5. Укажите буквой правильный перевод

1. The quay is the (предложенное) riverside berth development near Alexandra Dock.

a. was proposed b. proposed c. to be proposed d. was proposing

2. The conditions offered in many ports (защищённых) from wind and heavy wave action can

provide an ideal opportunity for effective recovery.

a. protecting b. were protected c. protected d. are protected

3. In some cases, the wharves are (строятся) with very short piles.

a. built b. building c. build d. builds

4. Especially time-consuming are round pilings that (окружены) by water.

a. surrounded b. are surrounding c. are surrounded d. were surrounded

5. Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne оn the Bahamas (вызвали) а claim оn thе Club.

a. are provoked b. has provoked c. were provoking d. provoked

6. Укажите буквой соответствующий английский эквивалент

1. среда обитания живой природы

a. live nature b. wildlife habitat c. natural habitat d. natural wildlife

2. возможность для восстановления

a. opportunity for recovery b. possibility of response

c. possibility for securing d. opportunity for survival

3. сдерживать распространение разлива нефтепродуктов

a. recover spill spread b. reveal oil spill

c. contain effect of spillage d. contain spread of spillage

4. загрязнённая поверхность

a. scraping floor b. contaminated surface c. trapped surface d. stranded space

5. разрушение и восстановление

a. consideration and recovery b. destruction and communication

c. destruction and recovery d. contingency and response

7. Укажите номер соответствующего русского эквивалента

1. adhere – 1. бетон

2. adjacent – 2. восстановление

3. cleaner – 3. вручную

4. concrete – 4. выгонять

5. conservation – 5. выживание

6. creation – 6. вызывать

7. demolish – 7. выход

8. effort – 8. гавань

9. environment – 9. грунт

10. escape – 10. живая природа

11. floor – 11. загрязнение

12. flushing – 12. заповедник

13. force out – 13. источник

14. guidelines – 14. мера

15. insurer – 15. окружающая среда

16. loss – 16. ответные меры

17. manually – 17. охранять

18. obstruction – 18. очиститель

19. pollution – 19. потеря

20. provoke – 20. препятствие

21. recovery – 21. придерживаться

22. remove – 22. примыкающий

23. response – 23. разлив

24. rusty – 24. разрушать

25. safeguard – 25. ржавый

26. source – 26. руководство

27. spill – 27. сделка

28. structure – 28. смывка

29. survival – 29. создание

30. wildlife – 30. сооружение

31. страхователь

32. удалять

33. усилие

Unit 8 (home reading) ports of russia: news and views

1. First Russian container port on the Caspian Sea

Russia opened its first con­tainer terminal on the Caspian Sea tast month, a cargo hub that senior govern­ment officials are hailing as a logistical milestone that will strengthen Russia’s hand in the energy-rich region and boost trade with India, Iran and Kazakhstan.

The terminal is part of an ambitious agreement Russia signed with India and Iran three years ago to develop a north-south transport corri­dor. Belarus and Kazakhstan entered the agreement in September and the Russian Transportation Ministry has said Tajikistan, Armenia, Syria and Oman are also close to joining the project.

The terminal, which has an initial capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year, is located near Astrakhan in the seaport town of Olya.

With the opening of Olya, countries in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean regions can now ship goods to Europe much more quickly and cheaply. Shipping goods to Europe via Olya takes between 15 and 23 days and is 40 % cheaper than shipping via the traditional Suez Canal route which takes between 35 and 40 days.

However, without a rail link to the national railway network, the port’s capacity is limited to receiving goods by truck only. Once it is integrated with the national rail system, the terminal’s capacity is set to skyrocket.

Russian Railways Co (RZD) president Gennady Fadeyev said the first 11 km of a new track to connect with the Astrakhan-Grozny line – which will eventually be more than 50 km long – would be ready by the end of the year and be fully operational by September.

This year, Olya is expected to handle 4m tonnes (mt) of cargo, and the volume is expected to double to 8 mt in 2010.

Once the strategic link is completed, Russia, India and Iran will be able to double the volume of goods they ship to Europe, according to the Transportation Ministry.

The rail link is expected to cost some US$100m and will be financed by the RZD and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

RZD, which has just inherited the commercial functions and infra­structure of the Railways Ministry, will invest a total of 130bn rubles next year on infrastructure projects. “The lion’s share of these funds will go to the development of trans­port corridors with exits to seaports,” Fadeyev said. “This is about 45% of the investment programme.”

Russia plans to invest a total of $15bn developing international transport corridors through 2010.