Kryachkov 2!indd

UNIT I
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Д. А. Крячков
17. Marriage is a bond that brings with it responsibilities and _______ sacrifices and compromises. 
18. The scandal ________ a storm of criticism of the church hierarchy.
19. We have to admit that calls to restrain human activity harming the environment had only a 
________ impact on the industry. 
20. We shouldn’t be driven to despair by what can sometimes seem like a gradual ______ of mor-
als caused by hedonism and the effects of globalization. 
21. The idea that globalization __________ national sovereignty has long been an __________ 
among many political scientists.
22. A great position __________ great responsibility.
Ex. 10. Complete the following sentences. Where necessary add 
a sentence or two to make your examples more meaningful. 
The first sentence has been done for you. 
E.g. _______ is not enough to engender ________ → Dissent alone is not enough to engender social 
change; it will be impossible to reform the country without a strong civil society and resources.
1. 
_______ is not enough to engender ________.
2. _______ is the antithesis of everything Western. 
3. _______ may lead to a high incidence of ________.
4. By _______ you have denigrated _______, which is totally unacceptable.
5. Clearly, the government’s decision to ________ will engender harsh criticism as _______.
6. We firmly believe that __________ threatens to dangerously erode __________.
7. 
I don’t want to denigrate ________, but ________.
8. In 
an 
insidious attempt to _______, _______.
9. It is well-known that civil servants forgo ________ in exchange for ________.
10. It’s been always an article of faith among/for _______ that _______.
11. _______ is a direct antithesis of _______.
12. We have to admit that _______ will only have a marginal effect on ________.
13. We hope that ________ will engender greater appreciation of ________.
14. It is accepted as an article of faith that ________ builds character. 
15.
__________ entails a lot of responsibility. 
16. I’ll agree that _________ can bring certain transient pleasures, but it/they will not __________.
Ex. 11. Answer the following questions using the words and phrases 
from Ex. 4.
1. 
Can you think of situations when forgoing morality would be acceptable?
2. How do you understand the idea that religion has hijacked morality? Will you agree with 
Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s assessment that this is ‘the greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire his-
tory’?
3. How high is the incidence of substance abuse among students?
4. What may help reduce the incidence of binge drinking?
5. Who do you think should attend to the needs of the marginalized? The government? Charity 
organizations?
6. Why is the moral decline of modern society taken as an article of faith by most people?
7. 
What do you think can prevent a relationship from deteriorating?

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