Although many governments try to convince their respective subjects that atomic energy is an acceptable alternative _1__ the burning of fossil fuels,no government has taken the least trouble to explain the dangers.Maybe they are __2_ them.__3_ the reason,the public must learn by experience,even though this _4__ may be catastrophic. h$ ^1 @$ X+ k& l2 o
While it is true that nuclear reactors do not produce visible smoke,it is certainly not __5_ that they do not pollute.And the pollution they produce is much more insidious precisely because it is __6_.9 t3 Z+ q% a0 X1 S" w$ j
__7_ inconvenient it may be for governments to publish all the facts,they have no moral excuse for not doing so,__8_ they think they are acting in our best interest.At least some of the facts are known,even though they are not widely reported.6 C+ I+ q+ m/ @ E
Nuclear reactors produce radioactive water and gases in vast _9__.What __10_ all this waste?It is __11_ concrete tanks and stored on tank farms.It is __12_ in disused salt mines.It is run into fractured rock.It is buried.It is __13_ about in special trains.But even when dumped,it has to be kept __14_ by sprinklers to stop it from boiling.And the contents of the tanks are,of course,extremely corrosive.The efforts of a fracture in the tank or a failure of the cooling system would be _15__.
3 ?$ t. ^: r8 A. [+ Q# ~ While every effort is made to _16__ that radioactive wastes do not excape into the sea or _17__ supplies of drinking water,such a leakage would be too horrible __18_ contemplate.But even then ,governments would presumably continue to belittle the hazards.0 M8 D2 ^* l- M0 W4 W
It seems that __19_ governments can get away with not telling the truth,they will continue to keep silent.Nevertheless the people _20__ to know the full facts.Do you know what happens to the radioactive waste in your country?No?Well—find out!
: H! b$ R8 m/ } 1) A for B with C to D instead of
) h7 A! w' F7 e$ \) k 2) A unaware of B aware of C unaware from D aware from
; n2 w [& f% a0 ]& I- W: | 3) A however B whatever C whenever D wherever
2 T6 F$ R- q. B+ _ J; E 4) A experiment B government C danger D experience
, s6 r6 P4 F8 H% c8 v 6) A visible B invisible C disvisible D unvisible
) S$ ~! }$ c ^( u' {0 Q 5) A unture B unreal C true D distrue3 ^. [% R' q" X- D: y9 {
7) A however B whatever C whenever D wherever
4 M8 k C$ O" W& _ 8) A even B if even C if D even if
$ l6 X% I7 I' d+ x( ]$ S! L) Z 9) A numbers B quality C quantities D degree
5 l; H2 w6 F" X5 i6 b3 v1 }7 V 10) A happens to B happen to C happened to D happening to, `9 U$ Y, t0 g, C
11) A put down B put into C put up D puto onto/ R4 B% w8 {5 o/ K4 R& W; G! {* s
12) A stored B storing C being stored D to be stored
% X6 e4 k6 s7 [7 I& p% C+ W% _" [ 13) A transporting B transport C being transported D transported( D) L6 X# p( E
14) A hot B cooled C cool D to cool
) v3 x5 a$ k3 U" `( x 15) A disaster B danger C a disaster D disastrous |