1.6. Просмотрите текст и определите по суффиксам, к каким частям речи принадлежат выделенные слова. Переведите текст.

From the earliest times people used many methods of conveying messages (передавать сообщения) as quickly and as efficiently (efficient - эффективный) as possible.

In American history the so-called “pony express" was one of the most heroic adventures (приключений). Тhе discovery (открытие) of gold in California made it necessary to give important messages. The stage coaches (дилижанс) which regularly carried mail (почта) required months to reach California. The pony express carried messages. It was a group of 80 young men of 18 years of age. These courageous (courage -храбрость) men carried mail in relays (сменяя друг друга). They used five hundred of the finest horses available (имевшихся в наличии). At each of the 190 stations along the route a fresh rider (to ride - ехать вер­хом) was ready. The management (to manage - управлять) kept men under very strict (строгий) rules. Every rider was given a Bible and was not allowed to drink or swear (ругаться). The pony express had a remarkable (to remark - замечать) career. To deliver mail the riders had to overcome (преодолевать) great physical danger. On April 3, 1860 the first rider started from Missouri and ten days later the message arrived in California which was two thousand miles away. A huge celebration (to celebrate - праздновать) was held in honour of this magnificent (magnificence - великолепие) achievement. But the pony express had a short life of 16 months only

In 1861 the completion (to complete - завершать) of the first transcontinental telegraph line marked the end of the pony express.

Grammar review

►►► Infinitive

	Active	Passive
Indefinite Continuous Perfect Perfect Continuous	to ask to be asking to have asked to have been asking	to be asked to have been asked

2.1. Переведите на русский язык:

1. I called every morning to see if there was any news. 2. We stopped to have a rest. 3. He came here to speak to me, not to you. 4. The car was waiting at the door to take them to the station. 5. To explain the problem he drew diagrams all over the blackboard. 6. The steamship “Minsk" was chartered to carry a cargo of timber from St. Petersburg to Hull. 7. To meet the increased demand for industrial goods, a great number of new shops have been opened in the towns. 8. The first lot is ready for shipment, but to economize on freight we have decided to ship it together with the second lot 9. Please send us your instructions at once to enable us to ship the machines by the 20th May.

2.2. Замените придаточные предложения инфинитив­ными оборотами.

Образец:Не is so old that he cannot skate. He is too old to skate.

1. The problem is so difficult that it is impossible to solve it. 2. The box is so heavy that nobody can carry it. 3. The baby is so little that it cannot walk. 4. He is so weak that he cannot lift this weight. 5. She is so busy that she cannot talk with you. 6. She was so inattentive that she did not notice the mistake. 7. The rule was so difficult that they did not understand it. 8. He was so stupid that he did not see the joke. 9. She has got so fat that she cannot wear this dress now. 10. The accident was so terrible that I don't want to talk about it. 11. They were so empty-headed that they could not learn a single thing. 12. The window was so dirty that they could not see through it. 13. She was so foolish that she could not understand my explanation. 14. I have very little wool: it won't make a sweater.