Short answer
II. Word formation
- uncertain
- historians
- valuable
- undoubtedly
- survival
- importance
- worldwide
- destructive
- unusual
III. Word order
- If Bill doesn’t come soon, we will have to leave without him.
- They are well aware of all the dangers the boxers face in the ring.
Key steps
- uncertain = not certain; the prefix un- gives the opposite meaning.
- historians are people who study history.
- valuable is an adjective describing food crop.
- undoubtedly is an adverb meaning “without doubt”.
- After for, we need a noun: survival.
- After The, we need a noun: importance.
- worldwide means “all over the world”.
- destructive describes the flood.
- unusual means “not usual”.
In the first sentence of III, use the pattern:
\[ \text{If + Present Simple, ... will + verb} \]
So: If Bill doesn’t come soon, we will have to leave...
In the second sentence, remember the fixed expression:
\[ \text{be aware of something} \]
Completed text
It is uncertain when and where humans first started farming rice, but historians agree it was grown in Asia at least 10,000 years ago. Today rice is the most valuable food crop in the world. About 3 billion people undoubtedly depend on it for survival. The importance of rice is reflected worldwide in many myths and legends. One Chinese legend tells of a certain time when a destructive flood damaged all the crops. One day, hungry people saw a dog with unusual yellow seeds on its tail.
