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Lack of Vitamin A is the leading cause of blindness among children in develo
Lack of Vitamin A is the leading cause of blindness among children in develo
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2023-07-02
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Lack of Vitamin A is the leading cause of blindness among children in developing countries.
These children do not get enough Vitamin A in the food they eat.
In Africa, more than 3,000,000 children【B1】______blindness or sickness caused by lack of Vitamin A Scientists say sweet potatoes are rich in beta carotene(β-胡萝卜素)—the natural orange-colored【B2】______ that the human body needs to produce Vitamin A.
One recent study found that orange-colored sweet potatoes are an excellent food for families in southern and eastern Africa. Scientists from Kenya, Uganda and the International Potato Center in Peru【B3】______ the ten-year study. The scientists found that several kinds of sweet potatoes produce excellent harvests in some areas where Vitamin A【B4】______ is widespread. They said sweet potatoes provided large amounts of Vitamin A at a very low cost.
People in Africa liked the orange-colored sweet potatoes used in the study. Some people had thought Africans would not accept such potatoes because they are sweeter than 【B5】______ sweet potatoes. The traditional African sweet potato is white and 【B6】______ little or no beta-carotene. However, research studies and taste tests showed the new sweet potatoes are able to【B7】______ the local crops. Wanda Collins is a research【B8】______ at the International Potato Center. She says the study found that mothers in Africa accepted the orange-colored sweet potatoes. Women who knew the value of these potatoes continued to buy them when food【B9】______ caused price increases. Ms. Collins says the next step is to develop this【B10】______ crop in other areas of Africa. [br] 【B5】
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locally-grown
解析
此空需填入修饰成分,与空格后的sweet一起修饰potatoes。locally-grown“本地种植的”,不难听出是由两个单词组成的合成词,勿忘在locally和grown之间加连字符-。
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