1. The preliminary decisions are made by ____.

1. DuPont Pioneer, Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta
2. European Union environmental officials
3. European Commision
4. Starvros Dimas

2. To the decisions, the European Commission officials' attitudes are ____.

1. skeptical
2. controversial
3. contradictory
4. divergent

3. About the decisions, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

1. The decisions aim to put a ban the sale of the seeds of genetically modified corn due to political and biological concerns.
2. The decisions are warmly embraced by all EU members but bitterly rejected by their trade partners.
3. The decisions could probably be made even if no definitive evidence proving the products harmful is found.
4. There is high possibility that the decisions would be approved by the European Commission.

4. Mr. Dimas cited many researches on the genetically modified corn in his decision in order to,.

1. dispel some officials' doubt on his decisions
2. enhance the strength of his decision-making
3. demonstrate the latest achievement of his decision
4. assure that they can be presented before the commission with solid evidence

5. The word "tilt" (Line 1, Paragraph 6) most probably means ____.

1. incline
2. affect
3. induce
4. evoke

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