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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power? 2. From the title of the passage, guess whether the author is for or against theuse of nuclear power. Now read the passage and see if you agree with what the author says. — ... we believe it will be almost impossible for any of them to help to fill to an important degree the energy gap ... ... we believe it will be virtually impossible for any of them to make a significant contribution to the energy gap ... e.g. Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery. Does the report give all the significant facts of the case? significant: a. of noticeable importance or effect — ... the only type of energy we can rely on is from nuclear sources. ... there is no alternative but to rely on a major contribution of energy from nuclear sources. — But, in fact, there are real worries ... However, as it is, there are genuine anxieties ... e.g. I thought things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse. As it is, we can hardly get to the airport by 5 o’clock. as it is: in reality; according to the situation that actually exists, esp. when that situation is different from what one expected or need e.g. In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults. cf. as it were: as it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly (used to indicate that the speaker is giving her or his own impression of a situation and may not be using words in their exact sense) e.g. The small craft was exposed to the dangers of the open sea. It can not be exposed to the sun. cf. He believes in regularly exposing his pupils to great works of art. be exposed to: to be left without protection (from something) — We will explain these one by one in details. We will deal with these in turn. e.g. All the students recited the poem in turn. Each man in turn got up and spoke. in turn: successively; in order — ... because med