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b. The whole town is suffering from the new ……..of rats.

c. The minister’s opinion has created ……..of controversy.
d. He got a …………cut above his eye in the accident.

e. Some animals do not have a natural ………
f. Mosquitoes seem to have become …….to the toughest insecticides.

g. He is in ………due to all the failures in business.

B. The word 'devour' refers to a style of eating. It means ‘eating hungrily’.
The following words also refer to different styles of eating. Use a
dictionary to find their meanings.

a. munch ……………

b. nibble ……….
c. gobble …………

d. gnaw ………..
e. swallow .................

C. Write whether the following sentences are True or False.

a. The first use of pesticides caused further problems to the
farmers.

b. The shopkeepers made the farmers buy many pesticides.

c. Mahendra Yadav admits that the farmers used chemicals carelessly.
d. The pesticides not only killed the pests but also increased the
fertility of the land.

e. Mahendra Yadav expects that the moths will go away one day.

D. Answer the following questions.

a. Why do you think Mahendra Yadav says “these insects will eat
us alive"?
b What did the farmers hope when they bought the pesticides for
the first time?
c. What was the ‘nasty surprise’ for the farmers?

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