Вариант 3

I. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление времён группы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future) в действительном залоге. Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.

1. This train will proceed to its destination without any stops. 2. The price of the ticket in the London Underground depends on the distance you travel. 3. The invention of a steam engine started the first industrial revolution. 4. The top speed of the first steam locomotive was thirteen miles per hour. 5. Students of technical institutes have practical training at various enterprises, and it gives them an opportunity not only to watch production processes but also to take part in them.

II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление времён группы Indefinite (Present, Past, Future) в страдательном залоге. Выпишите сказуемые и укажите их видовременные формы.

1. Since Paris is located in the center of the country, the passengers who spend a day in the capital can reach any town the same evening. 2. Our flight will be delayed because of a strike of air-traffic controllers. 3. The freight turnover was reduced because of a considerable increase of transportation cost. 4. New plastic and synthetic materials are widely used for the interior and exterior finishes of carriages. 5. The demand for tickets was so great that they were sold out as soon as the booking office was opened.

III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.

1. This railroad (to design – Present Indefinite Passive) to handle only freight trains. 2. We (to leave – Past Indefinite Active) our car in the parking lot near the terminal. 3. The shuttle-train (to cover – Present Indefinite Active) the distance from London to Paris in three hours forty minutes. 4. Steel rails (to use – Past Indefinite Passive) in the USA for the first time in 1863. 5. You (to catch – Future Indefinite Active) the train, if you (to hurry – Present Indefinite Active) up.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление оборота there + to be.

1. We missed the last train and tried to get tickets for the morning train but there were no tickets available in the booking office. 2. In the USA, there is a special discount for those passengers who buy round-trip tickets. 3. There are road works in the center streets of the city that is why long jams are expected. 4. There was no bridge in this place and we took a boat to cross the river. 5. There are nine four-berth compartments for passengers, a compartment for the attendants, two toilet rooms and two vestibules in the sleeping car.

V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление окончания -s.

1. The first Stephenson’s steam locomotive is demonstrated now in the London museum. 2. There is a train radiotelephone in each driver’s cap and a dispatcher can communicate with the driver in the case of emergency. 3. Almost 500 million vehicles fill the world’s roads nowadays. 4. The driver of the bus is responsible for his passengers’ safety. 5. Heathrow, London’s major airport was opened in 1929 as a small base for airplane tests.

VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание употребление прилагательных в сравнительной и превосходной степенях. Подчеркнитеприлагательныеванглийскихпредложенияхиукажитестепеньсравнения.

1. In Australia, the traffic is heavier during the winter months, when many tourists travel in passenger trains. 2. It is much more convenient to travel by express train because it does not stop at small stations, and it takes you less time to get to your destination. 3. The world’s longest road tunnel links France and Italy beneath Europe’s highest peak Mont Blanc. 4. Statistically, it is safer to travel by air than to drive a car. 5. The maximum train speed on the West Coast railway line (Great Britain) is 77 miles per hour but there are many sections where the speed is much lower because of tight curves and steep gradients.

VII. Перепишите и переведите предложения, употребив прилагательные, данные в скобках, в сравнительной или превосходной степени.

1. Russia possesses (heavy) helicopters MI-26 in the world which lift and transport cargos up to 20 tons. 2. This road is (bad) I have ever traveled over. 3. The environment contamination remains one of (important) problems in the modern world. 4. The first steam locomotive the“Rocket” was much (small) and (light) than modern locomotives. 5. The Pan- American Highway is (long) road in the world.

VIII. Перепишите предложения. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные вопросы к подчеркнутым словам.

1. The incandescent lamp was invented by Edison. 2. Railway track will be strengthened on this section of the mainline because it is planned to increase the volume of freight traffic here. 3. Road accidents are more frequent in rainy weather. 4. In some countries, the locomotive pulls the train in one direction and pushes in the other. 5. Steel sleepers first appeared in Europe in 1868, mainly because of the shortage of durable wood in some countries. 6. In our Metro, trains run every 8 minutes. 7. Civil engineering means the construction of roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, canals, etc.