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October sixteenth is World Food Day.This day is also the anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(F.A.O.).The UN agency leads international efforts to defeat world hunger.It was created in 1945.
The F.A.O.says more than one hundred fifty countries are to hold special events to celebrate World Food Day.At F.A.O.headquarters in Rome,for example,runners will compete in a five-kilometer race through the city’ s historical area.Events in other countries include discussions among experts,press conferences and musical programs.
The message of this year’s World Food Day is“investing in agriculture for food security”.The F.A.O.says,“During the early 1990s,the foreign aid for agriculture was nine thousand million dollars each year.But now, it has declined to less than five thousand million dollars a year.”Yet, the F.A.O.estimates that more than eight hundred and fifty million people around the world do not get enough food.
The UN agency notes that seventy percent of the world’s hungry lies in the farmers who grow small amount of food.Many also face problems of feeding themselves.The F.A.O.says agricultural aid could help small farmers make a profit from their crops.Farmers would also be able to feed their families throughout the year and re-invest in their farms.They could buy better seeds,equipment and chemical fertilizers to help their crops grow.
Muhammad Yunis.the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to improve the lives of poor people,as well as his Bangladesh microfinance organization,the Grameen Bank,has lent small amount of money to poor people who are unable to get traditional loans,especially women.Minister Yunis says that he plans to give his share of the one million three hundred thousand dollars Nobel award to good causes.He says he wants to establish an eye hospital and start a project to produce low-cost food for the poor.
21.To celebrate the World Food Day, how many kinds of activities are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
22.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The F.A.O.is established to invest in agriculture for food security.
B.The foreign aid for agriculture has reduced by nearly 50%in recent decades.
C.The Grameen Bank has provided large amount of loans for poor farmers.
D.Yunis will donate his entire Nobel award to help solve the hunger for the poor.
23.With agricultural aid,farmers can_________________.
A.promote the production of crops
B.produce low-cost food
C st money in other fields
D.help to improve crop seeds
24.The writer wrote the passage mainly to____________.
A.give an introduction of the F.A.O.
B.inform us of the situations of the world food
C.appeal for more investment on agriculture
D.show how to deal with the world’s hunger
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