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IELTS · Part 1 · Cambridge 18 — Test 1

Urban farming: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–13 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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In Paris, urban farmers are trying a soil-free approach to agriculture that uses less space and fewer resources. Could it help cities face the threats to our food supplies? On top of a striking new exhibition hall in southern Paris, the world's largest urban rooftop farm has started to bear fruit.Strawberries that are small, intensely flavoured and resplendently red sprout abundantly from large plastic tubes.Peer inside and you see the tubes are completely hollow, the roots of dozens of strawberry plants dangling down inside them.From identical vertical tubes nearby burst row upon row of lettuces; near those are aromatic herbs, such as basil, sage and peppermint.Opposite, in narrow,…

Answers 1–13

  1. 1

    lettuces Note completion

  2. 2

    1,000 kg / 1000 kg Note completion

  3. 3

    consumption / food consumption Note completion

  4. 4

    pesticides Table completion

  5. 5

    journeys Table completion

  6. 6

    producers Table completion

  7. 7

    flavour / flavor Table completion

  8. 8

    Urban farming can take place above or below ground.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  9. 9

    Some of the equipment used in aeroponic farming can be made by hand.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  10. 10

    Urban farming relies more on electricity than some other types of farming.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  11. 11

    Fruit and vegetables grown on an aeroponic urban farm are cheaper than traditionally grown organic produce.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  12. 12

    Most produce can be grown on an aeroponic urban farm at any time of the year.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  13. 13

    Beans take longer to grow on an urban farm than other vegetables.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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