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Ex.4. One of the words in the following sentences should not be there. Find the odd word
and replace it by the correct one. Be very attentive!
Model: I got higher education at the vocational school. → I got secondary education at
the vocational school. or I got higher education at Oxford.
1) He worked hard and failed all the exams successfully. 2) The students of the extra-mural
department require extra leave during the examination session. 3) It's difficult to graduate from
Moscow University because the competition is always intense there. 4) You can read about weak
methods of learning English in this journal. 5) Our laboratory will be equipped according to out-of-
date requirements but it will take time and money. 6) After school she started working as she didn’t
want to pay attention to her parents. 7) The students are required not to attend lessons as well as to
take notes at the lectures. 8) Subjects that are included in the program of freshmen differ from those
that are included in the program of first-year students. 9) The course of studies at our Academy
achieves five years. 10) Why do you often attend lessons? 11) Did you learn the letter from your
friend last week? 12) All the freshmen will fail their first examinations in January. 13) Education in
private schools is free of charge in Russia. 14) The program of senior students excludes many
theoretical subjects as well as practical training. 15) Several applicants are going to enter the post
graduate course.
Ex.5. Choose the correct word or words.
1) Many well-known railway companies from [various; similar; different; difficult] countries
[were late for; missed; failed; took part in] the international exhibition.
2) The television company [comprises; receives; requires; pays] most of its money from
advertising.
3) A new international orbital system [obtains; includes; reaches; provides] telephone,
telegraph and telex communications with ships in every part of the world ocean.
4) Russia ranks second in the world, after the USA, in the length of the railway [equipment;
network; trains; operation].
5) [According to; as well as; such as] the decision of the transport committee the number of
buses operating on the city’s routes will be [divided; put into operation; increased; trained].
6) Nowadays much attention is paid to the [operation; achievements; requirements;
development] of high-speed railway traffic.
7) The scientific and technological [achievements; equipment; branches; network] brought
great changes in people’s life and work.
8) The [requirements; number; achievements; attention] of passengers traveling between
Helsinki and St. Petersburg will increase to 6 million in 2010.
9) Our best diesel locomotive [obtains; requires; lasts; develops] a speed of 170 km per hour.
10) Britain's railway [branch; higher school; network] was nationalized in 1947.
11) He spent almost the whole day at the airport as his plane was seven hours [last; late; ago].
12) There is usually [an increase; a decrease; a development; a growth] in the number of road
accidents in winter.
13) Only hard work will allow you to [require; include; provide; achieve] success.
14) The delegation will leave for London as soon as they [decrease; supply; receive; require]
their visas.
15) Do you know how to [operate; provide; increase; reach] this equipment?

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