Английский язык. Жесткова М.В - 89 стр.

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their high price and the [шум] caused by trains passing over them. 4) The first double-deck buses
[появляться] in London in 1851 but at that time the upper deck had no roof and the passengers
were given raincoats to put on if it started to rain. 5) The trip by [высокоскоростной паром] from
Helsinki to Tallinn [длится] an hour and a half, even [быстрее] than by plane. 6) The engine
driver’s work on the automatically [управляемый] trains is to supervise that the [оборудование]
operates properly and to take over manual control in case of [необходимость]. 7) The construction
of early bridges without basic knowledge of mathematics [приводить к] great tragedies [из-за] the
bridges’ [крушение]. 8) After the fire, very little [оставаться] of the house. 9) When working out
the project of the Moscow Metro, the Russian engineers carefully studied the [существующий]
systems abroad. 10) How can you explain the [отказ в работе] of the engine? 11) [Хотя] the
report was short, it covered the subject completely. 12) Road safety [оставаться] one of the most
important problems in the modern world. 13) The greater part of the [исследование] has been
completed. 14) Such substance doesn’t [существовать] on the Earth.
Ex.3. Choose the correct word and translate the sentences.
1) The railroad [connects; improves; exists; crosses] the highway about three miles from
here.
2) A ferry is a [train; carriage; vehicle; ship] that carries people and goods across the river,
lake or channel.
3) There is a train radio telephone in each driver’s cab and a dispatcher can communicate with
the driver in case of [research; emergency; success; crossing].
4) The weight of the snow on the roof caused the house to [disappear; exist; collapse].
5) I remember your [discussing; mentioning; approving; objecting] to this project.
6) The main [failures; advantages; disadvantages; collapses] of electric locos are high speeds
of running and clean operation.
7) People believed J. Watt to be the inventor of the first steam engine because the work of I.I.
Polsunov [took place; existed; remained; mentioned] unknown for more than a century.
8) The experiment was a [success; failure; research; emergency], because the measuring
instruments were defective.
9) The main [advantage; profit; disadvantage; success] of the steel sleeper is its durability and
reliability.
10) Finland has the same railway gauge as Russia that is why high-speed trains can [proceed;
remain; disappear; cross] the border without stopping.
11) Why did you [object; remain; arrive; refuse] to take part in the expedition?
12) In case of [emergency; derailment; failure; danger] the doctors are sent to the island by
helicopter.
Ex.4. Translate the words given in the box.
движение исследование неудача оставаться [2] паром
переходить приводить к проект следовать
стоимость шум экстренный
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Be careful with Grammar.
1) Be careful when you ___ the road in this place: the ___ is very heavy here. 2) The accident
on the road ___ a traffic jam and we were afraid of missing the airplane. 3) This express train will
___ to the final destination without any stops. 4) He ___ at home while the rest of us went to the
terminal to see our friends off. 5) There were many people on the pier waiting for the arrival of
the ___. 6) Everyone engaged in this ___ was awarded with special prizes. 7) According to the
___ the channel will be deepened and widened. 8) Success came after many ___. 9) The

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