Questões de Inglês - Comparativo e superlativo de adjetivos | Comparative and superlative para Concurso
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1. As used in paragraph 3, the best synonym for ‘ascend’ is ‘climb’.
2. As used in paragraph 3, the best antonym for ‘descend’ is ‘fall’.
3. According to the author, wicker is “a pliable twig to make items such as furniture and baskets”.
4. The words ‘higher’ and ‘lower’, as used in the last paragraph are examples of the comparative of superiority form of the adjectives ‘high’ and ‘low’.
Choose the alternative which presents the correct sentences.
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Importance of Aquaculture
Aquaculture involves the art, science and business of breeding aquatic animals and plants in fresh or
marine waters for human use. It also extends to the marketing of such organisms in a controlled environment. It is a kind of agriculture, and therefore, it requires inputs such as clean water and nutrients.
It also requires storage for harvested produce, transportation and marketing facilities.
Inputs often depend on the species that are farmed. Species lower on the aquatic food chain usually require less input, as they feed on microorganisms and are fine in just clean water. More inputs like fish or fishmeal, cereals, or grains are required, as we get higher on the food chain with species like salmon or tuna.
All over the world, the demand for seafood has increased because people have learned that seafood as part of regular diets are healthier and help fight cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and many other major illnesses.
Aquaculture will add to wild seafood, and make it _______ and accessible to all.
Aquaculture business provides tax and royalty revenue to local governments. Besides, there is also potential revenue from exports.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/qcbcfY. Access: 01/25/2018)
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Introduction to global food loss and food waste
Food losses and food waste are quickly becoming a top global issue, because while there are millions of families with children starving, others are living in abundance, with many others carelessly throwing food away. Many of us have wasted food in one way or the other, but the real food losses and waste matter is ______ than just consumer food waste.
From farming fields and storage places, through transportation, processing, market places, down to
consumption places such as homes, schools, restaurants and workplaces, more than half of all food
produced globally go to waste. This is a tragedy!
In developing countries, it takes a lot of man-power to produce food. In more advanced countries, machines and technology are used, but the drain on energy, destruction of vegetative lands, the use of chemicals and ______ impact on the environment are phenomenal. Putting all that together, it is clear that a major problem has emerged and we are all in a position to help in one way or the other.
(Adapted from: https://goo.gl/ySEn3F. Access: 01/23/2018)