Unit 1 Exercises: Reading in Depth In this section, there is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A. extensive B. affect C. considerate D. pesticides E. persistently F. consistently G. effect H. purely I. incorporate J. budget K. reduce L. merely M. worth N. intensive O. conventional Some people prefer organic food rather than non-organic food. What advantages can this benefit us? And how can this 1. _______ us? Let me give you some facts based on researches. First, organic foods are often more expensive. Farmers do not use 2. ___________ or other chemical related products in exchange so that it requires more 3. __________ labor. That is why it is said that it is more expensive than the usual price of non-organic food. Second, organic foods often taste better. For example, researchers at Washington State University had proven through lab test trials that the organic berries were 4. ____________ judged as sweeter. In addition to that, new research verifies that some of the organic products are often lower in nitrates(硝酸盐) and higher in antioxidants (防止硬化成分) than 5. ____________ food. Third, organic foods have higher nutrient levels. Based on dietary patterns, American nutritionist Virginia Worthington confirmed that there were higher levels of nutrients in organic products. On the average organic foods do contain higher levels of trace minerals, vitamin C and antioxidant phytonutrients(植物营养). Lastly, organic foods 6. ________ health risks. Because organic products are grown 7. _______ natural which do not use chemical fertilizers and other pesticides, 8. __________ researches came to conclude that organic produce reduces cancer and other diseases caused by the said chemicals to human body. So will you go for organic foods? It is now up to us what to choose. If you would go for organic foods, but if you think that it's too expensive, then plan for it and make a 9. ________ for your health diet. It will not be waste of your money. I always believe that anything is 10. _______ it if it is for your health.