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new terminal instead of building a new one. 8. I can’t see why the machine stopped working. 9.
The advantage of having a car is that you do not have to rely on public transport. 10. Why does
he avoid meeting journalists? 11. The police officer accused him of exceeding the speed limit.
12. It is no use having a car if you do not know how to drive. 13. The rules of operating this
machinery are very simple. 14. Laying rails took much time before inventing a track-laying
machine. 15. All drivers should wear seat belts because they make driving much safer. 16. I
can’t insist on your staying a little longer because you risk missing the last train. 17. The
method of joining the rails together by means of welding is used for reducing joints. 18. After
laying sleepers upon the roadbed, the workers began fastening the rails to them. 19. Toronto
plans to spend $C1.66 billion for expanding the metro and buying new cars. 20. There was still
some hope of catching the last train. 21. Using long-welded rails allows reducing wear and tear
of vehicles.
IV. Определите, какую функцию выполняет слово с окончанием –ing, и
переведите предложения.
1. They stopped a fast-running taxi. 2. Helicopters need very little space for taking off
and landing. 3. Not wishing to discuss this problem, he changed the subject of the conversation.
4. Having arrived in London I phoned my friend. 5. The number of workers was minimized
after installing the new equipment. 6. Russian trains run on 76 direct international lines linking
Moscow with Paris, Copenhagen, Berne, Rome, Berlin and so on. 7. Having waited for him for
half an hour they went home. 8. British Rail offers different discounts to certain groups of
travelers, enabling them to travel at half-price. 9. A lot of sand will be required for building the
road. 10. Railway transport is one of the cheapest ways of hauling freight over long distances.
11. While making the experiments in the laboratory of Cambridge University Newton
discovered the law of inertia. 12. I think that walking is the best way of traveling. 13. Having
reached the river they stopped because there was no bridge across it. 14. Indian Railways has
designed and built a prototype double-deck car having seats for 148 passengers. 15. All 38
bridges crossing the Moscow River are different. 16. While laying down the track builders use
many machines making man’s labor easier. 17. Writing letters and reports are the purposes most
people use computers for. 18. Most phones now have memories for storing frequently used
numbers. 19. This power station works 24 hours a day, supplying five million houses with
electricity. 20. On many US railroads handling freight traffic, trains becomes longer and less
frequent. 21. Many countries have cable TV, a system using wires for transmitting TV
programs. 22. A video phone has a device, which allows us to see a room and the face of the
person speaking. 23. The media, such as radio and television, tell us what is happening in the
world.
V. Определите, какую функцию выполняет слово с окончанием –ed, и
переведите предложения.
1. The first television set produced quite a sensation in 1939. The first television set was
produced in 1939. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box.
2. The new car model developed by our student design bureau will be shown on TV. The new
car model was developed by our student design bureau. The new car model developed a speed
of 50 miles an hour. 3. The trains equipped with robot engine drivers operate on some
underground lines. 4. The talks between these two countries were conducted behind the closed
doors. 5. The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. 6. The gas station on the highway
was closed. 7. All the necessary information is stored in the computer. 8. When invented, the

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