READING COMPREHENSION:
A True or False!
Quote part of the article to justify your answer.
1 The value of data is abstract and can only be appreciated in the distant future.
2 Information about the health of a community can be obtained by tracking rubbish.
3 The current national food system only aims at profit.
4 More than 50% of the food produced is thrown away.
5 Even if a banana doesn’t look attractive, it is usually consumed.
6 Vegetables that travel long distances to the market are treated with pesticides.
7 At present, a farmer risks little when moving his produce from farm to market.
8 Community-supported agriculture might lead to reduced waste of food.
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B Choose the correct answer:
1 What was the speaker’s first occupation?
A Farmer
B Data analyst
C Garbage collector
D Roboticist
2 What did Trash Track do?
A It collected rubbish.
B It recycled rubbish.
C It followed rubbish.
D It counted rubbish.
3 What was the use of “robots that dive into sewers and sample wastewater”?
A They report on the health of communities.
B They clean up the untreated sewage before it reaches the sea.
C They track the wastewater all the way to its final destination.
D They give sewage a bad name.
4 Why did the speaker leave MIT?
A To create a company involved in distributing food.
B To become a farmer.
C She had a job offer from another, more prestigious university.
D To study tomatoes.
5 Which of the following places is NOT mentioned as one where food is thrown away?
A Field.
B Grocery store.
C Home.
D School.
6 Which aspect of food does the speaker’s company want to emphasize?
A Size.
B Taste.
C Price.
D Appearance.
7 What does the speaker want to emphasize by describing the two tomatoes?
A The image of sun-drenched fields.
B The hard work that is involved in producing tasty vegetables.
C The value of data.
D That great effort does not necessarily produce satisfactory results.
8 What will the speaker’s e-commerce platform ultimately achieve?
A To improve the quality of food produced.
B To reduce the travelling distance of the products.
C To connect farmers to customers, thus minimizing losses.
D To make people appreciate the value of small farms.
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