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a) its	c) it is
b) it`s	d) it
9. Agriculture still … one of its largest and most important industries.
a) remain	c) remained
b) remains	d) remaining
10. Most small farms are … farms.
a) confused	c) heterogeneous
b) mixed	d) blended
11. The work on farms is … mechanized.
a) high	c) highly
b) higher	d) the highest
12. Grain crops … with combines.
a) harvested	c) is harvested
b) harvest	d) are harvested
13. Mineral fertilizers and chemical means of plant protection … on a large
scale.
a) is applied	c) apply
b) are applied	d) applied
14. Now the main tendency is that small traditional farms … because they
cannot compete with modern big industrial farms.
a) are disappearing	c) are working
b) are appearing	d) are functioning

15.	About a third of Britain`s agricultural land is arable and … rest is pasture
and meadow.
a) -		c) a
b) the		d) an
16.	The cool climate and the even distribution of rainfall … favourable for
growing all kinds of crops.
a) be		c) is
b) am		d) are
17.	Animal husbandry is the most … branch of British agriculture.
a) more important		c) importanter
b) important		d) importantest
18.	The main branches of animal husbandry now … cattle breeding, sheep
breeding and poultry farming.
a) is		c) was
b) are		d) were
19.	Hop growing for the brewing industry is developed in Britain, … .
a) to		b) two

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c) too	d) either
20. Farmers in Britain grow …, potatoes and sugar beets.
a) lemons	c) pineapples
b) bananas	d) oats
	Revision Test № 13

1. Today Scottish agriculture … three per cent of Scotland`s working

population.
a) employ	c) employed
b) employs	d) will employ
2. The weather is suiable for both winter … spring crops.
a) but	c) but also
b) and	d) as well as
3. Sunflowers and sugar beets are the main … crops.
a) industrial	c) grain
b) vegetable	d) fruit

4. … land use has shifted significantly since Ukraine declaired independence

from the Soviet Union in 1991.
a) agriculturalist	c) agricultural
b) agriculturist	d) agriculture

5. About 95 per cent of Ukrainian wheat is winter wheat planted in the … and harvested during July and August of the following year.

a) spring	c) autumn
b) winter	d) summer
6. Corn is … third important feed grain in Ukraine.
a) the	c) an
b) a	d) –
7. Sunflowerseed is Ukraine`s chief … crop.
a) cottonseed	c) linseed
b) oilseed	d) soybean
8. Sugar beets … primarily in central and western Ukraine.
a) has grown	c) is grown
b) grows	d) are grown

9. In the early 1990s approximately 27% of the total land area of the United

Kingdom … to crops.
a) is devoted	c) was devoted
b) will be devoted	d) had been devoted

10. Organic farming … artificial chemicals that can damage the environment

and human health.
a) does not use	b) do not use

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c) not uses		d) does not uses
11.	In the south-east of England and the lowlands of Scotland grain, potatoes
and sugar beet … .
a) growed		c) is grown
b) grows		d) are grown
12.	The UK is the fourth largest … of cereal and oilseed crops in the EU.
a) producer		c) productive
b) produce		d) productivity
13.	American farmers are famous all over the world … big crops.
a) of		c) about
b) for		d) in
14.	The weather is suiable for both winter … spring crops.
a) but		c) but also
b) and		d) as well as
15.	In 1984 there … more than 2.3 million farms in the country.
a) are		c) was
b) is		d) were
16.	… the one hand it is explained by the generousity of the nature.
a) in		c) for
b) from		d) on
17.	The hand work … by machines.
a) are forced out		c) is forcing out
b) is forced out		d) will be forcing out

18. They stress the big role of family farms in American history, and assure that

the … corporations care only about high profit.
a) no family	c) non-family
b) not family	d) non family
19. The enormous … in the production of basic foods has created problems of
oversupply in Europe and the USA.
a) increased	c) decrease
b) increasingly	d) increase
20. … most important farm crops are wheat, barley, oats, sugar beets, potatoes,
and green fodder crops.
a) a	c) an
b) the	d) –

	Revision Test № 14
1. Organic farming has demonstrated the … of the ecological approach.
a) validating	c) validation
b) validity	d) valid

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2. Organic farmers may not grow as much corn or soybeans … their industrialized neighbours, but their costs are far lower, the soil generally richer,

and their crops healthier.
a) but also	c) so
b) and	d) as

3. The peasant farms of the past … largely self-sufficient, producing just enough foodstuffs for their cultivators, with perhaps a small surplus for the local market.

a) are	c) has been
b) were	d) had been

4. The art of making land more productive … throughout the world.

a) practiced	c) is practiced
b) practices	d) practice

5. The success of American farmers is caused … the considerable investments in the agriculture and the rise of workers` qualification.

a) by	c) from
b) for	d) in

6. Due to the constant selective-breeding, the increase of productiveness and

stableness of cereals … .
a) were achieved	c) achieved
b) was achieved	d) achieves

7. A hundred years ago half of the labour force … on the farms.

a) work	c) works
b) worked	d) had worked

8. In 1984 there … more than 2.3 million farms in the country.

a) are	c) was
b) is	d) were

9. Agriculture of the USA and the UK … many differences.

a) are	c) has
b) is	d) have
10. Corn is … third important feed grain in Ukraine.
a) the	c) an
b) a	d) –

11. Agriculture in Great Britain is … and highly mechanized.

a) intensify	c) intensity
b) intension	d) intensive

12. Agronomy embraces the branch of agriculture that deals … the development and practical management of plants and soils to produce food, feed, and fiber crops in a manner that preserves or improves the environment.

a) of	b) with
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c) about d) in

13. The term “agronomy” represents the disciplines of soils, … and related

sciences.
a) breeds	c) crops
b) cultures	d) standards

14. In the soils area, specialties … soil microbiology, soil conservation, soil physics, soil fertility and plant nutrition, chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry and

mineralogy.
a) disclose	c) conclude
b) exclude	d) include

15. Agronomists who work as soil scientists play extremely … roles in helping preserve water quality and preserve natural environment.

a) more important	c) the most important
b) important	d) an important

16. In prehistoric times, humans … from foraging to cultivating specific crops,

probably wheat or barley, for their food value.
a) shift	c) are shifting
b) were shifting	d) shifted

17. This natural … eventually made these food plants better adapted to continued cultivation because they were more easily harvested.

a) choice	c) selection
b) election	d) pick

18. Molecular components of soil constituents … to determine basic interactions affecting plant growth and nutrition, and soil and water quality.

a) studies	c) is studied
b) study	d) are studied

19. More, than 40% of all agricultural production in Ukraine is grown without using of any pesticides and, as a result, Ukrainian food is the … and safely in

Europe.
a) most natural	c) natural
b) more natural	d) naturalest
20. Ukraine is also famous because … corn, watermelon, tomato, apple and
pear.
a) for	c) off
b) of	d) in
	Revision Test № 15

1. There are problems of land degradation, technological problem, pollution of

environment and … using of lands.
a) rational	b) irrational

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c) rationality	d) irrationality
2. High percentage of humus (more than 7%) helped farmers to gather high
harvest without any … .
a) fertility	c) fertilize
b) fertilization	d) fertilizers

3. Plowing with … did allow the colonist to farm more land but it did increase

erosion and decreased soils fertility.
a) oxess	c) oxs
b) oxen	d) oxes

4. In the U.S., farms … from the colonies westward along with the settlers.

a) spread	c) spred
b) spreaded	d) spreads

5. In the early colonial south raising tobacco and cotton … common, especially through the use of slave labour until the Civil War.

a) is	c) will be
b) was	d) were

6. Soybeans were not … cultivated in the United States until the 1950s, when

soybeans begen to replace oats and wheat.
a) wide	c) wildly
b) wild	d) widly

7. The largest … of grains making up 2,3% of total of farms, produce about 50%

of wheat in the country.
a) manufacturers	c) manufacturer
b) manufacture	d) manufacturing
8. In 1987 the target price for wheat … $4,38 per bushel.
a) is	c) were
b) will be	d) was

9. Thus policy of support of sugar manufacturers in the advanced countries results in decrease of the producers incomes in the … advanced countries.

a) less	c) few
b) little	d) a little

10. The creation of … conditions for the manufacturers of cotton in the USA results in decrease of the incomes in Egypt and Mexico.

a) favour	c) favourite
b) favourable	d) favourer

11. Management techniques developed by agronomists … terracing, strip cropping, and reduced tillage methods to reduce soil erosion.

a) conclude	c) exclude
b) include	d) exclusion

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12. GIS is also extremely … in identifying type and extent of pest infestations.

a) use	c) usefulness
b) useless	d) useful

13. Agronomists play a crucial role in assessing land quality to assure an

environmentally … use of land.
a) friendly	c) friendship
b) friend	d) friendless

14. Agronomy involves selective breeding of … to produce the best crops under

various conditions.
a) fish	c) plants
b) birds	d) animals

15. Plant breeding has increased crop yields and has improved the nutritional

value of several crops, … corn and wheat.
a) include	c) including
b) includes	d) included
16. Agricultural soil scientists study ways to make soils more … .
a) productive	c) productiver
b) productively	d) productivity
17. Agronomists … plant and soil scientists who work to improve crops and
agricultural productivity while effectively managing pests and weeds.
a) is	c) be
b) are	d) was
18. … offers excellent career opportunities for individuals with appropriate
collegiate training.
a) Agronomic	c) Agronomist
b) Agrarian	d) Agronomy

19. Numerous agronomy graduates are also involved in the sale of agricultural

products, which are … to today`s economy.
a) vitality	c) vitals
b) vital	d) vitalize

20. Erosion … remove all or part of the topsoil and subsoil, leaving weakly

developed soil.
a) have to	c) must
b) should	d) can

Revision Test № 16

1. It may take hundreds of years to form one inch of soil from paternal material. Only the top of few inches are … in the sense being able to sustain plant growth.

a) productive	c) product
b) production	d) productivity
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2. The “life” cycle of soil is influenced by at … five classic soil forming factors: regional climate, biotic potential, topography, parent material, and the passage of time.

a) lest	c) last
b) least	d) lost

3. A carrer in agronomy will keep you … the center of efforts to increase the supply of high-quality food, feed, fiber, fuel, and even pharmaceuticals while

protecting and preserving the environment.
a) out	c) on
b) inar	d) under

4. Agronomists come from many different backgrounds, urban and … , and include those with both farm and nonfarm experiences.

a) city	c) village
b) rural	d) country

5. Customer-oriented agribusiness firms … to farmer`s needs for products and

management information.
a) responding	c) is responding
b) was responding	d) are responding

6. Beginning … new products development, agronomists play a pivotal role as a

liason between the farmer and the company.
a) with	c) in
b) on	d) without

7. Large, diversified agricultural industries with increasing investments in other countries also count on agronomists to help … .

a) those	c) they
b) their	d) them
8. There … different soils throughout the world.
a) is	c) is not
b) are	d) are not
9. Five important factors … the specific soil that develops.
a) influence	c) had influenced
b) influences	d) was influencing
10. … is the hilliness, flatness, or amount of slope of the land.
a) Genetics	c) Topography
b) Plant pathology	d) Biochemistry

11. In many areas, moist, poorly drained soils … in low areas, and depressions

of the land.
a) locate	c) are located
b) is located	d) located

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12.	Both plants and animals … to create a soil.
a) help		c) is helping
b) helps		d) was helping
13.	Agronomists have many opportunities for working … .
a) international		c) internationale
b) internationally		d) internationalization
14.	My future in agronomy is extremely … .
a) promise		c) promised
b) promising		d) promisingly
15.	The … and ongoing development of agriculture, enabled by science, is the
focus of agronomy and agronomists.
a) revolution		c) evolvement
b) evolution		d) development
16.	Soil … minerals and water to plants.
a) provided		c) provides
b) provide		d) providing
17.	Soil is the habitat for … organisms.
a) a few		c) much
b) few		d) many
18.	Agricultural soil scientists examine the … of roots and their relation to the
soil.
a) developed		c) development
b) develop		d) developing
19.	As early as 7000 BC wheat and barley … at Jarmo, in present-day Iran.
a) are grown		c) was grown
b) is grown		d) were grown
20.	In prehistoric times, humans shifted … foraging … cultivating specific

crops, probably wheat or barley, for their food value.

a)of; to

b)from; to

c)with; into

d)so; as

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Розділ ІV. Situations

1. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

You have received some hard-earned vacation time. You saved enough money to take a one-week vacation anywhere in the world you would like to go. Where will you go? Explain why you would visit this location. What will you see when you are there?

2. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

Do you think that money can, buy happiness? When has money made your life easier?

3. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

Your partner from die UK decides to visit you in Ukraine. What Ukrainian dishes will you make to give your friend a taste of Ukrainian food?

4. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

What role does technology play in our society? How has technology improved our lives? How has technology made our lives worse?

5. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

The invention of the Internet has made it possible to communicate with people around the world instantly and to gather information on any topic. Is the Internet a good or bad tool for people to use? Why?

6. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

What do you believe to be the greatest problem in today's society? Describe where you see it. Explain why you consider it to be so bad. How does it affect society as a whole and the individuals?

7. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

Your pen pal from the USA asks you how things have changed in Ukraine since its independence. What, in general, will you tell him/her? What are the most positive/negative changes that have happened since then?

8. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

You are going to start a new business. You have money, you have space, and you have workers. What product/service will you sell? How will you advertise this product? Give a sample advertisement motto.

9. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

What stereotypes do you think foreigners have about Ukraine? Do you feel these stereotypes are correct? What can you do to change these stereotypes?

10. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

Advertise the hotel you are living in. What do you like there?

11. Прокоментуйте ситуацію письмово.

You are planning a visit to London. What would you like to see in London?

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