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Exercise 4. Complete the sentences.

1. The observed phenomena ... into generalized statements.

a. organized

b. are organized

c. organizing

d. are organizing

2. A lot of universities ... in the university towns in the USA.

a. locating

b. to locate

c. are located

d. is located

3. They ... how to operate the equipment last month.

a. are shown

b. have been shown

c. will be shown

d. were shown

4. Our TV set ... yet.

a. was not repaired

b. is not repaired

c. is not being repaired

d. has not been repaired

5. A new edition of this encyclopedia ....

a. is printing now

b. is now printing

c. is being printed now

d. now prints

6. His works ... all over the world.

a. is widely known

b. widely known

c. to be widely known

d. are widely known

7. An attempt ... to find a pattern of consistency in all observations of the system under study.

a. is made

b. made

c. are made

d. to be made

8. His later works were ....

a. took notice of

b. taken notice of

c. taking notice of

d. take notice of

9. This new instrument can really ... .

a. is relied upon

b. was relied upon

c. be relied upon

d. has been relied upon

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10. This book ... by a famous writer.

a. was written

b. were written

c. was writing

d. to be written

11. All contributions ... by a board of reviewers next month.

a. were revised

b. will be revised

c. are being revised

d. have been revised

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. The paper is concerned with three questions.

2. We were informed of the meeting.

3. Only a few examples will be given here.

4. The theory is being much spoken about.

5. The negotiations will not be finished until Monday.

6. I was paid cash.

7. Heating was followed by cooling.

8. This method was done away with many years ago.

9. They were asked whether the laboratory would be provided with the necessary equipment.

10. This problem is being investigated by our team, and the results will be published soon.

11. They were shown new tools.

12. This problem was not even thought of a couple of years ago.

13. A new exhibition has been organized by our company.

14. The problem was dealt with in a number of papers.

15. A large amount of research is being conducted in the field of telecommunications.

16. It is unbelievable that he should have made such a mistake.

17. Of course, the issue in question will play an important role.

18. The new evidence cannot be accounted for by existing theories.

19. It is thought that this equipment can be relied upon.

20. They have been given sufficient information.

21. As recently as the 1950s blacks and whites were not allowed to get married in many southern states in the U.S.

22. The merits of new technology have been taken notice of.

23. It is known that care must be taken of fundamental research.

24. These facts play an important role in the process under study.

25. What method should be chosen in any particular case depends on a number of factors.

26. Provided certain basic requirements are met, the work may be completed in time.

27. The necessity of applied research is insisted upon.

28. There is little doubt that in the course of further development of all sciences extensive use will be made of a wide range of computers.

29. It is hoped that the technique may be significantly improved.

30. The assistant was sent for.

31. The new data have been obtained, presented, and discussed recently.

32. The result of our experiment is greatly affected by laboratory conditions.

33. I was told to wait.