Английский язык. Жесткова М.В. - 23 стр.

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**to run into smb. – сталкиваться с кем-либо
***diner = dining car – вагон-ресторан
****smoker = smoking car – вагон для курящих
X. Укажите, какие утверждения соответствуют содержанию текста.
Исправьте неправильные высказывания. Используйте фразы: It is true. It is false.
1. Melik was going to travel to New York by air. 2. Uncle Garro told him about the
dangers of the travel. 3. The old man advised Melik not to speak to anybody while traveling by
train. 4. Melik was only allowed to play cards in the smoker. 5. According to uncle Garro’s
words all passengers should put money under the pillow and do not sleep all night. 6. The old
man said that it was very dangerous to get to know a woman in the train. 7. Traveling by train
was dangerous and uncle Garro’s words turned out to be true. 8. Following Garro’s advice,
Melik did not sleep all nights. 9. Long before the train got to New York Melik knew everybody
aboard the train 10. Melik followed all instructions his uncle had given him.
ВАРИАНТ 3
I. Выберите нужное причастие (Participle I or Participle II) из данных в скобках.
Предложения перепишите и переведите.
1. Sleeping cars (equipping; equipped) with an air-conditioning system are very
comfortable for long-distance travel. 2. The first railway in Russia (using; used) steam traction
was built in Nizhni Tagil. 3. There were many people on the pier (waiting; waited) for the
ferry’s arrival. 4. The internal combustion engine (installing; installed) in this lorry is of a new
design. 5. We were (driving; driven) at a top speed to reach the city before the dark.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
многофункциональность глаголов to be и to have.
1. The main tracks have been cleared of snow by snow-cleaning machines. 2. The train
was to arrive at 5 p.m. but has not appeared yet. 3. A robot engine driver is a small-size
computer with transducers. All the necessary data of train operation – distance, time of
covering each section of the route, speed limits, etc. are programmed and fed into the
computer’s memory. 4. Not having bought the tickets in advance, they had to go to the station
long before the train departure.
III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление инфинитива (The Infinitive).
1. The task of traffic police is to provide safety on roads. 2. A special design bureau in St.
Petersburg was the first in the world to develop the production of super-long escalators. 3. The
Tacoma Bridge collapsed because its structure was not strong enough to withstand the wind of
42 miles per hour. 4. Before the refrigerator car was invented, it was impossible to convey fresh
meat, fruit, vegetables and other food products for long distances. 5. The road surface to be
repaired was destroyed by heavy vehicles many years ago.
IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление инфинитивной конструкции Сложное подлежащее (The Complex
Subject).

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