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Texas. On hearing this demand the lawyer couldn’t help being surprised. It took the man
demanding his money several minutes to explain what the matter was. The alarm-clock didn’t ring
at the required time and the man sleeping soundly was late for his plane. The lawyer didn’t
consider the explanation given reliable enough and decided to make an experiment. He went to the
shop selling these alarm-clocks. They put four alarm-clocks to ring at 7 a.m. In the morning it
turned out that two of them stopped long before the required time. One of the tested alarm-clocks
didn’t ring at all. And the last rang at 9 a.m. The data received made it possible for the man to get
his money back.
Ex.14. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the infinitive
construction Complex Subject.
A. 1) Customer is known to be always right. 2) Do you happen to know when the train will
arrive? 3) The repair of the track is likely to be over in an hour. 4) We appear to have met before.
5) He is unlikely to follow your recommendations. 6) This work seems to take much time.
7) Thunderstorm is said to be approaching. 9) They were expected to take a taxi. 10) The
suitcase
seemed to get heavier and heavier as I carried it along the road. 11) The price of the
tickets proved to be not very high. 12) He appears to be right. 13) The car seemed to be in
excellent condition. 14) He turned out to become a good specialist. 15) Do you happen to know
who can repair this device? 16) She seems to be waiting for you.
B. 1) The train timetable is known to be always compiled for a long period, generally for six
months. 2) Have you happened to see where they parked their car? 3) He seems to know what he is
talking about. 4) She is unlikely to go by plane, because she is airsick 5) The electric locomotive’s
service life is said to be about 30 years. 6) Firms from more than 20 countries are expected to take
part in the next international railway transport exhibition in Moscow. 7) The French super-train
“Aquitaine” was reported to cover the 580 km distance from Paris to Bordeaux non-stop in four
hours. 8) At a large terminal there are so many tracks that trains seem to be arriving or departing
every minute. 9) The railways are known to carry 80 per cent of all freight because only the railways
can transport anything, almost anywhere and do it without thinking of weather conditions. 10) The
price of railway tickets was reported to be increased in summer.
Ex.15. Make up sentences and translate them into Russian.
▫ Two new Metro stations
▫ The weather
▫ The VL80 Locomotive
▫ The atom
▫ The boxes with equipment
▫ The new power-station
▫ Ink
▫ was thought
▫ is supposed
▫ were said
▫ is expected
▫ are expected
▫ is known
▫ was reported
▫ to change for the better.
▫ to be built in a far-off region.
▫ to be indivisible for a long period of time.
▫ to have been already unloaded.
▫ to be put into operation next year.
▫ to have been invented in Egypt.
▫ to be designed for hauling trains of up to
4,500 tons on sections with steep grades.
▫ New buses
▫ The doctor
▫ Bad weather sometimes
▫ This metal
▫ You
▫ He
▫ She
▫ happened
▫ happens
▫ appears
▫ seem
▫ seems
▫ proved
▫ turned out
▫ to have lost the key to her suitcase.
▫ to know how to handle this device.
▫ to be there at the time of the accident.
▫ to have changed since I saw you last.
▫ to be very brittle.
▫ to result in a flight delay.
▫ to be very comfortable.

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