The local newspaper
Задание 1
Перепишите предложения. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в нужную видо-временную форму активного и пассивного залога. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The local newspaper (to publish) colour photos of the phenomenon three days ago.
2. The demand (потребность) for paper (to increase) throughout this period.
3. The new public library (to open) for the public this month.
4. Independence Day (to celebrate) by Americans on July 4.
5. The Levinson Prize (to award – присуждать) annually for an original essay in the history of technology.
6. By that time Hulme (to replace – заменить) by a new professor with the name of Lynn White.
7. Little (to know) about high-speed diesel engines at that time.
8. Earthquakes (to occur – происходить) deep in Earth.
9. They (not to discuss) pilot training and weapons storage.
10. Science (to improve – улучшать) the quality of our lives.
Задание 2
Перепишите предложения, выделите глаголы to be/ to have/ to do и определите их функцию. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The potential market for diesel engines had increased in France by the 1920s.
2. The potential market for diesel engines had to increase as (так как) their production was growing.
3. Germany is to hand over (передать) part of its aircraft fleet to a private (частный) Anglo-German Company.
4. The scientists’ only obligation (долг) is to make the results of research known to the public (общественность).
5. How did he and his colleagues acquire (приобретать) their scientific knowledge?
6. These volumes (книги) do provide some additional information on aerospace industries.
7. How do we guarantee the safety (безопасность) of those who handle nuclear materials?
Задание 3
Перепишите предложения. Выделите служебные слова it, that, one, определите их функцию и переведите предложения на русский язык. Распознайте усилительную конструкцию It is/ was … who/ that – именно …; It was no before/ until … when – только после…
1. Our results show that H2O is in talc-bearing rocks.
2. One of the most interesting rooms in British museum is the one devoted to Egypt.
3. In the West End of London one can see the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral.
4. It was steam engines that fascinated the public of the exhibition.
5. It was not before the year 1940 that a commercial electron microscope had been produced.
6. It was not before April when the equipment was delivered to the laboratory.
Задание 4
Перепишите предложения. Заполните пропуски одним из союзных слов (who, that, what, which, where, when, whose), укажите, в каких предложениях союз можно не употреблять). Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. The chip is covered by an anti-reflection coating (оболочка) … minimizes the reflectivity.
2. The greatest difficulties arise … complicated zircons are analyzed.
3. Radical Party leader said … his party was leaving the government.
Radical Party leader said that his party was leaving the government.
4. We want people … are proud to be part of our team (коллектив).
5. There are good reasons … digital displays are widely used in the aviation industry.
6. We produce one panel … replaces up to 30 traditional analogue dials (шкала).
7. The first signs of danger appeared in Belgium … almost 50 people were admitted to hospital.
Задание 5
Перепишите предложения. Выделите инфинитив, герундий и причастие и определите их функцию. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Recognizing that there was a great future for jet engines, he concentrated on making products of his own design.
2. It takes only 150 litres of fuel per (на каждого) passenger to fly across the USA.
3. The two companies are competing for a contract to be settled by the end of the year.
4. Almost 50 people were admitted to hospital suffering from nausea (тошнота) after drinking Coke products.
5. A Trent 500 engine will start testing later this month.
6. The problem of finding long-term (долгосрочный) financing for the air-craft remained.
Задание 6
Перепишите предложения, распознайте и выделите инфинитивные обороты – объектный, субъектный, определительный и обстоятельственный.
1. To improve space weather forecasting researchers are studying the Sun.
2. The deal (сделка) is expected to be concluded later this year.
3. The technology will enable Delt-air company to provide employees and customers with the information they require.
4. We are making every effort to restore services to normal as fast as possible.
5. Air Force will put new instruments on weather satellites to provide better predictions.
6. The industry is likely (вероятно) to lose money in 2010.
7. Each production requires an engineer to make repairs.
8. Photonic crystals are designed to block a given wavelength.
Задание 7
Перепишите предложения, выделите причастные обороты – определительный, дополнительный, обстоятельственный и независимый.
1. In the same year, 30000 trucks were produced in France, one – fourth of them being delivered to the Army.
2. The organizers attracted around 400 exhibitors (участник выставки) including around 50 aircraft manufacturers.
3. More than 100 million Lee Plugs (переключатель) have been installed in aircraft flying all over the world.
4. Using optical fibers we will be able to restore balance to our communication networks.
5. The plasma having been heated to temperature of about 100 million degrees Celsius, nuclei fuse and give off neutrons.
6. No one liked the machinery being tested without any preliminary agreement.
7. The consortium has developed most of the electronics, optics, and lasers needed for working systems.
Задание 8
Сослагательное наклонение. Перепишите предложения. Определите тип условного предложения, переведите предложение на русский язык.
1. If anyone had known about this small discrepancy (несоответствие), he or she might have ascribed (приписать) it to flattening (уплощение).
2. If we have a significant problem, we will discuss it with our partner.
3. If a couple of satellites went off-line, we could miss the big match on satellite TV.
4. If they have been part of the development phase, they will not necessarily (обязательно) be part of the production phase.
5. Snowmobiles would be accused of (считаться) being too noisy if you had them running through your back yard (по двору) all the time.
Контрольная довольно сложная. В контрольной по английскому необходимо определить функции инфинитива, герундия и причастия.
