English for Students Specializing in Economic Security

51People interact with nature in no way.6. Annually about three million tons of oil are discharged into seas and 7. oceans. The predictions of scientists about the future of our planet are alarming.8. Every car consumes three tons of air.9. Air pollutants influence only human beings.10. Ex. 10. Put questions to the underlined words Ecology deals with 1. the study of the environment and the future of our plan-et.Recent research data confirm 2. that the degradation of the environment is one of the most acute problems of the day.Man like any other living organism depends on 3. water, oxygen and food.Today the biosphere is strongly affected by 4. all sorts of human activity.Man’s interaction with nature5. causes ecological disturbance.The Earth is becoming contaminated with dangerous material6. that is why more and more people suffer from different diseases.Oil, discharged into seas and oceans and spread over their surface7. , changes flora and fauna.Every car8. consumes many tons of air.Noise doesn’t only 9. do physical harm to man but weakens his energy and his nerves.Governments in many countries 10. take a lot of antipollution measures to make the planet a healthy place to live on.Ex. 11. Insert prepositions where necessary Ecology deals ...the study ... the environment and the future ... our planet.1. Any living organism depends ... water, oxygen and food.2. Today the biosphere is strongly affected ... all sorts ... human activity.3. Man’s interaction ... nature causes ecological disturbance.4. Nature is becoming contaminated ... dangerous materials and by-products 5. ... man’s activities.Many people suffer ... dangerous diseases such as hepatitis, ulcer, cancer, 6. AIDS, and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).Water is the most essential source ... the survival ... human beings, ani-7. mals, plants and the planet as a whole.Many tons ... oil are discharged ... seas and oceans, spread ... many square 8. kilometers ... the water surface and cha...