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act today! 4. I left early to … getting stuck in traffic. 5. … of up to 2 hours have been reported on all roads this
morning. 6. … using informal language when you are writing an essay. 7. The … of winter brings cold weather.
8. We spent the … evening talking. 9. … medicine couldn’t help her, so she tried using herbs. 10. There will be
some … on all roads because of heavy traffic this morning. 11. All … to the town were blocked. 12. We left our
car in the station … .
Ex. 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form and translate the sentences into
Russian:
1. Centralized traffic control (to provide – Present Simple Active) fast communication of information.
2. Nowadays train operation on busy sections of trunk lines (to control – Present Simple Passive) from a single
control center. 3. Automation of signaling systems (to prove Present Perfect Active) its effectiveness
to provide safe passenger and freight traffic. 4. Regulation of speed, programmed stopping and other functions
(to handle – Present Simple Passive) automatically by means of automatic train operation. 5. Signaling (to set –
Present Simple Active) the route by a database containing the working timetable. 6. We (to leave – Past Simple
Active) our car in the station approach. 7. Many new electronic devices (to develop – Present Perfect Passive)
to provide safe high-speed traffic. 8. There (to be – Present Simple Active) no need for a dispatcher to monitor
every track since centralized traffic control (to introduce – Past Perfect Passive). 9. The departure of the train
(not to delay – Past Perfect Passive) regardless the accident.
Ex. 6. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the negatives:
1. No cars are allowed in the city. 2. No modern railway uses steam locomotives. 3. No automatic
system operates without electricity. 4. She had no difficulty finding a job. 5. There was no signaling on the first
railways. 6. He has no telephone. 7. Automatic train operation needs no signalmen.8. No train can climb up
hills without special railways. 9. There was no place where we could sit. 10. I don’t imagine we’ll arrive before
midnight. 11. We don’t believe she’s got enough money. 12. I don’t suppose you remember to bring my book
back. 13. They don’t expect to be home late. 14. The roads are not busy today. 15. It wasn’t dark when I came
home. 16. She won’t be happy if he comes.
Ex. 7. Use the Passive Voice instead of the Active Voice. Translate the sentences from English into
Russian.
1. At present railways widely use up-to-date electronic equipment. 2. We are building a new railway
line in this region. 3. The dispatcher controls the entire section of the line from the single control center.
4. The government financed the renewal of signaling equipment of all the railroads. 5. The plant will increase
its capital investment in equipment. 6. Railway engineers designed a lot of devices which find their application
in other industries. 7. Since 1980 railway engineers have developed a system of more reliable communication
of information. 8. Japanese railway engineers introduced the system that helps to control a whole trunk line
from a single control center. 9. An electric motor or a small steam turbine drives this high-frequency generator.
10. Someone switched on the light and opened the door. 11. Students are doing a lot of work to get ready for
their English exam. 12. Engineers have tested the newly developed control system in the Underground.
Ex. 8. Using the given words, write sentences with the Infinitive of Purpose, translate them into
Russian.
Example: to go to the hospital / to visit a friend. I went to the hospital
to visit a friend.
1) to work hard / to make the progress in his English.
2) to borrow some money / to buy a computer.
3) to invent a device / to increase the productivity.
4) to go to England / to master English.
5) to buy some flowers / to present to his girl friend.
6) to arrive at the railway station / to meet my friends.
7) to drive to the garage / to repair our car.
8) to be busy entire evening / to write a report.
9) to get up early / to avoid rush hours.
10) to take driving lessons / to get a driving license.