XVII. Read Text B and choose the sentence (1, 2, 3) which best expresses the main idea of the text

Text B. The Principal Task of the Higher School

A large part of study time is devoted to fundamental subjects. This enables future specialists to acquire greater professional knowledge and skills, assimilate modern methods of scientific research, advanced production technology, its organization and management. This provides a basis for the study of special subjects and the organization of production practice as a necessary condition of the students's professional training.

To train highly-skilled specialist with a wide theoretical and political outlook is the chief task of the institutions of higher learning.

The higher school aims to turn out highly-educated specialists whose training is not restricted to the present-day requirements of a narrow branch of production, let alone a concrete enterprise or institution.

There is a great demand for skilled workers and specialists having mastered information technologies.

1. Students must master fundamental subjects.

2. To train highly-skilled specialists with a wide theoretical and political outlook is the principal task of the institution of higher learning.

3. The higher school aims to turn out highly-educated and skilled workers and specialists in economy, industry as well as in agriculture.

C. TEST

XVIII. Choose the English translation of underlined Russian words in the following sentences (для каждого предложения укажите номер выбранного перевода):

1. Окончив перевод, они отнесли его на кафедру иностранных языков.

2. Видишьтого студента, который говорит с заведующим кафедрой?

3. Так как вопросы были трудными, никто не смог ответить на них.

4. Если погода позволит, мы поедем завтра за город.

a. the questions being difficult

b. weather permitting

c. speaking

d. having finished