13. Три человека излагают свою точку зрения по определенному вопросу. Быстро прочитайте их утверждения и укажите номер того, автор которого принципиально не согласен с остальными двумя.

e.g. 1. His work is quite successful. 2. His work is absolutely unsuccessful.

3. His work is not quite unsuccessful. – 2

1. 1. This sentence is quite meaningless. 2. This sentence is not quite meaningful. 3. This sentence is not meaningless.

2. 1. He is absolutely fearless. 2. He is rather fearful. 3. He is not fearless.

3. 1. Their work is not quite useless. 2. Their work is absolutely useless. 3. Their work is rather useful.

4. 1. He was not very careful with the explosives. 2. He was quite careless with the explosives. 3. He was very careful with the explosives.

5. 1. The trip was quite uneventful. 2. The trip was not uneventful. 3. The trip was quite eventful.

6. 1. Coffee in large quantities is very harmful. 2. Coffee in large quantities is not harmful. 3. Coffee in large quantities is absolutely harmless.

7. 1. The operation was not painful. 2. The operation was quite painful. 3. The operation was absolutely painless.

14. Прочитайте следующие утверждения и назовите слова или словосочетания, к которым относятся подчеркнутые характеристики.

e.g.

Cheese is a very useful food

(– cheese)

1. Some water is tasteless and some is salty. 2. Sugar is a white, sweet and odourless substance. 3. Wood alcohol and grain alcohol are both colourless liquids. 4. The inert gases are colourless, odourless, tasteless and harmless gases that occur in very small amounts in the atmosphere and do not combine with the other elements under ordinary conditions. 5. The butter-milk contains lactose, all the mineral salts and proteins, and is therefore a healthful food. 6. Milk is a substance favourable to the growth of bacteria, not only of harmless ones but also of disease germs.

15. Прочитайте следующие микротексты и укажите номер правильного вывода из прочитанного.

1. It is a liquid. It is absolutely colourless but not at all harmless. It is quite undrinkable.

	1. water
So: It can be
	2. nitric acid

2. He is ill. The operation will not be quite painless, but it is absolutely unavoidable.

	1. He must be operated on.
So:
	2. The operation is not necessary.

3. This gas is at an ordinary temperature colourless, odourless and tasteless, heavier than air. It is absolutely necessary to the maintenance of life.

	1. oxygen
So: It can be
	2. chlorine

4. This young man is rather inexperienced but not unskillful. He is very careful and tireless in his work. He likes it.

	1. He can become a good specialist.
So:
	2. He cannot become a good specialist.

5. The point of view of this scientist is not doubtless, but at the same time it is not unfounded. The results of his research may be quite useful.

	1. He must give up his research.
So:
	2. He must continue his research.

6. This is a colourless and odourless gas. It is used mainly for lamps and sings. It is usually in a tube. When electricity (15. 000 volts) is applied to the tube, the gas glows a bright red.

	1. nitrogen
So: It can be
	2. neon