VI. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. What did Union Road Fire Chief Frankie Capps immediately request?

2. What did Firefighter Steve Brown see when he arrived on Thompson Road?

3. Where was the female transported when she was rescued?

VII. Переведите на русский язык слова и выражения:

Motor vehicle accident, swift water rescue equipment, swift water gear, a set of hydraulic rescue spreaders, clutches of death, to lay one’s life on the line

Вариант III

1. Переведите предложения. Определите видовременную форму и залог сказуемого.

1. The matter hasn’t bee settled yet.

2. That film was shown on TV last week.

3. The plan will be changed a little if you want.

4. America was discovered by Columbus in 1492.

5. The ground was covered with snow.

6. The table is made of expensive wood.

7. The mail has just been sent off.

II. Преобразуйте предложения, сделав дополнение подлежащим. Внесите соответствующие изменения. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Mother was looking at her little son.

2. The group spoke to their teacher yesterday.

3. Young mothers look after their children with great care.

4. They sent for Jim.

5. We thought about our friend all the time.

6. The doctor will operate on him next week.

7. They looked for the newspaper everywhere.

III. Переведите следующие предложения. Подчеркните герундий.

1. There are two ways of getting sugar: one from beet and the other from sugarcane.

2. Have you finished writing?

3. I had the pleasure of dancing with her the whole evening.

4. She likes sitting in the sun.

5. Taking a cold shower in the morning is very useful.

6. Some people can work the whole day without feeling tired.

7. I had no hope of getting the answer before the end of the month.

8. I’m looking forward to going to New-York.

IV. Переведите предложения. Подчеркните инфинитив.

1. I think I shall be able to solve this problem.

2. We found that there was another complicated problem to consider.

3. She had two younger brothers to take care of.

4. She was too foolish to understand my explanations.

5. She is pleasant to look at.

6. He was the first to come.

7. To play chess was his greatest pleasure.

8. The child did not like to be washed.

9. Which is more pleasant: to give or to be given presents?

V. Переведите текст:

TSUNAMI

You've probably never seen a tsunami, and you can count among your blessings the fact that you have not. The tsunami, or tidal wave, is one of nature's most destructive forces. The devastating force of a tidal wave can match in fury just about any other catastrophe caused by nature.

The term "tidal wave" is actually a misleading one because tsunami are not caused by the tides. These enormous waves are caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. They may also originate as a result of hurricane storms that occur far from land.

Tidal waves can travel thousands of miles, at speeds between 400 and 500 miles per hour. They move not only with great speed, but with great power. When a tsunami strikes land, successive waves pile up on the shore. As a result, waves develop to an extremely great height. These waves have been known to reach a height of 100 feet or more.

It's difficult for a person to comprehend the speed, size, and potential for destruction and violence that the tidal wave brings with it. To get an idea of what one would be like, think of a tsunami as an express train as high as an apartment house traveling with the speed of a jet airliner.