- More productive farmers meant there was a surplus that could feed cities; in turn, that created a pool of labour for factories.
2017年12月四級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section C
- The unpredictability of global demand and the lag-time it takes to add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus.
2019年12月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section B
- There's a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.
2019年6月六級真題（第一套）閱讀 Section B
- Planning ahead should eliminate wastage, but if you have surplus vegetables you'll do a vegetable soup, and all fruits threatening to "go off" will be cooked or juice.
2013年考研真題（英語二）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ