VOCABULARY QUIZ 7  (N-O)
Name..................................................

Part A.  Recognition (1 each = 15 points)
Write the number of the word next to the correct definition.

1. niece
2. nephew	__ your sister's daughter
3. onion			
4. opinion	__ vegetable
5. oven	__ hot place for cooking
6. nonsense		
7. ocean 	__ crazy talk, not true


1. nail
2. neck	__ you hammer it
3. net	__ you catch fish in it
4. nylon	__ nothing, zero
5. nil	__ between head and shoulders
6. needle		
7. owner

1. original
2. on sale	__ at a lower price
3. out of date	__ unemployed
4. out of work	__ new, the first 
5. narrow	__ not wide
6. nervous
7. necessary
 
1. offer
2. nod	__ need to pay money 
3. order		
4. owe	__ move your head
5. organize	__ go around another car
6. overtake		


Part B. Cloze  (1 each = 10 points)
Choose from these words to complete the passage:

neither	normal	opportunity	 	
nature	navy	ounces
oval	notice	neat	
orange	never	nowadays


Unnatural Tomatoes--The Way of the Future?


The next time you go to a big supermarket like Al-Fair or Matrah Cold Stores, take a look at the tomatoes.   If you compare the tomatoes grown in Oman with the tomatoes imported from Holland, you will (1).................................. some differences immediately.  The Dutch tomatoes are all the same size and color, and they are all exactly the same perfectly  round shape.   Each one weighs exactly six (2)...................  (175 grams). There they sit in nice (3).................................. rows, waiting to be bought.  They look like something produced by a machine, not by (4)................................... .

On the other hand, the local Omani tomatoes are different sizes and shapes.  There are large ones and small ones.  Some are round and others are more egg-shaped or (5)..................................,  and they range in color from yellow or (6).................................. to bright red.   They are much cheaper than the tomatoes imported from Holland, and more importantly, they taste much better .

The Dutch tomatoes are just one example of a vegetable that has been specially engineered for shipping to international markets.  Scientists have found ways to grow tomatoes that have strong skins and are not too soft or juicy, so that they won't be damaged during shipping.  In Holland these tomatoes are picked by machines while they are still green, and then a special gas is used to make them all turn red at the same time.  After that another machine sorts them into groups by size and weight.  In the end you have vegetables that are (7).................................. natural-looking nor good to eat.  And it gets worse:  Tests have shown these tomatoes contain less vitamin A and C than tomatoes that are grown and processed in the (8).................................. way.

Specially engineered foods like the Dutch tomatoes are common (9)............................, and will probably become even more common in the future.  So while it is still possible, take the (10).................................. to buy local, farm-grown vegetables.  Even though they don't look as perfect as the imports, they are cheaper -- and better for you!

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