Variant 2 Group: Name: Reading. The amudarya and the syr darya

Variant 2
Group: _____ Name:_________________________
Reading.

THE AMUDARYA AND THE SYR DARYA
The last 1_______ to the basin of two great rivers of our Republic the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya has 2_____ analyses of these rivers and a number of canals. The water from the cotton fields flows 3____ the canals which feed these two great rivers. Because of the large amount of chemical products and other kinds of 4______ the water in the rivers has made a lethal affection on their flora and fauna.

In one section of the Amu-Bukhara canal the high 5______ zone extends from one to two kilometers into the desert.

On its way the canal loses half of the water, if 6___ more. The expedition has made its analysis in autumn when the water level is lowest. It is higher in summer, when the water flows faster, resulting in an even greater filtration. Swamps and lakes have just appeared that are absolutely 7_______ to man.

All these man-made basins have raised the ground water and fertile lands become salinated. And now the lands in the cotton-growing regions are so polluted with chemicals and all kinds of fertilizers that they can yield nothing,

A large group of writers, journalists and scientists have studied various areas of the 8______ of the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya right from the glaciers in the Pamir. They looked into the causes and consequences of the dangerous ecological situation in the Aral Sea basin.

The members of the expedition have analyzed the results and came to the 9______ that this tragedy demands quick and decisive measures. The scientists of different 10_____are busy now with searching the way from this situation.

1. A. Expedition B. Group C. Students D. People

2. A. Released B. Conducted C. Taken D. Brought

3. A. Out B. Down C. In D. Into

4. A. Pureness B. Dirty C. Pollution D. Cleanliness

5. A. Wet B. Dry C. Fresh D. Humidity

6. A. Not B. Any C. No D. No

7. A. Useful B. Useless C. Beneficiary D. Profitable

8. A. Seas B. Lakes C. Basins D. Oceans

9. A. Resume B. Content C. Note D. Conclusion

10 A. Pureness B. Dirty C. Fields D. Cleanliness

Writing

Write questions for the answers.

1. 
   The ancient cities in Middle Asia are Khiva, Samarkand and Bukhara.
   

_Which cities are ancient in Middle Asia ? ___________________________________________________________

2. 
   The ancient artists decorated these mausoleums with colourful ornament.
   

____Who decorated these mausoleums with colourful ornament ?___ ________________________________________________________

3. 
   These towns were the centres of education and trade.
   

_What types of the centres were these towns ? ______________________________________________________________

4. 
   The inner city of Khiva is Ichan-Kala
   

_Where is the inner city of Khiva ? ______________________________________________________________

5. 
   The great astronomer Ulugbek built his observatory in Samarkand
   

Where did the great astronomer Ulugbek build his observatory?