Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Discussion 
Should poor Afghan farmers be allowed to grow opium poppies to make money? 
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B 1. b 
2. c 3. b 
4. a 
5. b 
C 1. i 
2. f 3. h 
4. j 
5. d 6. b 
7. a 8. c 9. e 10. g 
D 1. c 
2. h 3. e 4. a 
5. d 6. g 
7. b 
8. f 
E 2. opposition 
3. enforcement 4. growth 
5. confirmation 6. collection 7. admission 
8. survival 
9. persuasion 
10. instruction 
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With the Taliban gone, opium poppies carry the peasants' hopes of prosperity 
Pre-reading activities 
Discussion points. Read this statements and say which you agree with and which you disagree with. 
Poor farmers should be allowed to grow opium poppies in order to make money. 
All opium crops worldwide should be destroyed. 
Rich countries should pay farmers in poor countries to grow alternative crops. 
If drugs were legalised, the black market in illegal drugs would disappear. 
Countries which permit the cultivation of dangerous drugs should be isolated. 
Read the following statements that refer to the text about the cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan 
and decide whether they are true or false. Then read the text to check your answers. 
Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, banned the production of opium in Afghanistan. 
Two years ago, Afghanistan was the world’s largest producer of heroin. 
Poppy production in Afghanistan rose last year. 
Growing grapes is more profitable than growing opium poppies. 
Women are not allowed to harvest poppies. 
Afghanistan is expected to produce a bumper opium crop this year. 
The Taliban’s prohibition of opium production was largely ignored by the population. 
The price of opium is higher this year than last year. 
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