Kryachkov 2!indd

UNIT I
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Д. А. Крячков
Ex. 7. Suggest stylistically neutral synonyms for the following words. 
Supply contexts to bring out the difference between synonyms 
in each pair.
malaise
to engender 
to become prey to 
to forgo
insidious 
to denigrate 
to be shorn of
to thrive
Ex. 8. Express the same idea using the words and phrases from Ex. 4 instead of the 
underlined parts. 
1. Some feel that multinational corporations, soap operas, newspapers, advertising and large 
sections of the music industry promote a uniform culture based on materialism and relation-
ships that are not meant to last long, whereby the individual is reduced to the level of passive 
consumer.
2. Many religious traditions claim that the ability to care for others is part of being human. 
3. A lot has been done and continues to be done by churches in spite of the attempts of the 
skeptical world to present churches in the negative light.
4. Many believe that today the Christmas holiday has been overwhelmed by consumerism from 
the gifts to Santa to trees and candy.
5. Protectionism is the direct opposite of free trade.
6. Violence on television and other media is thought to play a significant role in fostering aggres-
sive behavior, particularly among children.
7. 
Cyberspace is often criticized as a realm of superficial and short-lived relationships.
8. Leaders of the Muslim community in the United States have routinely asserted that Islam is a 
religion of peace that was taken control of by fanatics on September 11.
9. There’s now a much lower rate of childhood diseases than in bygone times.
10. The belief that radical groups are not “deterrable” once in possession of certain destructive 
capabilities has gained a firm footing in the current administration.
11. The P-5 have told the country that consequences of its failure to comply with the demands of 
the UN Security Council would be grave.
12. Many people understand racism as deliberate, overt forms of speech and action that belittle 
people of another race. But sometimes it can take more subtle forms.
13. Several of the animals want some of the milk for themselves, but Napoleon distracts them, 
saying that they have more important things to take care of and that he will take care of it.
14. Religious conflicts are peripheral in space, temporary in time, and insignificant in importance.
15. Without norms of morality, society would turn into chaos, and the human race would go 
downhill and even risk its own extinction.
16. The health authorities should be made aware of the hazardous health effects of environmen-
tal pollution, which are difficult to detect and check at the initial stage.
17. Even when the crisis hit the world, the affluent section of society was unable to give up some 
of their privileges. 
18. One of the difficulties in discussing intimacy is that it is a concept that is difficult to define.
19. Many have deeply held beliefs that improved press coverage will help solve many of the prob-
lems commonly found in undemocratic states.
20. Family planning services are meant to make the number of abortions smaller.
21.
“We trust that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will immediately and forcefully op-
pose any efforts to usurp the language and idea of human rights to promote anti-Zionism 

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