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# TEST 21 ## I. Write in the correct words. Have you ever given any _____________ g _____________ (1) to the concept of the protection of our natural resources and the significance it _____________ e _____________ (2) on our sound existence? It may have been recognized by only a few of us what con...

# TEST 21 ## I. Write in the correct words. Have you ever given any _____________ g _____________ (1) to the concept of the protection of our natural resources and the significance it _____________ e _____________ (2) on our sound existence? It may have been recognized by only a few of us what consequences _____________ d _____________ (3) to unless we undertake some proper _____________ s _____________ s (4) to conserve our natural habitats and their key components - wildlife, vegetation, soil and water supplies. This question requires still more publicity, for sure. Hardly ever do we _____________ how much effluent gets _____________ d _____________ (6) into water or how many tons of waste our populations can churn out daily. In our hectic life, we seldom think of the vast _____________ r _____________ (7) of woodlands, including the rain forests, that get cleared every minute. We aren't usually _____________ c _____________ (8) of the fact that the ozone _____________ y _____________ (9) is being depleted due to the greenhouse effect. How much do we know about the animal species being on the _____________ g _____________ (10) of extinction? Lastly, who is to _____________ m _____________ (11) for our abysmal ignorance? One possible response is the incredible intensity of life that we are living almost all the time. Statistically, an average couple has more to acquire in the 20th century than their _____________ c _____________ s (12) did several decades ago - education, the financial means for securing the family with a flat or a house, a car, a sterero and other variety of rudimentary accessories that the civilized world has to offer and without which our earthly _____________ x _____________ (13) seems unimaginable. Therefore, the answer is simple. It is ourselves that should face the _____________ environment that we _____________ g _____________ r _____________ s (14) of devastating the natural _____________ g _____________ (15) from, but for which we don't give much consideration in principle. ## II. Put the words in the correct form. 1. Mrs Ribbon is the best _____________ (TYPE) in our office. She has typed for ten years now. 2. The diseased part of the small intestine has been _____________ (PLACE) with a new artificial one and the hopes are that the patient will get better soon. 3. The soldier's _____________ (HERO) deeds during the war were acclaimed by the Emperor himself. 4. We were within _____________ (STRIKE) distance of reaching an agreement in the dispute and it was only a minor misunderstanding that put us back to square one again. 5. Pablo Picasso's pictures as well as many other European painters have been put on display in the National Gallery. 6. The fighter's nose was _____________ (BLOOD) heavily after the strong punch he received from the Brazilian champion. 7. _____________ (CRUEL) to animals is a punishable offence in most civilized countries. 8. You aren't a club member, and so the rules aren't _____________ (APPLY) to you. 9. The exhibition of the ancient artefacts that we saw in the art museum was _____________ (IMPRESS).