Контрольная работа 4, вариант 2
выполнены упражнения согласно заданиям варианта, точный текст заданий ниже
I. Выберите нужное причастие (Participle I or Participle II) из данных в скобках. Предложения перепишите и переведите.
The number of cars ( forming; formed) a passenger train is much less than that of a freight train. 2. Refrigerator cars are used for transporting (freezing; frozen) meat and other perishable commodities. 3. Unfortunately the (damaging; damaged) car was not insured. 4. A new road (connecting; connected) the plant with the railway station will soon be built. 5. Having missed the 10 o’clock train, he had to send a telegram to his friends who were (waiting; waited ) for him.
II. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на многофункциональность глаголов to be и to have.
1. Open-type passenger car has nine six-berth compartments. 2. Many new electronic devices have been developed to provide the safety of high-speed traffic. 3. He had to take the whole device apart to discover the cause of the trouble. 4. The plane was to leave at midnight but its departure was delayed because of a heavy fog. 5. Although the railways are the main cargo haulers, motor transport carries the greatest number of passengers.
III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление инфинитива (The Infinitive).
1. The purpose of a tilting system is to ensure fast and smooth running of the train on curves. 2. To carry all kinds of bulky materials that cannot be exposed to the weather railroads use covered hopper cars. 3. It is impossible to move at the same speed along the whole route as it has some curves and up-grades. 4. Will you try to find out what time the plane arrives at the airport? 5. In planning a railway route the main factors to be taken into account are the cost of constructing a line, the cost of operating it and the probable volume of traffic.
IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление инфинитивной конструкции Сложное подлежащее (The Complex Subject).
1. The train is unlikely to reach the destination on time. 2. The electric locomotive’s service life is said to be about 30 years. 3. Firms from more than 20 countries are expected to take part in the next international rail exhibition in Moscow. 4. Bad weather sometimes happens to result in a flight delay. 5. The French super-train “Aquitaine” was reported to cover the 580 km distance from Paris to Bordeaux non-stop in four hours.
V. Перепишите и переведите предложения , обращая внимание на употребление инфинитивной конструкции Сложное дополнение (The Complex Object).
1. They suppose him to cope with this work. 2. A taxi driver refused to take a check; he wanted the passenger to pay in cash. 3. The application of the air brake causes the train to stop rather quickly. 4. We did not expect you to come to see us off. 5. The owner of the motor car wanted the old engine to be replaced.
VI. Укажите, чем выражено определение в следующих словосочетаниях и переведите их.
1) the destroyed bridge; 2) the better-quality fuel; 3) the project of upgrading the terminal; 4) the train moving on schedule; 5) the engine trouble; 6) the life-expired equipment to be replaced; 7) the railway line laid down through forests and marshes; 8) cellular communication; 9) the possibility of applying atomic energy as motive power for locomotives; 10) train speed restriction signs.
VII. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на разные типы условных предложений.
1. If I were you, I would learn to drive a car. 2. If he had come a minute later, he would have missed the trains. 3. Had he used new materials, the device would have been more reliable. 4. If the track were not properly repaired and maintained, it would be dangerous for trains to run upon it. 5. If the transportation costs are reduced, the total costs of the commodity will be reduced too.
VIII. Задайте вопросы к подчёркнутым словам (если подчёркнуто сказуемое, то задайте общий вопрос).
- The first buses in London were drawn by three horses. 2. On Sundays an extra commuter train runs on this route. 3. We can get to the terminal either by bus or by underground. 4. These express buses stop only at the subway stations. 5. He spent almost the whole day at the airport as the plane he was to meet was seven hours late. 6. The streets in the old part of the city are too narrow for big trucks. 7. He was fined for careless driving. 8. By 3 o’clock the trucks had been loaded.
