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\(\boxed{3}\) Alexander finds the profession of a scientist rewarding because...

1. it is very convenient and easy.

2. scientists are happy people.

3. science helps to improve the quality of life.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{4}\) Alexander believes that...

1. fundamental research is more important than applied science.

2. fundamental research cannot be more important than applied science.

3. science must be profitable.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{5}\) A team of Russian and foreign scientists has described a mechanism that...

1. enables living organisms to become shiny.

2. transfers nutritious elements to living organisms.

3. helps plants grow in the dark.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{6}\) The team of scientists Alexander is talking about was the first...

1. to describe the mechanism in living beings.

2. to use petrol in their experiments.

3. to publish the results of their discovery.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{7}\) Alexander believes that the media...

1. forced people to perceive this project as impractical.

2. created boring headlines.

3. gave too much praise to the project.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{8}\) Alexander says that the use of this invention for decorative purposes...

1. will be absolutely humiliating.

2. will have a negative effect on our health.

3. will mean the research has not been useless.

Ответ: [ ].

\(\boxed{9}\) In this project, the Russian scientists did not work with their colleagues from...

1. South America.

2. Australia.

3. East Asia.

Ответ: [ ].
Script
Presenter: Hello, everybody. Welcome to our weekly programme "Teen Dreams". Today in our studio, we have a young Russian blogger Alexander Bortnik. He keeps a blog about science.

Alexander Bortnik: Good morning. Glad to be here.

Presenter: Alexander, you blog about science. Would you like to be a scientist one day? Do you see this profession as a rewarding one?

Alexander Bortnik: Of course, I do, as scientists change the world. In my opinion, the main aim of science is to make life more convenient, pleasant and easier. I want people to be happier. That is why I'm definitely going to be a scientist.

Presenter: In the modern world, can we afford theoretical research for the sake of theory, or should science be primarily applied?

Alexander Bortnik: Of course, no discoveries or inventions would be possible without fundamental research. However, fundamental research should be in harmony with applied science, and there should be few fundamental works. Science must search for ways to solve specific problems. People expect that the costs of science will pay off through improving the quality of life and working conditions of each person.

Presenter: What kind of news do you like writing about?

Alexander Bortnik: I feel it's really important to inform my audience about the achievements of Russian scientists. For example, a team of Russian and foreign scientists has recently described the mechanism that allows mushrooms to glow in the dark. They managed to transfer the enzymes that provide the emission of light to any other organisms and thus make them luminous. To illustrate this, they created glow-in-the-dark yeast.

Presenter: Were they the first to do that? Had no one tried to do that before?

Alexander Bortnik: Before this project was started, their colleagues from another research centre had been developing a project to control the quality of petrol using this system. But the team we are talking about has investigated the mechanism of this process in living organisms. This makes their project different.

Presenter: In your opinion, is this applied science? Can this discovery be of practical use? It doesn't sound serious, to be honest.

Alexander Bortnik: I understand what you mean. After the project had been completed and the results had been announced, most of the exciting headlines in the media said that this discovery might enable creating unusual interiors to make our flats and houses look like fantastic film scenery. If people just see such a headline and do not read the article, they are likely to think scientists waste their time and the money given on the research on stupid and useless things.

Presenter: And does this discovery have any serious and non-entertaining potential?

Alexander Bortnik: Of course, it does. For example, it might be used in the development of new medicine as well as for more detailed and high-quality visualisation of biological processes such as migration of cancer cells.

Presenter: So, this discovery can serve medical purposes.

Alexander Bortnik: That's true. However, I don't think it's humiliating for scientists to know that their discovery could be used for decorative purposes. After all, the environment in which we live affects our well-being. If interiors with glowing plants can have a positive effect on our state of mind and mood and thus make us happier, the research hasn't been in vain.

Presenter: You've mentioned it was an international project. What countries took part in it?

Alexander Bortnik: The Russian scientists worked in close contact with their colleagues from Austria, Britain, Spain, Brazil and Japan. It was an amazing collaboration and an incredibly motivating team.

Presenter: It is very nice to know that there are such motivated and dedicated young people for whom the humanistic tasks of science are in the first place. Thank you very much, Alexander. It was so great to talk to you today.

Alexander Bortnik: My pleasure.