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their children. 
PASSAGE 39 
ORGANIC FOOD: WHY? 
A recent NOP (1) poll found that 82 per cent of UK consumers want a return to traditional farming, even if it means 
paying more for food. To-day, many sins are laid of the feet of conventional farming. BSE, foot-and-mouth, 
pollution, obesity and the disappearance of sparrows have all been blamed on modern agriculture. And governments 
across Europe are keen to show they care. They are increasingly keen to be seen as promoting not conventional 
farming methods, but the new-age version: organic. Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, 
expanding by 25 per cent a year over the past 10 years. The German agriculture minister wants to make 20 per cent 
of German agriculture organic by 2010, and Denmark's agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. 
Organic farming is often claimed to be safer than conventional farming - for the environment, for our children and 
for us. Yet after lengthy and ongoing research worldwide, science continues to reject this claim. The UK's cross-
party House of Commons committee on agriculture announced that, despite exhaustive investigation, it had failed to 
find any scientific evidence to prove "that any of the many claims made for organic farming are always and 
invariably true". 
The notion that organic food is safer than "normal" food is contradicted by the fact that many of our most common 
foods are full of natural toxins. Yet educated Europeans are more scared of eating traces of a few, strictly regulated, 
man-made chemicals than they are of eating the ones that nature created directly. Why? For most of human history 
the more artificial and elaborate your diet, the better; when dominating nature was a constant battle, it was a sign of 
cultured living. The ancient Romans distinguished between foods not as proteins versus carbohydrates, or even meat 
versus vegetables, but as cultivated versus wild. Farmed animals were a more civilized food than game. Wine and 
bread, because they were created by man, were symbols of cultured living - only barbarians ate wild plants. Today, 
Europeans, surrounded by plentiful food, fear not nature, but science. Our obsession with the ethics and safety of 
what we eat with antibiotics in animals, additives, GM foods, and so on - are symptomatic of a highly technological 
society that has lost faith in its ability to put technology to a positive end. In this context, the less touched by human 
hand something is, the more virtue we see in it. 
A dominant contemporary fear is that we are wrecking nature. This is the real significance of the NOP poll. It is not 
a vote of positive support for "traditional" or organic farming - about which most of us are blissfully ignorant - but 
rather a vote against human intervention in the countryside. 
(1) NOP - National Opinion Polls: a leading market research organisation. 
1. According to paragraph one. 
A. European governments support organic farming. 
B. the reason why British consumers turn organic is obesity. 
C. modern agriculture is responsible for environmental degradation. 
D. the British believe traditional farming could be cheaper. 
2. What information does paragraph two provide? 
A. Organic farming is safer for the environment than for people. 
B. No proof has been found that conventional farming is worse than organic. 
C. The committee on agriculture raised objections to organic farming. 
D. The research on organic food was not entirely reliable. 
3. What does the author say about the ancient Romans? 
A. They didn't appreciate the meat of wild animals. 
B. They preferred meat to bread and vegetables. 
C. Their diet was healthier than that of modern Europeans. 
D. They introduced the distinction between proteins and carbohydrates. 
4. Which of the following is closest to the author's opinion? 
A. Organic food is favoured by those who support modern technology 
B. In ancient times people couldn't afford organic food. 
C. The British are more organic-oriented than other nations. 
D. Many people don't know much about organic farming. 
PASSAGE 40 
TO BECOME WEALTHY 
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As a kid, I always wanted to become wealthy. I knew if I could achieve this, I would be able to consider myself 
successful. At the time, I had no worries and felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill all my 
needs and wants. My simple philosophy of that time was if I was rich, I would definitely be content with my life. 
My father always stressed his belief that happiness includes much more than money. I can remember him lecturing 
me about how money does not make an individual happy; other things in life such as: health, family, friends, and 
memorable experiences make a person genuinely happy. At this time in my life, I took what my dad said for granted 
and did not give any thought to his words. All I could see was the great life my cousins had because they had 
everything a kid ever dreamed of. 
At a young age, I noticed society was extremely materialistic. The media seemed to portray the wealthy as happy 
people who add value to our society. My opinions did not change; in high school Í still sought a career that would 
eventually yield high salary. I still felt that the possibility of living life from paycheck to paycheck would 
automatically translate into my unhappiness. However, things changed when I decided to take an internship in the 
accounting department for the summer after my second year of college. 
Starting the first day on the job in the accounting department, I found myself extremely bored. I was forced to do 
monotonous work, such as audit eight thousand travel and expense reports for a potential duplicate. In addition, I had 
to relocate away from friends and family in order to accept the position. I was earning the money I always wanted; 
however, noticed that having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying. 
Í began to think back to what my dad always said. After a few months in the job, Í truly realized that money does not 
bring happiness. A more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary summer job for far less 
money. For me to understand that concept, it took an experience as painful as this one. i often contemplated how 
much money it would take me to do this as my everyday job. I concluded whatever the salary for this position I 
would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a career out of this job. 
As Í looked forward to the summer to draw to a close, I truly comprehended the meaning of my dad's words. 
Contrary to my prior beliefs, I firmly believe through experience that money cannot make a person happy. The term 
"wealth" is a broad term, and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in great memories, friends, family, 
and health. This I believe. 
1. In his childhood the narrator's idea of happiness was to . 
A. get what he wanted. 
B. live an interesting life. 
C. be an influential person. 
D. make other people happy 
2. The narrator heard what his father used to say, but did not .. 
A. believe him. 
B. agree with him. 
C. understand him. 
D. think over his words. 
3. From his early childhood till he finished school the narrator was convinced that. 
A. society was extremely unfair. 
B. media added value to society. 
C. money was the only thing that ensured happiness. 
D. the wealthy could not spend money properly. 
4. After the second year in the college the narrator decided to . 
A. start to work. 
B. quit his studies. 
C. change the college. 
D. take a summer course. 
5. The narrator's internship proved that . 
A. it was not a money-making job. 
B. he had chosen the wrong job. 
C. he could not cope with professional tasks. 
D. he had to get rid of his family and friends to keep the position. 
6. It became obvious to the narrator that he .. 
A. needed to think of another career. 
B. would like to work only in summer. 
C. would like to have a higher position. 
D. preferred ordinary non-professional work. 
7. The summer for the narrator was .. 
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A. monotonous and lonely. 
B. dragged out and boring. 
C. dynamic and satisfying. 
D. difficult but inspirational 
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