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A learner has started growing vegetables.

World news editorial illustration for Afghan Literacy Class Combines Reading with Farming

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Source: UNESCO, 2026-10-03.

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A learner has started growing vegetables. Add one supporting fact from the article.

Quick check

Which sentence best describes this story?

  1. Shipping insurance rates moved higher after renewed attacks in the Red Sea reminded markets that one of the world’s most important trade corridors remains fragile.
  2. Ukraine's top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, arrived in Miami for meetings with US representatives as efforts to end Russia's war remain stuck.
  3. A learner has started growing vegetables.
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The best answer is C.

Grammar focus: Past simple

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