3. The motor car has been responsible for many changes in the
environment. On the one hand and has brought mobility to millions of
people but on the other it has led to the construction of more and more
noisy and dangerous roads and has polluted the atmosphere with exhaust
fumes.
4. While towns and cities have become larger and uglier and more
densely populated, the rural areas have lost most of their population
owing to the need for fewer workers in agriculture. The countryside has
also been affected by the large-scale use of insecticides. For one thing the
killing of insects has resulted in a loss of balance in the ecology. Insects,
although a nuisance to farmers, provide food for birds. Many people are
afraid that fruit and vegetables sprayed with chemicals may have some
poisonous effect upon the people who eat them. Many people with
bronchial complaints became very ill or died through the effects of a
mixture of smoke, fog and fumes know as «smog». Rivers which used to
be fouled up with industrial chemical waste are being cleaned, and fish
which could not live there a few years ago can be caught again.
б) Прочитайте текст еще раз. Выберите правильный ответ
соответствующий содержанию текста:
1. The quality of many people’s lives has deteriorated because of
a) ugly buildings
b) technological progress
c) powerful plants
2. The motor cars has been responsible for:
a) the construction of noisy and dangerous roads
b) the mobility of millions of people
c) many changes in the environment
3. The killing of insects has resulted in:
a) an increase of food for birds
b) a loss of balance in the ecology
c) a large scale use of chemicals
VII. Перепишите и письменно переведите 2, 3 абзацы текста.