ALS3 - U10 -LA-PG. 185: USING VOCABULARY

Scientists recently____ the genes of an apple tree to grow bigger.

• conventional

• modified

They did this change _____ a technology called genetic modification.

• advocate

• via

The new type of apples are three times the size of ______ones

• devoted

• advocate

• conventional

The scientists don't _____selling the new type of apple tree yet because more tests need to be done.

• devoted

• modify

• advocate

The scientists have____ themselves to testing the apples for the next few months.s

• modify

• devoted

• monitoring

Representatives from agricultural companies are closely_____ the tests.

• monitoring

• welfare

• monitor

Several food safety groups expressed______ opposition to the trees, saying that they were dangerous. Scientists hope that the test results will ______ these worries.

• intense / monitoring

• monitoring / intense

• intense / diminish

• diminish / intense

The agricultural companies and their scientists insisted that there was no danger, and that they always keep the ________ of the public mind.

• welfare

• conventional

The companies offered a large sum of money to ______ the costs of any health-related damage their new apple trees might cause.

• modified

• offset

• diminished