Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Vocabulary work 
Match the following words from the first part of the text with their meanings: 
1. burgeoning 
a. producing a lot of money 
2. fugitive 
b. very determined 
3. an edict 
c. without mercy 
4. to outlaw 
d. complete removal 
5. ruthlessly 
e. growing very quickly 
6. to revert 
f. strong fear 
7. lucrative 
g. an official order 
8. eradication 
h. to return to 
9. uncompromising 
i. very old and wise 
10.fledgling 
j. to prohibit 
11.dread 
k. recently formed 
12.venerable 
l. referring to a person on the run from justice 
Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate forms of words taken from the second part of the text: 
Opium-sellers _____________________ a lack of business. 
In Singesar there seems little propect that this year’s poppy harvest will have to be 
_____________________ . 
If a place is difficult to reach it is said to be _____________________ . 
Persuading farmers not to grow opium will probably be an _____________________ task. 
The Afghan king has been in _____________________ for many years. 
Opium poppies _____________________ in dry conditions. 
It will be very difficult for Mr Karzai to _____________________________ opium production in 
Afghanistan. 
The years when Afghanistan was ruled by the mojahideen were very _____________________ . 
Discussion Point 
Now that you have read the text, make a list of points for and against the growing of opium poppies in 
Afghanistan. 
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Fill the gaps using these key words from the text: 
employee 
bribe 
corrupt 
improve 
engine failure 
civil war 
flight simulator 
sanctions 
If you pay a ____________, you give someone money to help you by 
doing something illegal. 
A ____________ is a war between different groups of people inside the 
same country. 
____________ are an official order to stop trade and communication 
with a country because it has broken international law. 
If someone is ____________, they accept money from other people to 
do illegal things. 
An ____________ is someone who works for a company or an 
organisation. 
If a plane has ____________, its engine stops working. 
Pilots learn to fly in a ____________ before they start flying real 
planes. 
If you ____________ something, you make it better.