1. Investigators recently found medicines in the drinking water of all 50 US states. They had examined water samples from across the country and began to realize the situation was serious.
2. The results showed small amounts of various drugs like painkillers, antibiotics, and epilepsy medicines in all the samples tested.
3. The problem is that many people's drinking water comes from rivers and lakes that may not be pure, even after the water is cleaned since this does not remove all bacteria or drugs.
1. Investigators recently found medicines in the drinking water of all 50 US states. They had examined water samples from across the country and began to realize the situation was serious.
2. The results showed small amounts of various drugs like painkillers, antibiotics, and epilepsy medicines in all the samples tested.
3. The problem is that many people's drinking water comes from rivers and lakes that may not be pure, even after the water is cleaned since this does not remove all bacteria or drugs.
1. Investigators recently found medicines in the drinking water of all 50 US states. They had examined water samples from across the country and began to realize the situation was serious.
2. The results showed small amounts of various drugs like painkillers, antibiotics, and epilepsy medicines in all the samples tested.
3. The problem is that many people's drinking water comes from rivers and lakes that may not be pure, even after the water is cleaned since this does not remove all bacteria or drugs.
Vocabulary Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes. There are more words than you need. (10 x 1 10 points! keep fit buy souvenirs considerate get to calm inconsiderate take off take up talented competitive score a goal shopping trip 1. How can you be so just before an exam? . !ony always wants to be better than everyone else. He"s very . #. !his morning we at a small shop near our hotel. $. %ou must exercise at least three times a week in order to . &. 'hen do you think the train the station? (t was due an hour ago. ). %ou never think of other people. How can you be so ? *. 'e"ve decided to skiing. +ur first lesson is tomorrow. ,. -harles is the most artist in our class. .. 'e went on a and bought some new clothes. 1/. +ur team won when 0velyn towards the end of the match. "rammar Complete the passage with the correct #orm o# the $erbs in brackets. (10 x 1 10 points! DANGER: DRINKING WATER (nvestigators 112 1recently find2 medicines in the drinking water of all &/ states of the 3nited 4tates. 0arlier this year5 they 12 1examine2 samples of water from all over the country. 'hile they 1#2 1work25 they began to realise that the situation was very serious. !he results showed that there were small amounts of drugs in all the samples they 1$2 1take2 6 painkillers5 antibiotics5 hormones and medicines for epilepsy5 to name a few. !he problem is that the water many people 1&2 1drink2 comes from rivers or lakes that 1)2 1not be2 pure. !he water is cleaned5 but this 1*2 1not remove2 all bacteria 6 or drugs. 7t the present time5 researchers 1,2 1not understand2 the dangers of many years of exposure to low levels of medicines5 but they 1.2 1already do2 experiments on animals which suggest serious effects. 4o5 anyone in the 3nited 4tates who 11/2 1now drink2 a glass of cold water from the tap should think twice. !hey may want to put it down and buy some mineral water instead8