Fill in the correct word derived at the end of the sentence

Vocabulary practice

1March word combinations with their translations:

a war of annihilation научное ноу-хау

natural science ядерное оружие

the course of civilization война на полное уничтожение

scientific know-how богатая жизнь

modern sanitation умственная деятельность

abundant life дело мира

less obvious естественная наука

intellectual enterprise круг знаний

the range of knowledge превзойти самые смелые фантазии

a number of воспринимать как должное

nuclear weapon влиять на ход истории

to surpass the wildest fantasies применение науки

to find wide use влияние науки

intellectual activity современный водопровод

a matter of peace основная характерная черта

a vast range of knowledge менее очевидно

the main characteristic feature умственная деятельность

to influence the course of найти широкое применение

civilization

the impact of science огромный круг знаний

be taken for granted много

the application of science ход истории

2 Fill in the blanks using a word or word combination from the following list:

1) abundant 4) double 7) wars of annihilation

2) application 5) innovation 8) intellectual horizons

3) science 6) technological 9) exaggerate

1 The country has … supplies of oil.

2 That new machine is very useful, but he is … when he calls it the greatest invention ever made!

3 The … of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually make jobs easier to do.

4 The development of the steam engine was a great … advance.

5 The … of air travel has made the world seem smaller.

6 Recent developments of nuclear weapons make … possible and pose the question of the survival of the human race.

7 Science expands man’s ….

8 … dominates man’s whole existence.

9 The range of human knowledge … every twelve to fifteen years.

a) The entire industrial and agricultural structure of our life is determined by our … knowledge.	science
b) An army of highly trained men and women is required by our immense industrial complex for its mere maintenance to say nothing about its further …	develop
c) After World War II public attention throughout the world was attracted to … and hydrogen bombs.	atom
d) More … our attention has been focused on satellites, space platform, and intercontinental ballistic missiles.	recent
e) Science is more and more … involved into war problems.	deep
f) This less-well-known fact needs to be told and the average citizen should be … about it.	information
g) In connection with these facts many pressing problems must be … and solved.	face
h) The question of the very … of the human race is imposed on our generation.	survive

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