Task reminder: Highest-value Reading task. Select the best word from each dropdown. Check part of speech first, then collocation. No negative marking — always make a selection.

1. Food Systems and Climate Change

Food production — select —accountsrepresentsconstitutescontributes for approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the largest — select —contributorssourcescausesproducers to climate change. Agriculture, land use change, and food processing each — select —playhavemakecontribute a significant role, with livestock farming — particularly beef and dairy production — — select —generatingproducingcreatingemitting disproportionately large emissions through methane production and land use. — select —ShiftingMovingChangingTransitioning dietary patterns towards plant-rich diets is identified by scientists as one of the highest-impact individual and collective actions for reducing the carbon footprint of food systems.

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2. The History of Money

Money, in its various forms, has been the — select —foundationbasiscornerstonebackbone of economic exchange for thousands of years. The earliest forms of money were commodities — including grain, cattle, shells, and metals — that were — select —acceptedrecognisedusedtreated as a medium of exchange by convention within a community. The — select —developmentintroductionemergencecreation of coinage, standardised metal tokens with guaranteed weight and purity, — select —facilitatedenabledallowedpermitted long-distance trade across political boundaries. In the modern era, the vast majority of money — select —existslivesresidesoperates as digital records held in bank accounts rather than as physical cash.

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3. The Importance of Sleep for Students

Research — select —consistentlyrepeatedlyregularlycontinually demonstrates that adequate sleep is essential for effective learning and academic performance. During sleep, the brain — select —consolidatesprocessesencodesstores memories formed during the day, transferring information from short-term to long-term storage. Students who — select —sacrificereducecutcompromise sleep to study — a practice sometimes called cramming — may perform better on immediate tests but — select —retainkeepholdremember less information over time. Educational institutions are increasingly — select —encouragingpromotingadvocatingsupporting later school start times, especially for adolescents, whose natural sleep cycles shift later during puberty.

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