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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #37415 Farming

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Farming is the planet, but there could be a much more environmentally friendly way to feed ourselves: using renewable energy to carbon dioxide into food. This is becoming a : a company is building the first commercial-scale factory, near Helsinki in Finland, that will be able to make food directly from CO2. It will 100 tonnes per year, enough for 4 or 5 million meals.

comment operating turn produce reality include devastating

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Correct answer: devastating
Explanation: The word 'devastating' is an adjective that describes the severe negative impact of farming on the planet. It fits grammatically as it modifies the subject 'farming' and aligns with the context of discussing environmental harm.
Meaning: 'Devastating' means causing severe and overwhelming shock or grief, in this case, referring to the harmful effects of farming on the environment.
Wrong options:
include: The word 'include' is a verb that suggests adding something as part of a whole, which does not fit the context of describing the impact of farming.
operating: The word 'operating' is a gerund that refers to the act of functioning or managing, which does not convey the negative impact intended in this context.
comment: The word 'comment' is a noun that refers to a remark or statement, which is irrelevant in the context of describing farming's effects on the planet.
reality: The word 'reality' is a noun that refers to the state of things as they actually exist, which does not fit as it does not describe the impact of farming.
turn: The word 'turn' is a verb that means to change direction or position, which does not describe the negative impact of farming.
produce: The word 'produce' is a verb that means to create or generate, which does not fit the context of describing the harmful effects of farming.
Correct answer: turn
Explanation: The verb 'turn' fits grammatically as it indicates the action of converting carbon dioxide into food. It aligns contextually with the idea of using renewable energy for transformation.
Meaning: 'Turn' means to change or convert something from one form to another, in this case, changing carbon dioxide into food.
Wrong options:
include: The word 'include' is a verb that means to comprise or contain as part of a whole, which does not fit the context of an action being performed on carbon dioxide.
operating: The word 'operating' is a gerund that refers to the act of functioning, which does not convey the action of converting carbon dioxide.
comment: The word 'comment' is a noun that does not relate to the action of transforming carbon dioxide into food.
reality: The word 'reality' is a noun that refers to the state of things, which does not fit as it does not describe an action.
devastating: The word 'devastating' is an adjective that describes something harmful, which does not fit as it does not indicate an action.
produce: The word 'produce' is a verb that means to create or generate, but it does not convey the specific action of converting carbon dioxide.
Correct answer: reality
Explanation: The word 'reality' is a noun that indicates the state of something being real or actual. It fits grammatically as it serves as the subject complement, describing the situation of the factory being built.
Meaning: 'Reality' refers to the state of things as they actually exist, in this case, the actual development of a factory that produces food from CO2.
Wrong options:
include: The word 'include' is a verb that suggests adding something, which does not fit as it does not describe the state of the situation.
operating: The word 'operating' is a gerund that refers to functioning, which does not convey the state of the factory being built.
comment: The word 'comment' is a noun that refers to a remark, which is irrelevant in the context of describing the situation of the factory.
devastating: The word 'devastating' is an adjective that describes something harmful, which does not fit as it does not describe the state of the factory.
turn: The word 'turn' is a verb that indicates an action, which does not fit as it does not describe the state of the situation.
produce: The word 'produce' is a verb that means to create, which does not fit as it does not describe the state of the factory.
Correct answer: produce
Explanation: The verb 'produce' fits grammatically as it indicates the action of generating food from CO2. It aligns contextually with the information about the factory's output capacity.
Meaning: 'Produce' means to create or generate something, in this case, food from carbon dioxide.
Wrong options:
include: The word 'include' is a verb that means to comprise or contain as part of a whole, which does not fit the context of describing the factory's output.
operating: The word 'operating' is a gerund that refers to functioning, which does not convey the action of generating food.
comment: The word 'comment' is a noun that does not relate to the action of producing food from CO2.
devastating: The word 'devastating' is an adjective that describes something harmful, which does not fit as it does not describe the action of generating food.
turn: The word 'turn' is a verb that means to change direction, which does not fit the context of describing the factory's output.
reality: The word 'reality' is a noun that refers to the state of things, which does not fit as it does not describe the action of producing.

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