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Прочитайте текст и определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 1-6 соответствуют содержанию текста (1-True), какие не соответствуют (2-False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3-Not stated).

Bees on the verge of extinction

Bees pollinating one third of the crops in America, especially fruit and vegetables, have faced a deadly danger in the recent years. Honeybees are in danger of extinction.                                                                                The poisoning of honeybees began in the 1970s when people were not aware yet of the possible consequences of the use of pesticides. Some scientists warned the chemical industry about the consequences in the 1970s and 1980s but no one listened to them. The massive death of bees around the country was explained as a mysterious «colony collapse disorder» which never actually existed. It was just a name.                                                                                                                                                             A big increase of 300 per cent in agricultural production since the end of WWII has been possible due to the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides. They have negatively influenced some flowering plants, which bees need for survival. Scientists have discovered harmful substances even in the samples of honey. When these substances are absorbed by plants, they make parasites die. But at the same time they kill honeybees in high concentration or just make them intoxicated and disoriented.  It is obvious that humankind will face the problem of starvation if small black-and-yellow creatures disappear. The dying out of honeybees does not threaten only crops, but it also threatens numerous farming industries because there will be no food for cattle. The thing is that bees do not pollinate plants for people: they do not do it on purpose, as they just look for food moving from one flower to another.  The bee population I the USA only has decreased from 4.5 million in 1945 to 2 million nowadays. All in all there are about 20 000 species of bees, including the bumblebee and the honeybee (the population of the US bumblebee has decreased by 90 per cent since 1990). If we do not get rid of the pesticides, in the near future bees may become extinct. Some beekeepers say that it may happen in another two of three years.                                                                                                                                                                                    Some pesticides are especially dangerous and deadly for bees. These products are water soluble and spread quickly over vast areas of land. They are so toxic that even one tenth of a part per billion may become fatal to honeybees.                                                                                                                                                         Beekeepers get increasingly worried about the problem. They already find «heaps» of dead bees in their fields.                                                                                                                                                                                       Honeybees are very valuable – they make many kinds of food possible. Global warming and the greenhouse effect are nothing compared to the extinction of bees. There is a rough estimate that humankind won`t last longer than 5 years after the complete disappearance of bees. Without them the world will become sterile and unpleasant. Time has come to stop the poisoning of the world.

1. Scientists observed the first instances of the extinction of bees in the 1950s.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

2.The first bees were killed by an infectious disease.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

3.Chemical industry made farming more profitable over a period of time.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

4.There are seven types of especially dangerous fertilizers and pesticides.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

5.Bees do not pollinate plants on purpose.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

6.Deadly chemicals spread mainly through air.

1)True             2)False            3)Not stated

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1-6 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.