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Rachel Carson
After World War II, farmers began using pesticides, such as DDT, to protect their crops. Near the farmlands A _______________________, birds and animals were dying. Scientist Rachel Carson felt that she had to do something. She wrote a book in 1962 titled Silent Spring B _______________________ that were quiet and land that was dying.
Carson loved the outdoors, and she studied wildlife and marine biology. She worked as a scientist for the government and also wrote about natural history. Soon she was in charge of all of the writing C _______________________.
In 1941, Carson published her first book, Under the Sea-Wind. She published her second book, The Sea Around Us, in 1951. In 1955, she published a third book, The Edge of the Sea. Carson described life on the seashore and the animals and plants D _______________________. Her books became national bestsellers.
Then Carson learnt that she was seriously ill with cancer. At the same time, she began reading reports about DDT. Carson feared that she did not have much time left to help. She wanted to keep writing about the sea, but she felt E _______________________ to keep toxic chemicals away from crops and animals.
Silent Spring’s publication caused a storm of argument about chemicals. The chemical companies said F _______________________, but Carson was certain that DDT was toxic. She spoke before the U.S. Congress, asking for new laws to protect the environment. President John F. Kennedy formed a committee to study the issue, and the committee confirmed the results of Carson’s research. Congress passed laws about the use of DDT and the testing of other chemicals.
1. done by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2. that it was more important
3. that described forests
4. that are still remembered
5. where the pesticides were used
6. that the book was inaccurate
7. that lived in the oceans
| Пропуск | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| Часть предложения |
A. "Near the farmlands A ______, birds and animals were dying." — Речь идёт о землях, где использовались пестициды. Подходит вариант 5 — «where the pesticides were used» (где использовались пестициды).
B. "She wrote a book in 1962 titled Silent Spring B ______ that were quiet and land that was dying." Поскольку после пропуска стоит предлог that, вводящий описание, логично предположить, что в конце пропуска будет стоять существительное, определяемое словами «that were quiet». По формальным признакам подходят варианты 3 и 7, но по смыслу подходит только 3.
C. Из предыдущего предложения — «She worked as a scientist for the government...» можно понять, что Карсон работала в государственном учреждении. Подходит вариант 1 — «done by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service» (выполняемой Службой рыбных ресурсов и дикой природы США).
D. "Carson described life on the seashore and the animals and plants D ______." — В первой части предложения идет речь о растениях и животных прибрежной зоны, логично, что дальше пойдет речь о жизни в океанах. Подходит часть 7 — «that lived in the oceans» (которые жили в океанах).
E. "...but she felt..." предполагает, что дальше будет описание испытываемого чувства/эмоции. Такое описание есть только в варианте 2.
F. "The chemical companies said F ______, but Carson was certain that DDT was toxic." С грамматической точки зрения очевидно противостояние компаний и Карсон — союз but четко на это указывает. Подходит вариант 6 — «that the book was inaccurate» (что книга была неточной).
Лишняя часть: 4 — «that are still remembered» (которые до сих пор помнят) — не используется.
Ответ: 531726.