【单选题】

Organic farmers had fought to prevent genetically-engineered crops from being (67) organic, and it could (68) for them. Plants genetically (69) to resist insects and other pests (70) about 15-percent of United States crop production, but it has become a (71) 15-percent. SeveralEuropean countries are refusing to (72) genetically-engineered crops from the United States. Jim Skiff, president of the Illinois-based company U-S Soy, says his company will not grow crops with genetically modified organisms, known as G-M-O for short.

But the biotechnology industry is fighting back. Here’s an advertisement produced by the Washington-basedCouncil forBiotechnology Information. The biotech industry received a (n) (73) inApril, (74) a NationalAcademy of Sciences report (75) that G-M-O crops appear to be safe. G-M-O supporters called the report proof (76) fears of these crops are (77) , while critics called the report proof that the (78) of G-M-O crops are not (79) known.
Some companies are avoiding G-M-O crops in their products just to (80) the genetic-food fight (81) . Jim Schlesinger of Iowa-based Whole Soy says his (82) of soy-based foods will not include genetically-engineered beans.Agriculture officials in the Midwest United States say it appears famers are planting fewer (83) of G-M-O soybeans and corn this year, though they say this is probably a (84) situation until the controversy (85) .A、survey conducted by the Food Marketing Institute suggests 63-percent ofAmerican (86) are likely to buy genetically-engineered foods. That is down from 77-percent four years ago.
A、consist B、compose
C、comprise D、form