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      II. Find English equivalents of the following in the text:
      íàó÷íî-òåõíè÷åñêèé ïðîãðåññ; ÷åëîâå÷åñòâî; óíè÷òîæàòü
åñòåñòâåííóþ ñðåäó; íåâîñïîëíèìûå ðåñóðñû; ðàçðóøåíèå âñåé
ýêîñèñòåìû; âûìèðàíèå òûñÿ÷ âèäîâ æèâîòíûõ; ðàçðóøèòü ïëà-
íåòó; îáùàÿ ÷èñëåííîñòü íàñåëåíèÿ; ñîêðàùàþòñÿ çàïàñû ÷èñ-
òîé âîäû è ïàõîòíûõ çåìåëü; ïîòðåáëåíèå; ðàçâèâàþùèåñÿ ñòðà-
íû; óðîâåíü æèçíè; ðàçâèòûå ñòðàíû ìèðà; áèîëîãè÷åñêîå ðàç-
íîîáðàçèå âèäîâ æèâîòíûõ è ðàñòåíèé ïëàíåòû; óãëåêèñëûé
ãàç; êðóãîâîðîò àçîòà â ïðèðîäå; ãëîáàëüíîå ïîòåïëåíèå; ïðî-
èçâîäñòâî ïðîäîâîëüñòâèÿ íà äóøó íàñåëåíèÿ; óâåëè÷èòü; óìåíü-
øèòü ïîòðåáëåíèå ìàòåðèàëîâ è ýíåðãèè; íåîñòîðîæíîå âìå-
øàòåëüñòâî.
      III. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase from those given
below: wreck, to raise, species, consumption, nitrogen cycle.
      1. Thousands ... of animals and plants have disappeared from
the planet in the course of the last 60 years. 2. We’ll ... the planet if we
don’t use natural resources carefully. 3. In developing countries the
level of ... is not as high as in the USA. 4. The picture of the ... greatly
influences the life on the planet. 5. Modern technology helps ... per
capita food production.
      IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:
     1. Îñòàíîâèòü èçìåíåíèÿ â ýêîñèñòåìå ïëàíåòû — îäíà èç
âàæíåéøèõ ïðîáëåì ÷åëîâå÷åñòâà. 2. Âûñîêèé óðîâåíü óãëåêèñ-
ëîãî ãàçà â àòìîñôåðå ïðèâåë ê ãëîáàëüíîìó ïîòåïëåíèþ íà
ïëàíåòå. 3. Áåäíîå íàñåëåíèå ðàçâèâàþùèõñÿ ñòðàí, ýêñïëóàòè-
ðóÿ îêðóæàþùóþ ñðåäó, ñîêðàùàåò áèîëîãè÷åñêîå ðàçíîîáðà-
çèå âèäîâ æèâîòíûõ è ðàñòåíèé â ñâîèõ ñòðàíàõ. 4. Â íàñòîÿùåå
âðåìÿ ñîâðåìåííàÿ òåõíîëîãèÿ ïîìîãàåò óìåíüøèòü ïîòðåáëå-
íèå ýíåðãèè è ñûðüÿ. 5. Íàøà ïëàíåòà ñëèøêîì ìàëåíüêàÿ, ÷òîáû
òåðïåòü (to bear) íàøå íåîñòîðîæíîå âìåøàòåëüñòâî â ñâîþ
ýêîñèñòåìó.
      V. State if the sentences are true to fact.
      1. Spectacular scientific and technological advances are typical
of the 20th century. 2. Humanity was able to use the natural environment
carefully and protect the planet from pollution. 3. Careless attitude to
natural resources accelerated the extinction of thousands of species.


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