Вариант 2

I. Запишите предложения. Выпишите из них сказуемые, опреде-лите их видо-временные формы и залог. Переведите.

1. The solar eclipse is always being watched with great interest.

2. We expect that the technology used at our plant will have been greatly improved.

3. Every living organism is affected by the level of the air, water and soil pollution.

4. The man testing the engine belongs to the team responsible for the equipment.

II. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на разные значения слов that (those) и one (ones).

1. If nothing is done about ecology, one day nothing will be able to live in the world.

2. One should know that there are two things that do not belong to any one country: air and ocean water.

3. Britain has a number of highly developed industries – shipbuilding and machine-building are among the leading ones.

4. We should combine the old methods with those presented by the chief engineer last month.

III. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на разные значения глаголов to be, to have, to do.

1. The scientific revolution of the 16^th century was the first time when science and technology began to work together.

2. The results of their experiments with these substances have not been published.

3. They had to increase the efficiency of this power plant by applying new steam boilers.

4. In order to get strong material some more aluminium is to be added.

IV. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на бессоюзные дополнительные и определительные придаточные пред-ложения.

1. The properties of materials the designers use for space technologies do not react on temperature changes.

2. We know some territories are considered dangerous for living in them.

V. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива (Infinitive).

1. Ultrasonic waves are used to detect defects inside metal parts.

2. To gain control over nature means to know its laws and not to break them.

3. In order to maintain electric current, a steady electric field has to be provided.

4. The method to be introduced at our plant was developed some years ago and proved very efficient.

VI. Прочитайте весь текст и постарайтесь понять его содержание. Перепишите и письменно переведите абзацы 2, 3 и 4.

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION

1. We cannot live without water and air, the pollution of which is the factor destroying the environment in big cities. Even Paris where there is no heavy industry is to protect its water resources. The problem is being solved by building pollution-control stations. To clean the water from admixtures and gases before it goes into the water supply systems both mechanical and biological means have to be used. The atmosphere is polluted mainly by heating systems and cars. Smoke from factories and cars in combination with natural fog forms smog which is recognised as a potential cause of death.

2. It is known that factories and transportation have to burn huge amounts of fuel: billions of tons of coal and oil are consumed around the world every year. When burning these fuels throw off smoke and other by-products into the atmosphere. The accumulation of pollution is a serious threat to humans and the environment. To protect the air it is necessary to switch industry to more clean fuels than coal or oil.

3. Some scientists are of the opinion that at present the world’s number one polluter is the car. The production of one car results in 1,500 kilos of waste and 75 million cubic metres of polluted air. Taking into account that there are now about 500 million cars on Earth it is impossible to estimate a quantity of pollution. Even when you throw the car away it is still polluting the earth with dangerous metals (like cadmium) and other chemicals. Moreover, to drive a car you need roads, motorways and car parks the construction of which also produces a large quantity of pollution.

4. A wide understanding of the pollution threat dates from 1950s but still little has been done by man in the area of environmental protection.

VII. Просмотрите 1-й абзац и ответьте на вопрос: Is the protection of air as important for man as that of water and why? Запишите и переве-дите вопрос и ответ.