Put in the missing words! Have a look at the context to find the correct word when there isn’t a hint.

1. These days even the USA has become the fact that is a major
problem as the ice caps at the north pole and the south pole are melting away.
2. The is making itself felt as there is too much (= some sort
of gas) in the air.
3. Besides this the industries’ (= strong wish) for (= money you earn) produces
more and more which is (= to make useless) the air and the (=
earth).
4. Farmers want the plants to grow fast and often use so much that the plants can’t
(= take in) all of it. So these chemicals end up in the ground water and the rivers.
5. Trees suffer from chemicals in the air and when they get wet their leaves turn yellow from
.
6. Consequently, even here in Germany many of plants and animals are endangered.
7. Where plants and animals die out (= development which claims that everything will
be better in the future) is showing its ugly face.
8. Politicians should try hard to find some form of (= act of defending) the ugly
consequences of our way of life.
9. There is no alternative to sources of energy such as solar power or water power.
10. And we all should try to live a little more healthily by having a look at the list of in
(fast) food we buy.