Farmers' Markets

Charlotte Hollinsknows she faces a battle.The 23-year-old British farmer and her 21-year-oldbrother Ben are fighting to save the farm from developers that their father

worked on since hewas 14.________(46)

"You don'toften get a day off. Supermarkets put a lot of pressure on farmers to keepprices down.With fewer people working on farms it can be isolating,"shesaid."There is a

high rate of suicideand farming will never make you rich!"

OliverRobinson,25,grew up on a farm in Yorkshire._________(47)"I'm sure dadhoped I'd stay,"he said."I guess it's a nice,straightforward life,butit doesn't appeal.For

young,ambitiouspeople,farm life would be a hard world."For Robinson,farming doesn't offermuch"in terms of money or lifestyle".Hollins agrees that economicsstops

people from pursuingfarming rewards: "providing for a vital human need,while working outdoorswith nature."

Farming is a bigpolitical issue in the UK._________(48)The 2001 foot and mouth crisis closedthousands of farms,stopped meat exports,and raised public consciousness of

troubles in UK farming.

Jamie Oliver's 2005campaign to get children to eat healthily also highlighted the issue.Thisnational concern spells（带来）hope for farmers competing with powerful

supermarkets.__________(49)

"I startedgoing to Farmers' Markets in direct defiance（蔑视）of the big supermarkets."

"________(50)It'sterrible,"said Londoner Michael Samson.________(47)

A.But he neverconsidered staying on his father and grandfather's land.

B.While most peoplebuy food from the big supermarkets,hundreds of independent Farmers' Markets arebecoming popular.

C.While confidentthey will succeed,she lists farming's many challenges.

D.Young peopleprefer to live in cities.

E.I seriouslyobjected to the super-sizing of everything一what exactly do they put on our apples to make them so big and red?