PROGRESS TEST 1. Lessons 1-2

1. Match a word in A with a meaning in B:

2. Translate into English.

Вызванный деятельностью человека, свинец, азот, сера, выступить против чего-л., утечка, ТБО, разлив (химических веществ), автомобильные выхлопы, ископаемое топливо, упаковывать в кипы, оспаривать утверждение, дни вывоза мусора, жесткие правила, перспективный.

3. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the suitable grammatical forms of the words and word-combinations given in the list below. There are more words than you need.

1) … and burning of natural vegetation are the main practices leading to agricultural air pollution. 2) After collection recyclables are sent to … to be sorted, cleaned, and processed into materials that can be used in manufacturing. 3) He never disobeyed the rules by … dumping the bags in another neighbourhood. 4) Hurricanes often involve water contamination from… , and petrochemical spills from automobiles. 5) Coral reefs contain a greater variety of species than any other … except for tropical forests. 6) Laboratory studies have uncovered several ways in which animals … by noise pollution. 7) Residents typically separate their waste into aluminum, glass, plastic and paper and have a container for each at the … . 8) Power plants operate virtually silently and … damaging substances. 9) … plastics are plastics that decompose by the action of living organisms, usually bacteria. 10) When I first moved to Manhattan, I was often fined for improperly wrapped or sorted … . 11) The rivers in the country have been turned into… and waste and its cities face non-existent water. 12) Awareness of atmospheric pollution spread widely after World War II, with fears triggered by reports of … from atomic warfare and testing. 13) In the absence of cats, rats flourished and … the villages.

Words and word-combinations: biodegradable, haul, radioactive fallout, holistic, recovery facility, cesspools of pollution, clear felling, habitat, overrun, dilution, adversely affect, emit, sewage, illicit, curb, refuse.

 Total: 40 / _____

PROGRESS TEST 2. Lesson 3

1. Translate into English.

Бесплодный, клетка, генетик, невосприимчивость, ДНК.

2. For each word in A find a word in B that goes best with it.

3. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the suitable grammatical forms of the words and word-combinations given in the list below. There are more words than you need.

1) When gene transfer occurs, the resulting organism is called … or a GMO. 2) GE proponents claim genetically engineered … use fewer pesticides than non-GE plants. 3) The findings upend the conventional wisdom that agricultural pesticides are largely responsible for … . 4) … people view both themselves and nature as part of an extended ecological family that shares ancestry and origins. 5) Marine … - introduction of marine organisms alien to local ecosystem - has serious consequences. 6) These ​bacteria … into ​forms that are ​resistant to ​certain ​drugs. 7) The introduction of foreign DNA into an organism could … other DNA in the plant or animal to change. 8) While … may be carried incredible distances, the majority of the grains tend to land within just a few metres of the plant. 9) A purely … , biotechnology reduces all life to bits of information (genetic code) that can be arranged and rearranged at whim. 10) Hundreds of genetically engineered … animals are awaiting patent approval from the federal government.

Words and word-combinations: abnormality, indigenous, transgenic, crops, trigger, freak, mutate, gene, pollen, reductionist science,bio-invasion.

Total: 25 / _____