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1. ___ all their attempts to extinguish the fire it spread over whole room.
2. ___ his skills and knowledge he quickly determined the cause of the fire.
3. ___ the building caught fire ___ an electrical short circuit.
4. ___ admitting that there were failings in financial controls and the blaze was an attempt to destroy evidence, attention of the investigator was focused on a combination of factors in the old building.
5. ___ this fact the building was undergoing repairs.
6. ___ quick response the blaze was localized and soon quickly extinguished.
7. The people were evacuated from the roof of the burning building ___
helicopters.
8. The fireman displayed great skill __ extinguishing the fire.
9. The employees could extinguish the fire by the first aid appliances __ calling a fire brigade.
10. __ reaching the injectors the fuel is mixed with the oxidizer.
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Translate the sentences paying special attention to modal verbs and their equivalents.
1. Any fire can be made burn faster by supplying more oxygen to it.
2. Gas and air mixtures are able to burn only within certain limits.
3. The quantities of fuel were so big that they couldn’t be burnt in a short period of time.
4. Ordinary combustible shouldn’t be located near any source of ignition.
5. Combustion may be supported by chlorine in some limited circumstances.
6. At last firemen were allowed to open up a building.
7. Any extinguisher may be applied in that circumstance.
8. This substance must be heated to its ignition temperature to react with oxygen.
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9. The chief of the brigade was to arrive at the plant at 6 o’clock.
10. May I have a look at the evacuation route?
Fill in the gaps with the suitable modal verbs or their equivalents.
1. Heat ___ travel by conduction, convection and radiation.
2. Smoke explosion condition ___ be made less dangerous by proper ventilation.
3. The fire ___ be extinguished by reducing temperature, eliminating fuel or oxygen or by stopping the chemical chain reaction.
4. Four methods ___ be used to extinguish fire: removal of fuel, exclusion of oxygen, reduction of temperature and inhibition of chain reaction.
5. Electrical installations ___ be tested every three years.
6. Flammable liquids ___ not be kept near any source of ignition.
7. People heard the fire alarm and ___ move out in time.
8. Students ___ to work in the laboratory alone.
9. ___ I use this extinguisher for class B fires?
10. The fire was so strong that the firefighters ___ demolish houses with gunpowder in order to create gaps and thus stop the fire spread.
