Question

Exercise 2 (20 баллов).

Read the text. Fill the gaps with one of the following words.

Forces, hardly, around, phenomena, overestimate, discover, treasures, vast, invented, up-to-date

In the course of his historic development man gradually learned to use the (1) _______of nature and created our civilization. He managed to change the earth beyond recognition: inhabited (2) _______expanses of wilderness, constructed roads, plants and irrigated deserts. Man is also the creator of the innumerable (3) ________of mankind: the wonderful works of art, literature and science. All this became possible thanks to man’s labour, his ability to learn, to understand and explain different (4) ________of the world.

It's difficult to (5) _________the role of science and technology in our life. They accelerate the development of civilization and help us in our co-operation with nature. Scientists investigate the laws of the universe, (6) _______the secrets of nature, and apply their knowledge in practice improving the life of people.

People can (7) _______imagine their lives without modern technologies nowadays. It is almost impossible to go out without a mobile phone or an MP3 player, for example. These devices have become an important part of our life. Moreover, almost every day either a new technology is being (8) _______ or an old one is being improved. To stay (9) _______, people keep buying newer items. Technology is all (10) _______ us.

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Answer 1

1) treasures
2) vast
3) phenomena
4) forces
5) overestimate
6) discover
7) hardly
8) invented
9) up-to-date
10) around