2) Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению первому слову ряда.

detect a) find b) discover c) loose d) determine angry a) wicked b) mean c) powerful d) cheerful occur a) happen b) take place c) disappear d) hold tremor a) peace b) quake c) shake d) vibration strength a) force b) weakness c) intensity d) rate

3) Вставьте пропущенное слово.

1. In 1988 a powerful earthquake brought _____ to the Bay area.

2. Scientists who studied the quakes closely believed that they interpreted a ____ message.

3. The first seismograph resembled a domed ____ with dragons on it.

4. When a _______ occurred, one of the balls fell into a toad's mouth.

5. Zhang Heng's seismograph was actually a work of ______ .

4) Отметьте данные утверждения как t (True) и f (False).

1. We know that the shinning in the earth’s crust causes earthquakes.

2. The movement in the crust sends “seismic waves” across the earth’s surface.

3. The Chinese believed that angry spirits caused the earthquake.

4. At the base of the urn sat eight dragons with upturned heads and open mouths.

5. Zhang Heng’s seismograph could indicate the loudness of the quake.

5) Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы.

1. What is earthquake?

2. What is seismograph?

3. What is mechanism of Heng’s seismograph?

4. How did Zhang Heng’s seismograph indicate the direction of the earthquake?

5. What preventive measures can be taken in case of the earthquake?

Вариант IV

I. Выберите правильный перевод подчеркнутой глагольной формы.

1. Scientists studying the properties of a substance will apply it in research.

a) изучая b) изучающий c) изучает

2. Using the device, we got accurate data

a) используя b) использование c) использующий

3. The staff of the laboratory is finishing the work on the apparatus.

a) заканчивает b) заканчивающий c) заканчивая

4. The engineer testing the device, nobody is allowed to come in.

a) проверяя b) проверяющий c) проверяет

5. The changes (влияющие) the composition of materials are chemical changes.

a) is affecting b) affecting c) by affecting

6. (Изучая) elements Mendeleyev found that they could be divided into nine groups.

a) studying b) is studying c) on studying

II. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функции герундия в предложении.

1. Smoking is not allowed in this building.

2. The director was responsible for the work being finished in time.

3. He entered the room without noticing her.

III. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на функции причастия.

1. Method used improved the quality of production.

2. When improved, the devices showed good results.

3. Having brought the dictionaries from the library, the students began to translate the article.

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ENGINEERING IN ROME

The Romans constructed many impressive buildings besides the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. Between A.D. 118 and 128, Hadrian rebuilt the Pantheon, a temple for all the gods and goddesses, with a soaring dome and a huge skylight. To build the Pantheon, the Romans mixed concrete, a new building material with various kinds of stone.

As they constructed public buildings and a vast network of roads, the Romans engineered aqueducts, or artificial channels for carrying water. These lofty arches built out of stone enabled water to flow into Rome from as far away as 30 miles (about 48 kilometers). One Roman-built aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, was so well constructed that it is still used today - nearly 1.900 years after it was completed.

The Romans excelled at taking discoveries made by others, combining them, refining them, and using them in new and often more practical ways. They adapted the Etruscan arch and dome to construct aqueducts and the Pantheon, and borrowed the design for columns from the Greek temple to support porches built around Roman city squares.

Roman scientists also relied upon foreign resources - information that had been collected and organized from other cultures.

1) Соотнесите русские и английские словосочетания:

1. huge skylight a) парящий купол

2. vast network b) позаимствовать конструкцию

3. to borrow the design c) искусственные каналы

4. artificial channels d) обширная сеть

5. soaring dome e) огромное потолочное окно

2) Найдите в каждом ряду слово, противоположное по значению первому слову ряда.

1. artificial a) man-made b) natural c) humane d) practical

2. enable a) let b) allow c) afford d) prevent

3. rely upon a) question b) trust c)believe d) credit

4. refine a) separate b) mix c) process d) distil

5. various a) similar b) different c) many-sided d) diverse

3) Вставьте пропущенное слово.

1. The Pantheon is a ______ for all the gods and goddesses.

2. The Romans constructed public buildings and a ___________ of roads.

3. The aqueducts ____________ water to flow form far away.

4. The Romans built the ___________ in Spain which is still used today.

5. Roman scientists often _________ upon foreign resources.

4) Отметьте данные утверждения как T (True) и F (False).

1. The Romans adapted the Etruscan aqueducts.

2. The Romans constructed many beautiful buildings.

3. Some structures can work in our days.

4. Ancient Romans mixed concrete with metal.

5. The Romans didn’t study information from other cultures.

5) Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы.

1. What is an aqueduct?

2. What did the Romans do Between A.D. 118 and 128?

3. How did the Romans use discoveries made by others?

4. What did they borrow the design of Greek columns for?

5. What are the Romans famous for?