VI. Match the word with its definition.

1. Overpopulation

a) a situation in which too few people or animals live in a certain area;

b) a situation in which too many people or animals live in different areas;

c) a situation in which too many people or animals live in a certain area.

2. Extinction

a) the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) has died out completely;

b) the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) is going to die out completely;

c) the state or situation that results when something (such as a plant or animal species) becomes rare.

3. Oxygen

a) a chemical that is found in the air, that has white colour, sweet taste and smell, and that is necessary for life;

b) a chemical that is found in the air, that has no colour, taste, or smell, and that is unnecessary for life;

c) a chemical that is found in the air, that has no colour, taste, or smell, and that is necessary for life.

4. Environment

a) ecology; b) the natural world; c) planet.

5. Mist

a) water in the form of very small drops floating in the air or falling as rain;

b) rainfalls in the central part of Europe;

c) the process of polluting the air with radioactive substances.

6. Acid rain

a) rain that contains dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories;

b) rain that contains dangerous acid because of smoke from cars and factories;

c) rain that contains safe chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories.

7. To pollute

a) to make (land, water, air, etc.) dirty and not safe or suitable to eat;

b) to make (land, water, air, etc.) dirty and not safe or suitable to use;

c) to make (land, water, air, etc.) clean and safe or suitable to use;

8. Depletion

a) great reduction of the amount of something;

b) great increase of the amount of something;

c) great release of the amount of something.

Technology and its impact

I. Choose the synonym to the given word.

a) create

1. Invent b) build

c) eliminate

a) creation

2. Device b) mechanism

c) construction

a) influence

3. Impact b) relation

c) recognition

a) psychologist

4. Physician b) physicist

c) doctor

a)chain

5. Aim b)intention

c) current

a) defect

6. Breakthrough b) collapse

c) achievement

a) harm

7. Damage b) generation

c) serendipity

a) unlimited

8. Unexpected b) sudden

c) absent-minded

a) inspiration

9. Research b) requirement

c) investigation

a) renew

10. Restore b) reorganize

c) reduce

II. Chose the antonym to the given word.

a) produce

1. Precede b) solve

c) follow

a) common

2. Specific b) accidental

c) useful

a) apparent

3. Artificial b) natural

c) usual

a) temporary

4. Permanent b) stunning

c) blind

a) solar

5. Similar b) sticky

c) different

a) develop

6. Decrease b) increase

c) lessen

a) low

7. High b) tall

c) poisonous

a) develop

8. Appear b) reach

c) disappear

a) cause

9. Reduce b) enlarge

c) contain

a) apparent

10. Safe b) permanent

c) dangerous