MONOCULTURE TRAP When “more of the same” quietly becomes a risk One pattern, hidden costs: A monoculture trap appears when one crop, one ide...

MONOCULTURE TRAP
When “more of the same” quietly becomes a risk

• One pattern, hidden costs: A monoculture trap appears when one crop, one idea, or one style dominates for too long. At first, the system looks efficient. Over time, however, it may become less (1) __________ in responding to change.
• Why the warning matters: In farming, fields that depend on a single variety can face disease more easily. In culture, repeated trends may push smaller voices aside. Communities that rely on one model often find it hard to (2) __________ the cycle.
• Look closer: The problem is not sameness itself, but the (3) __________ behind it. It can also narrow options (4) __________ local buyers, leaving communities less able to adapt.
• A broader lesson: The strongest systems are often those (5) __________ different methods, traditions, and needs existing side by side. In the long run, variety may help a system (6) __________ sudden shocks.

Question 1: A. flexibly        B. flexible        C. flexibility        D. flexed

Question 2: A. break        B. do        C. hold        D. catch

Question 3: A. food system industrial        B. industrial food system

C. system industrial food         D. food industrial system

Question 4: A. at        B. on        C. for        D. over

Question 5: A. allowed by        B. that allows for        C. allowing for        D. being allowed for

Question 6: A. standing        B. stand        C. to standing        D. being stood