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damaged car. 5) When drawn by an electric locomotive, the train may consist of more than 90 cars.
6) The first British petrol-driven car called “The Knight” moved at a speed of only 8 miles per hour.
7) The first steam engine invented by James Watt was installed in a machine at a large mine to
pump out the water. 8) When heated by sun, the rails become longer. 9) The things left behind by
passengers are usually taken to the Lost Property Office. 10) The first Siemens’s electric locomotive
built in 1879 was so small that the driver straddled it like a horse but it could haul a train with 30
passengers. 11) During the test run the steam locomotive produced by Peter Cooper raced against a
coach pulled by a horse. 12) Signals installed at frequent intervals along the whole mainline inform
the engine drivers of the position of other trains. 13) If compared with electric locomotives, diesel
locomotives have a higher maintenance cost. 14) Pieces of broken glass were seen everywhere.
15) Before opened for traffic, the railway lines are carefully inspected and tested. 16) The motor
coaches are supplied with electric motors placed under the floor of the coach.
Ex.19. Read and translate the following sentences replacing the Russian words by their
English equivalents.
1) One day people will be able to communicate by videophones [установленный] in every flat.
2) The engine [изобретённый] by Rudolf Diesel is one of the greatest inventions of the 20
th
century. 3) A lot of scientists [приглашённый] to the conference refused to take part in it.
4) Kerosene is a fuel [используемый] in jet engines. 5) The mechanic said that he had replaced the
[сломанный] part of the engine. 6) This engine radically differs both in construction and operation
from the engine [разработанный] five years ago. 7) The Disneyland train [названный] “The
Excursion” was built especially for carrying visitors through the Grand Canyon Diorama. 8) The
diesel-electric locomotive has an internal combustion engine [присоединённый] to the driving
wheels by electric transmission. 9) The TV set [купленный] a few days ago has broken down.
10) Cascade Tunnel is one of the longest railroad tunnels in the USA [расположенный] in central
Washington was built in 1925-29 to replace shorter, more winding tunnel 11) In Japan the
communication between some islands is provided through underwater tubes [проложенными] on
the sea bottom. 12) The wagons with [изолированными] walls, roofs and floors are known as the
refrigerator cars.
Ex.19. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to –ed forms.
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 presidents 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 steam engine started the
industrial revolution. 9) Toyota Co., a very successful Japanese company, has increased their sales
to six million cars and trucks a year. 10) One of the main advantages of the diesel loco is the low
cost of the fuel consumed. 11) Though conducted with great care, the test did not give the expected
results. 12) New technologies reduce the number of workers needed. 13) Though first developed for
military purposes, radar can be used in modern cars. 14) Most of the goods produced by this factory
are exported. 15) He bought a used car, which broke down the next day. 16) The French military
engineer Cugnot constructed the first three-wheeled machine equipped with a two-cylinder steam
engine. This machine carried two people at a walking pace. 17) When asked why she had missed
the train, she said something about her watch being slow.

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