C True or false TRUE FALSE
1. Opium poppy production rose by 91% in Afghanistan last year.
2. Opium production was banned by the Taliban.
3. Grapes are more profitable than opium poppies.
4. Hamid Karzai, the leader of the new government, wants to continue
opium production.
5. People are afraid of the new police authorities.
6. Opium is cheaper this year than it was last year.
7. Most of the opium is bought by rich businessmen from Iran and Pakistan.
8. Most people believe Mr Karzai can stop opium production.
D Vocabulary work Find the words that mean:
1. A small room under the house, usually used for storing things.
2. The opposite of ‘clever’ or ‘intelligent’.
3. Covered in dust.
4. 10,000 square metres.
5. A small part of something (for example, a quarter or a tenth).
6. The time of year when crops are collected(fruit, vegetables and so on)
7. Frightened.
8. Very big.
9. A market in Arabic and other Middle Eastern countries.
10.Not popular.
Afghanistan’s deadly crop flourishes again
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