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every 100 yards to make more steam, because the supply of steam lasted only 15 minutes. 10) Not
having bought the tickets in advance they had to go to the station long before the train departure.
11) He had to take the whole device apart to discover the cause of the trouble. 12) John will have to
pay a wrong parking fine. 13) He has to go by Underground because his car has broken down.
14) Many new electronic devices have been developed to provide the safety of high-speed traffic.
15) This minibus has a rear door and easily detachable seats that is why it can be easily converted
for the transportation of the freight up to 800 kg. 16) The engine will have to be dismantled to repair
the damage. 17) An open-type passenger car has nine 6-berth compartments. 18) The main tracks
have been cleared of snow by snow-cleaning machines.
Ex.18. Put questions to the underlined words.
1) They traveled 2,000
miles by bus. 2) Most people go to work by subway in New York. 3) The
car has just stopped because there isn’t any more gas in the tank
. 4) Arthur always drives at a high
speed. 5) All flights have been canceled because of the fog
. 6) They are going to travel around the
world. 7) Stephen went into debt to buy that car. 8) The first buses in London were drawn by three
horses. 9) Teenagers can get a driving license at the age of fourteen
. 10) We were waiting for the
train arrival on the platform
. 11) Before each flight pilots ask for the information about the weather
expected. 12) All the necessary information is stored in the computer. 13) Metro trains run at 8
minutes headways. 14) Just beyond the bend, the river begins to narrow. 15) The builders will have
to explode the rock to construct the railway in this district
. 16) We went to the cinema to pass the
time until the train arrived. 17) The subway trains are crowded during the rush hours
. 18) The bus
service is so bad that it is almost impossible to get anywhere. 19) The schedule of this train has been
changed for the summer
period. 20) The railway tunnel linking Great Britain and France was
officially opened for traffic on May 7, 1994
. 21) In 1989, English computer scientist Timothy
Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web.
Ex.19. Find grammar mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. The number of
mistakes is pointed out in brackets.
1) He did not performed the task he had been given. [1] 2) What the engines do this plant
produce? [2] 3) Are you know the schedule this train? [2] 4) Already the bus is overcrowded, it will
not be able take all the passengers waited at the bus stop. [3] 5) The contract was not signed yet. [1]
6) His traveling expenses covered by the firm. [1] 7) While driving a car, you should not to speak
with your mobile telephone. [2] 8) This device can be repair; you don’t need to replace it on a new
one. [2] 9) In Russia many people had doubts about the possibility of using of steam engines in the
Russian winter. [1] 10) Some of the arch bridges constructing by the Romans 2,000 years ago is still
being used. [2]. 11) The revolution in science and technology is affected not only economically
developed countries but also developing countries. [1] 12) An electric engine is most ecologically
friendly one because it is not contaminate environment with exhausted gases. [2] 13) One of the
most early railway bridge in the Great Britain called “Britannia” have survived to our days. [4] 14)
Does the train covers the distance from Moscow to Samara in 20 hours? [1] 15) The plane were late
because it has to make a forced landing. [2] 16) The remote control need 4 battery to power it. [2]
Ex.20. Read the following sentences using the predicates in the required tense and voice
forms. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.
1) If you [to lose – Present Perfect Active] your credit card, you should declare about it
immediately.
2) These boxes [to be – Present Indefinite Active] too small for this equipment; we [to need –
Present Indefinite Active] bigger ones.
3) The main tendency of our life is that computers [to use – Present Continuous Passive] more
and more intensively in all spheres of technology, science, medicine, education and everyday life.

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