d) important
e) not
10)
a) mostly
b) best
c) suitable
d) superior
e) main