13 A: The banks denied loans to farmers. B: Farmers suffered from economic depression. C: The crop production began to be specialized. D: Farmers were faced with an extreme drought.

Why does the author mention the Spanish Civil War at the beginning of the passage? A: It had great impact on the life of Spanish rice farmers. B: It is of great significance in the records of Spanish history. C: Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are waging a battle of similar importance. D: Rice farmers in the Ebro Delta are experiencing as hard a time as in the war.

By the mid-1980s, farmers in Denmark（） A: used 50 per cent less fertiliser than Dutch farmers. B: used twice as much fertiliser as they had in 1960. C: applied fertiliser much more frequently than in 1960. D: more than doubled the amount of pesticide they used in just 3 years.

These crops are extremely ______ to clim...r the local farmers.

The lack of rain ________________ disaster for farmers. （spell）

80% of the population in China ____(is/are) farmers. A: is B: are

Climate change could have serious _______________ for farmers.

In the past__________. A: it was expensive for farmers to buy chemical fertilizers B: farmers grew pineapple on a small scale C: farmers made great profit by produing organic foods D: farmers received great help from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization

The farmers will be paid for their grain in ____ .

Which of the following may prove that the crop circles are not made by man A: The farmers couldn't step out of the field B: The farmers couldn't make the circles round C: The farmers couldn't leave without footprints D: The farmers couldn't keep the wheat straight up