4. Choose the word from the text to complete the gap.

1. The wide usage of different _______ causes water, air and soil pollution.

1. emissions

2. chemicals

3. gases

2. Some scientists say the environmental situation on the planet is pretty sad, and some think even more, that it is _______.

1. daunting

2. striking

3. unprecedented

3. China`s _______ industries most of all contributed into the present environmental situation.

1. chemical

2. steel

3. heavy

4. Economy of any country strives for being a(n) _______ one.

1. international

2. competitive

3. industrial

5. The social instability is caused by the _______ in the Parliament.

1. frictions

2. obstacles

3. implications

6. The higher rates of the local _______ the more flourishing the state is.

1. investments

2. currency

3. competition

7. To invest into Russian projects seems _______ for most of the foreign businessmen.

1. hopeless

2. difficult

3. hazardous

8. When the country`s economy is at its peak, the goods are getting cheaper it is called _______.

1. inflation

2. deflation

3. competition

9. If the local _______ help to build the school by giving money from the budget, this will be considered a great contribution.

1. people

2. investors

3. authorities

10. No _______ property is allowed to have in the countries under a socialistic regime.

1. local

2. private

3. governmental

5. Put the verbs into the correct form of the Passive Voice.

1. The issue of the carbon emissions (to raise) at the meeting yesterday.

2. The envioronmental law (to review) in the Duma a week ago.

3. Most of the businessmen (to respect) by their staff.

4. The loan (to take) three months ago and none of the payments (to make) since then.

5. The conclusion (to make) on the basis of the in-depth analysis.

6. Some of our colleagues (to strike) with a strange desease now.

7. A month ago I (to ensure) that the domestic markert is safe from any crisis, but it turned out to be the other way round.

8. The passion for new ideas (to encourage) from the very childhood by the parents

9. The amount of greenhouse gases (to regulate) by the law.

10. The new policy of the Government (to carry out) last year, not everybody is satisfied, but still it is better than nothing.