Контрольная работа по "Английскому языку"

Вариант 2

I. Выберите соответствующую форму Gerund or Participle I / II:

1. On __________ the experiment, they decided to consult their supervisor.

a) completing b) being completed c) having been completed

2. The plan is useless unless __________.

a) correcting b) corrected c) being corrected

3. __________ if the unification of the departments is going to take place

already this year, the director did not give a straightforward reply.

a) Asking b) Asked c) Having been asked

4. __________ market reforms, it is necessary to keep in mind social needs

of the population.

a) Being implemented b) Implemented c) Implementing

5. __________ in isolation the example does not seem to be that

convincing.

a) Considering b) Considered c) Having been considered

6. __________ the preparation, the lecturer took a short break.

a) Completing b) Being completed c) Having completed

7. At the meeting, they discussed different ways of __________ their work.

a) being improved b) improving c) having improved

8. The idea __________ by the scientist is not of any interest.

a) stated b) stating c) having stated

9. We have succeeded in __________ productivity level over the whole

period.

a) being maintained b) maintaining c) having maintained

10. Kurchatov played a leading role in __________ the application of atomic

energy in all branches of industry.

a) having been spread b) spreading c) spread

II. Переведите предложения, содержащие косвенные вопросы, пассивные

конструкции, инфинитивные формы:

1) We shall now examine gases in the light of kinetic theory and see if any

explanation of the exceptions to the gas laws can be found.

2) It is necessary to know whether or not the molecules can still rotate

freely in the crystal at the lowest temperatures at which its specific heats

are measured.

3) Almost all materials are affected to some extent when placed in a strong

magnetic field.

4) Analysis is naturally followed by synthesis.

5) Thinking of the universe as a whole, we are at once confronted by vital

questions concerning its possible evolution in time.

6) In size Venus may be correctly referred to as the Earth's twin planet.

7) In practice, the solidification of pure metals is influenced to a great

extent by what may be generally described as external conditions.

8) Amber, glass and sealing wax are among the substances to be easily

electrified by rubbing.

9) Minerals forming solid solutions are said to be isomorphous.

10) Many proposals for changing the traditional methods of storing and

searching for information have been made in the last decade, and some

of these have already proved to be of considerable practical value.

11) Different purposes and circumstances will require us to apply different

procedures and devices if we are to achieve the greatest possible benefit.

12) Different gases might cause the currents to differ by altering the surface

of the metal either by combining with it or by condensing on its surface.

13) The commercial use of nuclear power, which has already begun, leads

mankind out of the inevitable impasse to which the limited resources of

carboniferous fuel would have inevitably brought it.

III. Заполните смысловые пропуски в тексте следующими словами:

continuous, сontrol, fluctuations, peaks and troughs, blips, appliances,

frequency, range, continual, capacity.

ENERGY SAVING

Dynamic demand (1) __________ systems can be fitted to electrical

appliances that operate on duty cycles, i. e. (2) ___________ that start up, run

for a time, shut down again, and then remain on standby for a while before

repeating the same cycle. Heating and refrigeration units are common examples

of power-hungry equipment that operate on this start-run-stop wait basis.

Dynamic systems exploit the fact that duty cycle appliances do not require

(3) __________ power. The purpose of the systems is to help smooth power

demand for the benefit of electric utilities. To achieve this, they delay the startup of the appliances they control during periods of (4) __________. However,

only minor adjustments are made to timing as, generally, the appliances

concerned can only be held on standby for short periods as they need to run on a

(5) __________ basis. But this still benefits electric utilities as it helps to avoid

problematic, momentary (6) __________ on the demand curve.

Dynamic controls work by detecting slight (7) __________ in the

frequency of the mains AC supply. Although this varies only within a very

narrow (8)__________, small drops in frequency indicate that power station

turbines are working close to full (9) __________. The dynamic control system

can therefore hold the appliance on standby for a short time until mains

(10)__________ increases again.

IV. Трансформируйте диалог, согласно образцу на с. 8:

DIALOGUE [L. = Lisa; C. = caller]

L.: Technical support, Lisa here.

C.: Oh hi, Lisa, It’s Rod.

L.: You again! So what’s wrong now?

C.: Yeah, sorry, It’s me. Well, this time my monitor isn’t working. I can’t

see the whole page, I can only see part of the page.

L.: Aha. And are the icons and words too big?

C.: Yes. That’s right.

L.: OK. Well, your computer must be using the wrong screen resolution

settings.

C.: So what should I do?

L.: You should go to Control panel. Click on Display, then Settings.

C.: Right, I’ve done that.

L.: Then you should move the slider up. Increase the screen resolution.

C.: OK, done it.

V. Подберите текст профессиональной направленности по содержанию,