Questions 1-3
Complete the sentences below with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS from the
passage. Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.
1. The banana was first eaten as a fruit by humans almost………years ago.
2. Bananas were first planted in ……...
3. The taste of wild bananas is adversely affected by its………..
Questions 4-10
Look at the following statements (Questions 4-10) and the list of people below.
Match each statement
with the correct person, A-F.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in
boxes 4-10 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once.
4. A pest invasion may seriously damage the banana industry.
5. The effect of fungal infection in soil is often long-lasting.
6. A commercial manufacturer gave up on breeding bananas
for disease resistant
species.
7. Banana disease may develop resistance to chemical sprays.
8. A banana disease has destroyed a large number of banana plantations.
9. Consumers would not accept genetically altered crop.
10. Lessons can be learned from bananas for other crops.
Questions 11-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage
1? In boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE
if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE
if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this
11. The banana is the oldest known fruit.
12. The Gros Michel is still being used as a commercial product.
13. Banana is the main food in some countries.
List of people
A Rodomiro Oritz
B David McLaughlin
C Emile Frison
D Ronald Romero
E Luadir Gasparotto
F Geoff Hawtin
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