1.Aral sea was bigger
2.the river flowed into the aral sea
3.Today, the North Aral Sea in Kazakhstan has been revived, with water and economy returning to Aralsk. But the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated, and its residents are choking on the air.
4.Crop production rose as irrigated areas in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan jumped from 6.4 million acres to 15.9 million acres over two decades, employing millions of people in the region. But with its major inflows being diverted for irrigation, the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s.
5.no,they can't
five minutes past eight
fifteen minutes past ten
twenty-five min. to seven
ну а дальше по аналогии