Прирда и экология
Вставьте пропущенное слово: But _____ week into our holiday the island was in the direct path of the hurricane and the hotel staff feared the worst.
Соедините части предложений:
The colorful pattern makes monarchs easy to identify—
black-orange-and-white adults.
Fattening larvae become juicy, colorful caterpillars, then create a hard protective case
around themselves as they enter the pupa stage.
They emerge as beautifully colored,
and that's the idea.
Then there is a cold, dry, biting wind which brings _________ frosts.
yellow
grey
black
white
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
depletion of water resources
радиоактивные осадки
water cycle
денудация
denudation
круговорот воды, влагооборот
fall-out
уменьшение водных ресурсов
Соедините части предложений:
Technically, only males
each of which will lay three to five eggs.
In fact, wild peafowl often roost in forest trees
and gather in groups called parties.
Suitable males may gather harems of several females,
are peacocks.
The earth's recycling system is ruined by petroleum hydrocarbons and other pollutants, which harm the environment and which do not ___________ to soil.
come
change
go
revert
In the early decades of the 20th century toilet paper and serviettes were made from old newspapers and magazines, which were bought up by __________ collectors who sold it for reprocessing.
useless-paper
waste-paper
old-paper
new-paper
Соедините части предложений:
In fact, both sexes use their bills to catch tasty morsels and pitch them to one
one of the world's most popular birds.
The Toco toucan is at home in South America's tropical forests
but recognized everywhere.
The toucan's oversized, colorful bill has made it
another during a mating ritual fruit toss.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: ______ can bone a chicken in 30 seconds or less, create a Chinese banquet before your eyes and tell you all there is to know about Asian cuisine?
So try to get your child to drink as _______ unadulterated water as possible, right up to the morning of an exam.
much
more
lot
bigger
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова beastly
грязный
противный
грубый
ужасный
мутный
_________ scientists be allowed to 'fiddle with' the genetic structure of plants?
Might
Will
Should
Can
Ecology emerged in the late 20th century as one of the most popular and most important aspects of __________.
political science
biology
macroeconomics
anatomy
An ecosystem can be categorized into its ___________constituents, including minerals, climate, soil, water, sunlight, and all other nonliving elements, and its biotic constituents, consisting of all its living members.
abiotic
inorganic
dead
lifeless
Соедините части предложений:
The plains lie mainly in the East,
wind almost everywhere.
In early summer the wind sends fine sunny weather with blue skies in which clouds
in the east get most rain in this season.
Thunderstorms are common in summer and the counties
may build up by day and die away at night.
But there is a feel of
and are affected by frosts and drought.
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
radioactive waste
разлив нефти
air pollution index
борец за чистоту нравов (здесь – природы)
purist
показатель загрязнённости воздуха
oil spillage
радиоактивные отходы
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Fortunately, the US Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 saved them.
причастие
наречие
числительное
существительное
Соедините части предложений:
At first they melt in the warmth of the early morning sun but
with heavy rain and gales.
The temperature falls and mist and fog
form in the evening after a fine day.
At other times strong winds bring stormy weather
as the days get shorter they may last throughout the day.
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: Why do you think people should be concerned about protecting environment from pollution and from destruction of natural resources?
Present Indefinite
Present Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Perfect
Plants are a vital link in the __________, supporting animal life and contributing to the constant enrichment of the soil.
supply chain
fast-food chain
food chain
water chain
Вставьте пропущенный вспомогательный глагол: What _______ the weather like in Britain in winter?
Соедините части предложений:
In Devon, Cornwall, Ireland and on some of the Isles grass continues to grow in winter,
nor do animals perish.
On the whole the warm moist winds off the warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift are
so common that the general climate is very mild.
Droughts occur, but crops are never a complete loss,
early vegetables are grown, and flowers are produced at Christmas and daffodils appear in early March.
The term ____________ can imply various methods of reprocessing secondary materials and reusing all sorts of products: household, waste packaging materials, even industrial waste.
‘treatment’
‘recycling’
‘remaking’
‘utilization’
Вставьте пропущенное слово: In the winter months Britain is __________by polar air.
There is particular controversy _________soya, a common ingredient in processed foodstuffs.
surrounded
surround
surrounding
having surrounded
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
green belt
топливосберегающий, экономящий топливо
Department of the Environment
переполненный; перенаселенный район
congested
Министерство по вопросам охраны окружающей среды
fuel-efficient
зеленая зона вокруг города
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: I tried unsuccessfully to see it happening.
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite
Past Perfect
This is why canned fizzy drinks are the last thing that you __________ give them.
able
ought
must
should
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: He raised his head slowly and stared at us for a full minute.
глагол
местоимение
наречие
прилагательное
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова season
уместный момент
время года
период жизни, примечательный какими-л. событиями
приправа
месяц
Соедините части предложений:
In Mali, Dorinda visits the River Niger to see the hippo, the country's national symbol,
plus banana wine to wash it down, and to Zanzibar where visitors can try a lipstick straight from the lipstick tree.
And there's another series to come later
which began in December as part of Sky News and is now likely to go fortnightly.
Latest ideas on the health front are the subject of this new monthly programme
in the year.
Continuing on Wednesdays until March 23, the programme takes viewers to Tanzania for a four-course meal featuring bananas in every course,
and cook a fine freshwater fish, the captain.
Вставьте пропущенное слово. The dugong, which ________ to throng the reefs, vanished, and all that was left of a unique and harmless fauna was a handful of birds and lizards.
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: We were without electricity.
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite
Past Perfect
Past Continuous
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Then he turned his back on us and disappeared quickly into the jungle.
предлог
наречие
прилагательное
глагол
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: Twenty years ago, the tiger was in trouble.
прилагательное
существительное
глагол
наречие
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: I became keen very quickly, and learned how to develop and print.
Past Continuous
Past Indefinite
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Wouldn't you just love to be a____________ on the wall when Sarah tells him it's all over?
fly
beetle
mosquito
bee
Укажите, какой частью речи является подчеркнутое слово: But slowly the situation changed.
числительное
прилагательное
глагол
союз
Industry has manifested an interest in the call made by the University of the United Nations Organization for «zero emission», i.e. total __________of the discharge of noxious substances during the manufacturing process.
extract
elimination
exclusion
negation
Вставьте пропущенное слово: They were the same _______ doctors used in the United States.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: The weather of the British _______ often changes but at the same time it is very mild.
Укажите время, в котором стоит сказуемое предложения: What do you think are the responsibilities of nature conservation authorities and voluntary organizations in Britain?
Present Continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
Present Indefinite
Present Perfect
Установите соответствия между английскими и русскими эквивалентами:
spinning funnel
беспорядочный
anti-oxidant
антиоксидант
indiscriminate
прядильная воронка
Some highly processed drinks contain additives ________ as tartrazine, a yellow colouring that can aggravate hyper-activity and disrupt concentration.
seem
similar
so
such