Cotton farmers in some Indian villages are flooding to buy Coca-Cola and Pepsi, believing that the sugar in the fizzy(冒泡的） drinks kills pests . Farmers say scientists advised them to mix pesticides with a sugary syrup (糖浆) to control pests, and they found the mixture cheaper and more effective than pure chemicals---- although soft drink makers and scientists dismissed the claims.
N. Hamunayya, who has become famous in his village in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, said his crop survived an attack of pests which had resisted other solutions. "We found that all the colas had the same effect on pests. The pests became numb and fell to ground," he said.He said the drinks had all the elements they needed: they were cheaper, sticky, fizzy, and attracted ants, which swallowed the larvae( 幼虫）of the pests.
But Thirupathi Reddy, assistant director of the Regional Agri Research station, Guntur, says tests had denied such claims. " We conducted some field trials on cotton crop at our research station. There were no increases of productivity or deaths of pests," he says. Statements from Pepsi and Coca-Cola said there was " no scientific basis" for this practice. But their sellers are enjoying booming sales. Mantan Wali, who sells soft drinks in 17 villages in the region, said sales increased , thanks to the farmers. " For the 10 days between August and September I had booming business. Instead of just 30 cases ( each containing a dozen one-litre bottles) of cola I started selling almost 200 cases, " he said. " We expected the sales to fall suddenly after the argument over pesticide remains in the cola drinks. Now I have to keep extra stock （存货）for the cotton farmers, " he said.
68. N. Hamunayya has become famous because_______.
A. He is the first farmer to use cola to kill pests.
B. He is strongly against the use of cola to kill pests.
C. He successfully advised farmers to use cola to kill pests.
D. He himself successfully used cola to kill pests and saved his crop.
69. The underlined word in the passage most probably means_______.
A. fire B. agree C. misunderstand D. ignore
70. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Ants play a role in killing the pests.
B. All the farmers in India are using soft drinks to kill pests.
C. It's the scientists who advised farmers to use soft drinks to kill pests.
D. Now the sellers of soft drinks can sell more than 300 cases in 10 days.
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I have been t around the state of California for three weeks 73.
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Not everyone is rich and not everyone l near the beach. I first 75.
travelled southeast rich farmland then to the central part. 76.
They grow e here including cotton，vegetables，nuts and 77.
fruit．They raise cattle too．Then I traveled （far）southeast into 78.
mountains and desert. Californians are very friendly, they are 79.
from many different r and cultures. Every cuIture has its own 80. ，
music，food and art. I show great interest in them． 81.
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B. her dreams are never limited by her disability
C. she often dreams of moving freely without a wheel chair
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________
73. Who are in the same team with Crozat?
_______________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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Dear Christie，
I’m here in the National Park, in （southeast）California. 72.
I have been t around the state of California for three weeks 73.
now, It's very different from I have seen in American movies. 74.
Not everyone is rich and not everyone l near the beach. I first 75.
travelled southeast rich farmland then to the central part. 76.
They grow e here including cotton，vegetables，nuts and 77.
fruit．They raise cattle too．Then I traveled （far）southeast into 78.
mountains and desert. Californians are very friendly, they are 79.
from many different r and cultures. Every cuIture has its own 80. ，
music，food and art. I show great interest in them． 81.
Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.
Yours，
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