The World Bank thinks climate change and population growth will put pressure on farming to become more productive.    

4.Which word means: ‘more environmentally friendly’?

Greener.    

5. True or false: Goldman Sachs predicts the market for automated tractors will be worth $240 billion in five years.

False. Goldman Sachs estimates the market for agricultural robotics will be worth $240 billion over five years.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. Farming has become increasingly mechanised over the years.

2. I’ve never set foot in a shopping mall. I buy everything in local markets.

3. Mark is on the up. He’s just got a job at a top bank.

4. I decided to dispense with our second car. One’s enough for my family.

5. Our workforce has shrunk over the last ten years.

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