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Ex.9. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate infinitive as the attribute from the box.
The first one is done for you.
to appear to arrive to be discussed to be followed
to be installed to be memorized to be missed to be repaired
to be taken to be transported to be understood to confirm
to do to introduce to rely on
1) The road surface to be upgraded was destroyed by heavy motor vehicles many years ago.
2) Japan was the first country ___ the system of automatic ticket selling. 3) He is not a man ___.
4) The Times was the only newspaper ___ that morning. 5) He is the only man ___ it better than
me. 6) Goods ___ to the north are stored at the railway station. 7) The problem ___ is connected
with the city water supply system. 8) The bridge ___ was built in the 18
th
century. 9) The engine
___ in this car is very powerful. 10) The train ___ at the station in 5 minutes will be the train
from Moscow. 11) Here is an example ___. 12) In every subject there are elements ___, but
there are also some underlying principles ___. 13) These are the measures ___ urgently.
14) This was a lucky chance not ___. 15) The President was the first ___ this information.
Ex.10. Make up sentences to say why people go to some of the following places. Begin
with: You go... .
Model: a library → You go to a library to borrow books.
l ) a bookshop; 2) a cinema; 3) a theatre; 4) a driving school; 5) a railway station; 6) an
inquiry office; 7) an airport; 8) a booking office; 9) a bank; 10) a restaurant; 11) a post office; 12) a
Left-Luggage Office; 13) a supermarket; 14) a garage; 15) the Academy.
Ex.11. Complete the following sentences with the infinitive phrase.
Model: This car is too expensive___. → This car is too expensive for me to buy it.
1) Today it is too cold___. 2) The reason is serious enough___. 3) Nuclear physics is too
difficult___. 4) This car is not powerful enough___. 5) Your knowledge of English is good
enough___. 6) The box is too heavy___. 7) We were too tired___. 8) The student was clever enough
___. 9) He was too proud___. 10) As they were busy, they did not have enough time___. 11) The
traffic was too heavy___. 12) We don’t have money enough ___.
Ex.12. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1) Мы остановились, чтобы заправить машину. 2) Цель реконструкции этой железной
дороги состоит в том, чтобы увеличить скорость движения поездов до 240 километров в час.
3) Люди, которые будут приглашены на конференцию, получат специальные приглашения.
4) Для того, чтобы расследовать детали и причины крушения [a derailment] поезда была
создана специальная комиссия. 5) Я научился водить
машину достаточно [rather] быстро.
6) Завести [to start] двигатель в такую холодную погоду очень трудно. 7) Проблема состояла
в том, чтобы выбрать лучший проект из семи предложенных. 8) Для того, чтобы добраться до
Нового Орлеана [New Orleans] нам придётся сделать пересадку в Бирмингеме [Birmingham].
9) Двигатель, который будет установлен в этой машине, очень мощный. 10) Невозможно
перевозить наливные
грузы без специальных вагонов. 11) Были проведены многочисленные
эксперименты, чтобы подтвердить [to confirm] новую теорию. 12) Единственный шанс успеть
на поезд – поймать такси.
Ex.13. Read and translate the text paying attention to non-finite forms of the verbs.
Alarm-clocks produced in that city are rather pleasant to look at but they, extremely rare if
ever, wake you up at a proper time. Once a man came to a lawyer with a demand to charge
[взимать плату] the plant producing these alarm-clocks the fare of the flight from New York to
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