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1. SCIENTIST

ученый

Kurchatov is one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.

2. ТО CARE (FOR)

любить, заботиться о ком-л.

A mother's care for her children is only natural.

3. EXPLOSIVE

1) взрывчатое вещество

2) взрывчатый

4. ТО EXPLODE

взрывать(ся)

1) They used explosives to cut the tunnel through the mountain.

2) The group of engineers worked at the new explosive materials for industrial usage.

The builders had to explode the rock to construct the railway in the region.

5. MINE

шахта

The hardest work in mines is now performed by robots.

6. ТО INJURE

повредить, ранить

During the car accident the driver and the passenger were injured.

7. USELESS

бесполезный

He realized that without the experiment his work would be useless.

8. WHILE

1) пока (в то время как)

2) время (некоторое время)

1) I'll finish my work while you are playing chess.

2) I'm busy now, but if you wait a while, I'll help you.

9. ТО AVOID

избегать

To avoid accidents the driver must strictly follow traffic rules.

10. ТО EXPECT

ожидать, предполагать

I'm expecting a letter from England.

11. ТО DESERVE

заслуживать

It was difficult to decide who deserved the first prize.

12. PLENTY OF

много

They will require plenty of sand for building the road.

13. GOVERNMENT правительство

14. ТО GOVERN

управлять

The Romans were the first people who had free schools organized by the government.

The law of gravity governs the movement of the planets.

15. OWN

собственный

He refused to give his own explanation of the fact.

16. ТО OCCUR

1) случаться, происходить

2) приходить на ум

1) The car accident occurred in the centre of the town.

2) It never occurred to him that the accident happened through his weakness.

17. EXCELLENT

отличный, превосходный

This student passed all his examinations with excellent marks.

18. ТО MASTER

овладеть, изучить

A polyglot is a person who has mastered many different languages.

19. ABILITY

способность, умение

His extraordinary ability to work day and night was known to his colleagues.

20. REALLY

действительно

Are you really interested in this problem?

21. SELDOM

редко

He seldom goes out.

22. MEANING

значение, смысл

He could not understand the text as he did not know the meaning of many words.

23. PROBABLY

вероятно

She will probably be here today.

24. OPPORTUNITY благоприятная возможность

We'll give you an opportunity to speak to them.

25. USED ТО

имел обыкновение, бывало

When he was a student he used to go to the country every weekend.

26. TIME

1) время

2) раз

1) I don't have much time for sports.

2) Pete's memory was not very good, so he had to repeat new words many times to remember them well.

27. ТО BELIEVE

1) верить

2) полагать

1) I don't believe what he says.

2) I believe you are right.

28. ТО JUSTIFY

оправдывать

I believe you will justify all our hopes.

29. TO RESPECT

уважать

Не is respected by everyone.

30. THREAT

угроза

31. ТО THREATEN

угрожать, грозить

The summer was very dry and there

was a threat of fires in the forests.

Did they threaten you?

32. NUCLEAR

ядерный

He studied nuclear physics at the university.

33. ТО FORM

образовать, создавать

International Children's Fund was formed to improve the living conditions of children.

34. AS FOLLOWS

как ниже следует, следующим образом

The load was distributed as follows: each lorry carried twenty tons.

35. ABOLITION

отмена, упразднение

The development of cars in England led to the abolition of different acts which limited the speed of the motor transport.

36. ENCOURAGEMENT поощрение

The encouragement of technical conferences and symposia was the aim of the international scientific committee.

37. ТО CHOOSE (CHOSE, CHOSEN)

выбирать

There are some books on the table. You may choose any book you like.

1. способность

2. значение

a) opportunity, b) ability, с) difficulty,

d) property

a) understanding, b) beginning, c) meaning,

d) opening

3. повреждать

4. избегать

5. заслуживать

a) to injure, b) to kill, c) to explode, d) to abolish

a) to threaten, b) to expect, c) to avoid, d) to deserve

a) to respect, b) to encourage, c) to occur, d) to deserve

6. выбирать

7. выигрывать

8. отмена,

упразднение

a) to choose, b) to offer, c) to develop, d) to install

a) to grow, b) to need, c) to win, d) to build

a) consideration, b) education, c) competition, d) abolition

9. шахта

10. оправдывать

a) site, b) mine, c) field, d) tube

a) to justify, b) to threaten, c) to cause, d) to introduce

1. plenty of

2. to occur

3. to make

4. believe

a) much, b) little, c) enough, d) few

a) to injure, b) to avoid, c) to happen, d) to justify

a) to choose, b) to do, c) to master, d) to win

a) to respect, b) to abolish, c) to deserve, d) to consider

5. to care

6. to come back

7. too

a) to like, b) to encourage, c) to govern, d) to use

a) to leave, b) to return, c) to retreat, d) to avoid

a) while, b) almost, c) again, d) also