Complete the text with the missing words. The first letters are given. 1. A: Mondays in the office can be really frustrating.

B: Oh, I (k_ _ _ _ w_ _ _ _ y_ _ m_ _ _) . Lots of leftover work from the previous week.

2. A: I think we'll run out of money before we finish the project.

B: (S _ p_ _ _ _) you're right. But we better have a good reason for asking the client for more.

3. Ice hockey (r_ _ _ir_ _) a lot of strength and agility at the same time.

4. To prevent infection, you (o_ _ _ _us_ _) have to apply some antiseptic and avoid touching the wound.

5. A: Name three adjectives to desribe yourself.

B: Well, I'd (s_ _) I'm self-assured and straightforward. Also, I (_ue_ _) I'm competitive, too.

6. A: My new boyfriend calls me ten times a day!

B: Take my (ad_ _ _e) - break up immediately!

7. A: Shall we order pizza or sushi?

B: I 'd (th_ _ _ _ _ o_) sushi this time. We always order pizza.

8. As a (r _ _ e) , I’m pretty confident, but this time I can’t even talk to her.

9. Make(s _ _ _) you invite these boys. They are so funny and attractive.

10. We had a wonderful time. See you (a _ _ _ _d) !

1. The technology has a very (big) environmental benefit, because snake wells mean that you can build (fewer) oil platforms and do (less) drilling.

1. Эта технология имеет очень большой экологический эффект, потому что спиральные скважины означают, что вы можете строить меньше нефтяных платформ и делать меньше бурений.

2. This enables continuous monitoring of production, and engineers can make (speedy) decisions on how (best) to extract the maximum amount of oil.

2. Это позволяет осуществлять непрерывный мониторинг добычи, а инженеры могут принимать быстрые решения о том, как лучше всего извлекать максимальное количество нефти.

3. Champion West has been changed into one of the world’s (most advanced) oil and gas fields by means of Smart Fields technology and (newest) drilling techniques.

3. С технологии Smart Fields и новейших методов бурения нефтегазовое месторождение Champion West превращено в одно из самых передовых в мире.

4. This (new) type of smoke detector is (more sensitive) than our (older) model.

4. Этот новый тип детектора дыма является более чувствительным, чем наша старая модель.

5. A bipolar transistor is (the most common) form of transistor.

5. Биполярный транзистор - наиболее распространеннй тип транзистора.

6. A bit is (the smallest) unit of binary data.

6. Бит - наименьший элемент двоичных данных.

7. Sending the goods by air is certainly (quicker) but it's also (more expensive).

7. Отправка товаров по воздуху, конечно, быстрее, но, также, и дороже.

8. Pollution of the ground is (more serious) in area A than in area B.

8. Загрязнение почвы в районе А более серьезно, чем в районе В.

9. Please wear ear protection because it's (noisier) here than in the other areas.

используйте беруши, потому что здесь шумнее, чем в других местах.

10. That was (the loudest) explosion I've ever heard.

10. Это был самый громкий взрыв, который я когда-либо слышал.

11. These data are (the most reliable) of all.

11. Эти данные являются самыми надежными.

12. We finished the project (faster) than expected.

12. Мы закончили проект быстрее, чем ожидалось.

13. Improved quality control has led to (higher) efficiency in production.

13. Улучшение контроля качества привело к повышению эффективности производства.

natural / terrible / major disaster/severe / devastating / controlled/ flood/ambitious / large-scale / long-term /project/ prolonged / seasonal / extreme /drought

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the collocations from Exercise 1. In some cases, more than one answer may be that may take possible.

1. Due to their complexity, desalination plants are_large-scale projects__ that may take many years to construct.

2. One of the worst _natural disasters_ in human history was the 1556 earthquake in Shaanxi Province, China.

3. _large-scale projects_ are sometimes used to improve the quality of rivers.

4. _large-scale projects_s uch as dams, flood defenses, and early warning systems require huge amounts of investment.

5. In 1931, there was a terrible flood__ in China, where more than a million people lost their lives to the water.

6. Due to a very hot climate, sub-Saharan Africa suffers from more_prolonged seasonal droughts_ than many other places in the world.

7. In an increasing number of places, the lack of winter rain makes the chances of _devastating droughts_ in the summer more likely.

8. Where proper planning has been in place, the chance of a flood or drought turnung into a _major disaster__are reduced.