III. Перепишите и переведите предложения, поставив глагол в нужную форму.

1. Russia (to rank – Present Indefinite Active) second in the world, after the USA, in the length of the railway network. 2. Tomas Bouch (to design – Past Indefinite Active) the Tay Bridge in 1878 and everybody (to speak – Past Indefinite Active) about it as one of the wonders of the world. 3. You (to meet – Future Indefinite Passive) by an agent from the travel bureau at the airport. 4. Liquid goods (to transport – Present Indefinite Passive) in tank cars. 5. The first Stephenson’s steam locomotive (to call – Past Indefinite Passive) “The Rocket”.

IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление оборота there + to be.

1. There was something wrong with the engine of my car and I asked the mechanic to examine it. 2. In Metro there are special pumps and fans that suck in the air from the street, purify it and make it warm or cool on its way to the station. 3. There are no traffic-lights at this intersection that is why it is a very dangerous place. 4. Were there any telephone calls while I was out? 5. There is usually a considerable increase in passenger traffic in summer.

V. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на употребление окончания -s.

1. The construction of early bridges without basic knowledge of mathematics resulted in great tragedies because of the bridges’ collapses. 2. Newton’s law of motion was written in Latin, because only this language was used in science at that time. 3. The trains on five routes of Denver’s commuter network carry 1 million passengers a day but demand is at least three times that number. 4. On a large diagram in a dispatcher’s room small lights display the location of each train. 5. Our secretary’s office is equipped with the latest equipment.

VI. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание употребление прилагательных в сравнительной и превосходной степенях. Подчеркните прилагательные в английских предложениях и укажите степень сравнения.

1. Broken stone is the most suitable material for ballast. 2. One of the longest continuous underground railway tunnels in the world is the 17,5 mile tunnel on the Northern line of the London Underground. 3. The first rails were made of cast iron but when traffic became heavier it was found that cast iron was too brittle and wore too quickly. 4. In the Grand Prix motor racing just a few seconds sometimes separate the fastest car from the slowest car in a race. 5. Traveling in an open-type coach is cheaper than in a sleeping car because sleeping cars are more convenient.