If you think GM food sounds far away from you, you are totally wrong. In fact, you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to Xinhua News Agency, in China, the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also, China buys some GM plants from other countries, such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products.

A reporter once said, “In China, more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans.” So it’s possible that we eat GM food every day!

Scientists have changed GM plants’ DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more harvests. Many people think it’s against nature. Also, they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health.

Is GM food safe? There’s no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food, you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home.

1. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, _____people in the world aren’t eating GM food.

A.20% B.40% C.60% D.80%

2.In China, people grow GM plants for sale like ______.

A.cotton and papaya B. soybeans and corn

C.cotton and corn D.soybeans and papaya

3.What does the underlined word “harvest” mean in Chinese?

A. 損失 B. 種子 C.收成 D. 疾病

4. Which of the following is NOT TURE according to the passage?

A.In fact, GM food isn’t far away from us.

B.People use the GM plants to make other products.

C.In China, about a quarter of cooking oil is soybean oil.

D. Some people say that the GM food causes tumors.

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. It’s about GM plants grown in the laboratory.

B. It’s about cooking oil made from GM soybeans.

C. It’s about some facts about GM food around us.

D. It’s about studies about the safety of GM food.

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