阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 The Importance of Agriculture in
China The development of agriculture and the
balance between food and population are China’s fundamental economic problems.
The classical histories praise emperors for devotion to agriculture and much of
China’s modern history is (46) , which has been growing
steadily. Today, although agriculture accounts for only a
quarter of the Gross National" Product, it is still the main determinant of the
standard of living and the principal occupation of at least 70 percent of
population. Agriculture also (47) because
industry needs both agricultural raw materials and food for its work force. The
failure of agriculture to supply raw material and food halted and later reversed
the industrial progress of the 1950’s, After 1960 new emphasis was placed on
agriculture, and the slogan "Agriculture is the foundation of the economy" has
remained a central Chinese economic policy ever since.
(48) , there is an indirect link due to the relationship
between agriculture and foreign trade. Many of China’s exports are (49)
or consumer goods based on them. Flourishing agriculture, therefore,
promotes exports. It also reduces the need to spend foreign exchange on imports
of grain and cotton, therefore (50) . A．determines the
progress of industry B．the story of the unfolding struggle to feed a peasant
population C．either agricultural raw materials D．enlarging the capacity of
the economy to import machinery and commodities for industry E. In addition
to the direct links between agriculture and industry F. thus promoting both
import and export