[单项选择]Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables ______ the black market.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for

[单项选择]Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables ______ the black market.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for

[单项选择]We do not necessarily grow wiser as we grow older.
A. 当我们长大后，没必要变得更聪明了。
B. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们未必会变得更聪明。
C. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们不是必然会变得更聪明。
D. 当我们长大后，未必就会变得更加聪明。

[单项选择]We do not necessarily grow Wiser as we grow older．
A. 当我们长大后，没必要变得更聪明了。
B. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们未必会变得更聪明。
C. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们不是必然会变得更聪明。
D. 当我们长大后，未必就会变得更加聪明。

[单项选择]Why was the Gardens built
A. The King Hammurabi wanted to show off his wealth.
B. It was built as a symbol of the Mesopotamian civilization.
C. Nebuchadnezzar had a passion for mountain surroundings.
D. Nebuchadnezzar wanted to pleased his wife or concubine.

[单项选择]By comparison, farmers receive more government subsidies than others.
A. in the developing world
B. in Japan
C. in Europe
D. in America

[单项选择]Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important influence because ______.
A. they form such a large part of Norwegian ideal
B. their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal
C. their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society
D. they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life

[单项选择]Why did farmers reject Newbold's plow ( )
A. Their horses were frightened by it.
B. They preferred lighter tools.
C. It was too expensive.
D. They thought it would ruin the land.

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Farmers in the developing world hate price fluctuations. It makes it hard to plan ahead. But most of them have little choice: they sell at the price the market sets. Farmers in Europe, the U.S. and Japan are luckier: they receive massive government subsidies in the form of guaranteed prices or direct handouts. Last month U.S. President Bush signed a new farm bill that gives American farmers $190 billion over the next 10 years, or $83 billion more than they had been scheduled to get, and pushes U.S. agricultural support close to crazy European levels. Bush said the step was necessary to “promote farmer independence and preserve the farm way of life for generations”. It is also designed to help the Republican Party win control of the Senate in November’s midterm elections.
Agricultural production in most poor countries accounts for up to 50% of GDP, compared to only 3% in rich countries. But most farmers in poor countries grow just enough for themselves an
A. in the developing world
B. in Japan
C. in Europe
D. in America

[单项选择]Jack's parents were both farmers.

[单项选择]Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by ______.
A. resorting to spot-spraying
B. consulting infrared scanning experts
C. transforming poisoned rain
D. detecting crop problems a[ an early date

[单项选择]American farmers' situation was becoming worse NOT because______.
A. the Great Depression took place
B. they were no longer self-sufficient
C. the Agriculture Adjustment Act was unconstitutional
D. unfavorable weather conditions brought about crop losses

[单项选择]The local farmers suffered heavy damage because of the flood.
A. 地方的农民遭受了洪水的沉重损失。
B. 地方的农民遭受了沉重损失因为洪水。
C. 当地农民遭受了巨大的损失就因为洪水。
D. 洪水使当地农民遭受了巨大的损失。

[单项选择]While the total number of farmers engaged in agricultural production is barely half ______ it used to be in 1959, the size of the average farm has tripled.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. how

[单项选择]Through their great efforts, the farmers have turned the______ hill into an orchard.
A. isolated
B. barren
C. chilly
D. frail