Question

[Nguyễn Thị Thủy Tiên]

Fill in the blanks with words given

by             overtaxed               even                food                parts               systems troubles              off                  occurred              plan

Foremost among Vietnam’s agricultural (1)……..was exceptionally adverse
weather, including a drought in 1977 and major typhoons and widespread flooding in
1978. The drought (2)……Vietnam’s modest irrigation (3)…………., and the
floods damaged them. In addition, the floods reportedly reduced cattle herds
(4)……..20%. The size of this loss was indirectly confirmed in Vietnamese statistics
that showed a leveling (5)…….of growth in livestock inventories (particularly of
cattle) between 1978 and 1980. Throughout the Second Five-year (6)…….., and
especially in the late 1970s, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and spare (7)……….for
mechanical equipment were in short supply.

Despite their troubles having (8)………., for the most part, fairly early in the
plan period, the severe reversals in agricultural sector greatly diminished hopes of achieving self-sufficiency in (9)………….production by 1980. the 1980 grain target
eventually was lowered from 21 million tons to 15 million tons, but (10)……..that
amount proved unattainable.

Answer 1

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Foremost among Vietnam's agricultural troubles was exceptionally adverse weather, including a drought in 1977 and major typhoons and widespread flooding in 1978. The drought overtaxed Vietnam's modest irrigation systems amd the flood damaged them. In addition, the floods reportedly reduced herds of cattle by 20 percent. The size of this loss was indirectly confirmed in Vietnamese statiss that showed a levelling off of growth in livestock inventories (parularly of cattle) between 1978 and 1980. Throughout the Second Five-Year Plan, and especially in the late 1970s, chemical fertilizers, pesides, and spare parts for agricultural machinery were in short supply.

Despite their troubles having occured, for the most part, fairly early in the plan period, the severe reversals in agricultural sector greatly diminished hopes of achieving self-sufficiency in food production by 1980. The 1980 grain target eventually was lowered from 21 million tons to 15 million tons, but even that amount proved unattainable