B5 L4 Lab-Grown Meat (Grammar Check)

Can you imagine _____(take) a bite of a steak that was grown in a Petri dish* instead of on a farm?

Many start-ups have begun to develop a special new production process ______ meat is created by taking animal stem cells, transforming them into primitive fibers, and combining these fibers to form muscle tissue.

• which

• in which

• what

• that

The final product is known ____ “lab-grown meat,” and it’s a thought-provoking recent trend that is backed by both Bill Gates and agricultural giant Cargill.

The widespread support for producing meat in this way is ____ the fact that it has several substantial advantages compared with more traditional methods of meat production.

• ever since

• because

• due to

• despite

First, one could argue that traditional meat production ​ ​ (a)   , such as farms or factories, hardly ever have animals’ best interests ​ (b)   . Growing meat in a laboratory instead helps ​ (c)   the need for slaughterhouses as well as the unethical treatment of animals. In other words, you could rest ​ (d)   that the lab-grown beef patty on your plate didn’t come from a cow that had to endure physical or mental ​ (e)   .

• facilities
• at heart
• eliminate
• assured
• torment

Better still, lab-grown meat could help make meat production more sustainable. The ​ (a)   of livestock needed to fulfill the current global demand for meat actually takes a heavy ​ (b)   on the environment. According to FAO, it ​ (c)   nearly fifteen percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Experts ​ (d)   that by switching to lab-grown meat, emissions could be lowered by up to ninety-six percent.

• raising
• toll
• accounts for
• estimate

The ​raising of livestock needed to fulfill the current global demand for meat actually takes a heavy toll ____ the environment.

Experts ​estimate that by switching to lab-grown meat, emissions could be lowered ___ up to ninety-six percent.

In addition, many claim it won’t just be the

environment that ____.

• benefits

• benefit

• benefiting

• benefited

However, _____ the evident advantages of this

forward-thinking method of food production, there are

also some concerns surrounding this meat of tomorrow.

• despite

• although

• in spite of

• even if