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6) The train ___ Moscow; let’s start packing.
a) approaches b) is approaching c) will approach d) was approaching
7) Evidently the car ___ at a high speed so at this steep turn the crash was inevitable.
a) was going b) went c) is going d) will go
8) Last year many valuable minerals ___ by geologists in the North.
a) are discovered b) were discovering c) were discovered d) discover
9) Look! Somebody ___ to open your car.
a) will try b) tries c) is trying d) is being tried
10) He ___ to buy a car but first he must learn to drive.
a) want b) wants c) will want d) wanted
11) When he came into the office the secretary ___ a crossword puzzle.
a) is doing b) was doing c) did d) was being done
12) At the end of May the students ___ for their examinations.
a) will be preparing b) prepares c) are preparing d) shall be prepared
13) In Spain first class train passengers ___ with free newspapers and at-seat meals.
a) are provided b) provide c) are being provided d) was being provided
14) A beautiful bridge ___ in our city. It will be finished next year.
a) is being built b) was built c) is building d) will built
15) Someone ___ you. Will you answer the phone?
a) calls b) called c) is calling d) will be calling
*The results of the test
: If your score is 14-15 correct answers, you are doing just great; 11-13
stand for good knowledge; 8-10 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct
answers is less than 8, go and learn the rules.
Ex.24. Put questions to the underlined words.
1) The “Repin” train departs from St.Petersburg’s Finlandsky
terminal. [What…?] 2) The cars
may be parked here after 5 p.m
. [When…?] 3) Long steel bars on which the trains run are called the
rails. [What…?] 4) The accident happened on the bridge. [Where…?] 5) Our train is standing at the
platform №4
ready to leave. 6) Express trains stop only at large stations on their way. [What…?]
7) We
were going to the railway station along the railway track. [Who…? Where…?] 8) The plant
will produce a new model of the car next year
. [When…?] 9) Telegraph cables are usually laid under
the ground. [Where…?] 10) The plane was flying so low that we could see the pilot. [What
height…?] 11) There are discounts only for return
tickets. [What…?] 12) No planes took off on that
day because of low clouds
. [Why…?] 13) In Britain people drive on the left-hand side. [What
country…?] 14) Passengers should keep their tickets till the end of the trip
. [How long…?]
15) Automobile companies are working now at the development of an electric super car
. [What…?]
16) Fares are being collected by a driver himself
. [Whom…?]
TEXT A.
Read and translate the text using a dictionary if necessary.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
(after M. Twain)
Several years ago I arrived in New York, where I was to change trains and take a sleeper. There
were crowds of people on the platform, and they were all trying to get into the long sleeper train,
which was already crowded. I asked the young man in the booking office if I could have a sleeping-
berth and he answered: “No”. I went off and asked another local official if I could have some poor

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