FOOD CROPS

Cultivation	With the development of land cultivation, hunters and gatherers were able to settle in one place	To abandon	To save their lives, the sailors had to abandon the sinking ship
Irrigation	In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farmland for irrigation	Adversely	Excessive rainfall in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops.
Precipitation	In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of precipitation ensures rich, green plant life	To anticipate	By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientists can anticipate some tremors in time to warn the public.
A famine	The potato famine in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century caused large numbers of Irish people to emigrate to America	To aggregate	It is impossible to judge last year’s performance without knowing the aggregate sales numbers.
Catastrophic	The architect died in a catastrophic elevator  /ˈelɪveɪtər/ acccident	To fertilize	This farm fertilizes tomatoes more than any other crops
To intensify	Jacob’s long absence intensified his certainty that he should marry Rose	A flood	The constant rain and poor drainage system caused a flood in town
To obtain	After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to obtain the job	An impact	The speech about the importance of education made an impact on me
Photosynthesis	Oxygen is a by-product of process of the photosynthesis	To persevere /pɜːrsəˈvɪr/	The hikers persevered despite the bad weather and the icy trail
To collide	As usual, their holiday was ruined when their in-law’s view on politics collided with their own	To plunge	He jumped off the diving board and plunged into the pool The value of the company’s stock plunged after its chief executive was arrested
An eruption	The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused 57 deaths and immeasurable change to the face of the mountain (volcano)	To unleash	When they saw the man on their property, they unleashed their dog.

My farm life

I live at countryside; it’s located in the Southwest of HCM city. In there, they almost live by agriculture. In 1975, there was a famine. It was really catastrophic period. There wasn’t enough food to eat. We have had to try anything we could eat in order to survive.  Day by day, with the development of cultivation, we have started a better life. Because of farming, we always watch for climate. Sometimes we hope it’s going to rain, another moment we wish to have a sunny day. Maybe God sometimes don’t really want to give us what exactly we need. I just remember, in October 1980, the high level of precipitation was long for one week! A flood