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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #46379 Short The Road
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The Road from my house was this property and it was covered in 16 cubic metres of waste and we removed the waste and put the farm in. Costa came to visit and he couldn't believe after two months of us being there that we hadn't once fertilised the garden beds and we had things growing about this big and bigger at the time and we weren't fertilising. We use a wicking bed system for this, and you can see that with the pipe sticking out of the containers there, and I'll talk a bit. More about wicking bed as we get into. It unfortunately by mid 2013 the funding ran out and the land got sold. All kind of went. Luckily, though, down the road 3 Doors Down the road was this farm, which we're now at a lot of those planter boxes were actually move. In situ on the back of a truck with all the plants and everything in them, which is one of the beautiful things about wicking beds and we've always wanted to design infrastructure that if we had to move, we could move and we could take that infrastructure in those plants with us and it's something if you are planning urban farming one, the benefit here is that.

What is one benefit of using a wicking bed system mentioned in the passage?

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Option 2: "It allows for easy movement of planter boxes with plants still inside."

Explanation: This option is correct as the text mentions that the planter boxes were moved in situ on the back of a truck with all the plants still inside. This highlights the benefit of the wicking bed system, allowing for mobility without disturbing the plants.

Option 1: "It requires constant fertilization."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text states that the garden beds were not fertilized at all, yet they had plants growing well. This contradicts the idea that constant fertilization is required.

Option 3: "It increases funding for urban farming projects."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention anything about funding for urban farming projects. In fact, it states that the funding ran out, which implies a lack of financial support.

Option 4: "It prevents land from being sold."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text indicates that the land was sold after the funding ran out. Therefore, the wicking bed system does not prevent land sales.

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