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Consumption of genetically modified (GM) food in China is expected to rise dramatically following that country’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). Faced with a flood of imports, China is seeking to raise the efficiency and quality of its agricultural output, analysts say.

For example, Hunan Province, China’s biggest producer of rice, is using genetic modification techniques to create a new generation of the legendary hybrid rice developed by agricultural scientist Yuan Longping. China wants to produce a new strain that can overcome the quality shortcomings of hybrid rice. The present strain lacks texture and fragrance compared with Thai rice and some species from north China. The province has pinned high hopes on biotechnology. Hunan’s agriculture sector is the largest in the country, but its crops are generally low in quality and cannot expect to cornpete well with post-WTO imports.

The super rice will be produced by inserting a corn gene into the hybrid rice. An extract of the wing bean gene will also be used to improve the variety’s stress resistance. The genetic arrangement will then be adjusted to improve its texture.

Questions 1—3
Complete the partial summary below. Choose ONE or TWO words from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 1—3 on your answer sheet.

China is gearing up to cope with the challenge of food imports, following its entry into the WTO. To do so, it is seeking to improve its agricultural output and quality using (1)_____ techniques. Hunan Province is seeking to develop a new strain of
(2) _____ which will have improved texture and flavor. The experiment involves adding (3)_____ from other species of crops.

Answer: 1-genetic modification/GM, 2-hybrid rice, 3-genes

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