Английский язык. Жесткова М.В. - 34 стр.

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(speaking; spoken) over the phone. 5. All the computers (installing; installed) in our office
were produced in Japan. 6. You can find the telephone number of a specialist (repairing;
repaired) computers in any newspaper. 7. The (receiving; received) information was not
correct. 8. The plant (producing; produced) automobiles was built in our city 50 years ago. 9.
The rails are (fixing; fixed) to the sleepers with various types of fittings. 10. The (destroying;
destroyed) bridge was soon reconstructed. 11. The seats with (building up; built up) TV sets
are installed in the new passenger carriages. 12. The bridge (connecting; connected) two
islands is being repaired now.
IX. Прочитайте и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
многофункциональность глаголов to be
и to have.
A) 1. The seats on the old bus are very uncomfortable. 2. The street traffic was delayed
by a demonstration. 3. The road from the airport to town is to be reconstructed. 4. As the stop
was a long one, the passengers got off the train. 5. There is a lot of traffic in the morning when
everybody is going to work. 6. The train was to arrive at 5 o’clock. 7. The text of the contract
will be ready in an hour; the secretary is typing it. 8. The first attempts in designing a robot
engine driver were made in 1960’s. 9. We were to meet under the Big Clock at the station. 10.
The insurance rate on my car is high because I live in a large city. 11. Liquid goods are carried
in tank cars. 12. Some trains are to make stops at all railway stations. 13. All underground
stations are of the same size: 6 meters high, 100 meters long and 18 meters wide. 14. The
gondola car is a low-sided wagon without a roof. 15. The nearest post office is opposite the bus
station.
B) 1. They had an unpleasant voyage from New York to Liverpool because of the storm.
2. She had lost her car keys, so we had to open the door by force. 3. A new ceramic engine has
been developed. 4. John had to pay a wrong parking fine. 5. Have you understood how to use
this device? 6. The driver started the car after he had examined the engine. 7. You must have a
visa to enter a foreign country. 8. If I am late, I shall have to take a taxi. 9. The matter is urgent.
We have to phone her immediately. 10. Cars have been cleaned, inspected and repaired in the
coach yard. 11. Does he have a map of the London Underground? 12. The first self-propelled
car had to stop every 100 yards to make more steam, because the supply of steam lasted only 15
minutes. 13. The engine will have to be dismantled to repair the damage.
X. Прочитайте и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на
употребление инфинитива в различных функциях.
A) 1.To use electric locos for shunting operation is not economic (= It is not economic to
use electric locos for shunting operation). 2. To provide regular maintenance of the car is
necessary. (= It is necessary to provide regular maintenance of the car). 3. To increase the speed
of this car is hardly possible. 4. It is very difficult to drive a car in a big city. 5. The task of the
workers was to repair the track as soon as possible. 6. Although David started his career as a
small clerk, his aim was to become a head of a big business. 7. Our work is to test motors. 8. I
asked them to meet me at the airport. 9. It was late so we decided to take a taxi home. 10.
Suddenly the engine began to make a strange noise. 11. We stopped in order to fuel our car. 12.
To cross the river, you have to take a ferry because the bridge is under repair. 13. Our bag was
too heavy to carry, and we had to take a porter. 14. In the 19
th
century the railway tunnels were
made as small as possible to reduce construction costs. 15. The method is not good enough to
be used everywhere. 16. To stop the car the driver had to use the hand brake. 17. This railway
was built to connect central and eastern regions of the country. 18. The next plane to arrive at

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