As humankind moves into the third millennium, it can rightfully claim to have broken a new ground in its age-old quest to master the 【M1】______ environment. The fantastic achievements of modern technology and the speed at which scientific discoveries are translating into 【M2】______ technological applications attest to the triumph of human endeavor. At the same time, consequently, some of these applications threaten 【M3】______ to unleash forces over which we have no control. In other word, the 【M4】______ new technology Man now believes allows him to dominate this wider 【M5】______ cosmos could well be a Frankenstein monster waiting to turn off its 【M6】______ master. This is an entirely new situation that promises to change many of the perceptions governing life on the planet. The most acute challenges facing with the future are likely to be not only those 【M7】______ pitting man against his fellow man, but those involving humankinds struggle to preserve the environment and ensure the sustainability of life on earth. A conflict waged to ensure the survive of the human 【M8】______ species bound to bring humans closer together. Technological 【M9】______ progress has thus proved to be a double-edged sword, giving rise to a new form. of conflict: a clash between Man and Nature. The new conflict is more dangerous than the traditional one between man and his fellow man, which the protagonists at least shared a common 【M10】______ language. But when it comes to the reactions of the ecosystems to the onslaught of modern technology, there is no common language. 【M1】