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(A) Перепишите предложения и переведите их. Укажите степень сравнения прилагательных.
1. In the Grand Prix motor racing, just a few seconds sometimes separate the fastest car from the slowest car in a race.
2. High-speed railways use now long-welded rails instead of standard ones because jointless tracks give better riding qualities, last longer, reduce the cost of maintenance and increase the stability of the line.
3. The most outstanding steam-powered miniature railway in the world is the track, which encircles the Disney Park.
(B) Перепишите предложения, употребив прилагательные в скобках в сравнительной или превосходной степени, и переведите их.
1. Although the gas-turbine engine is (small) and (light) than the diesel engine, it has (great) power.
2. The railway became (important) means of transportation thanks to the invention of the steam locomotive.
3. The fare in the London Underground depends on the distance but (low) is 50 pence.
Упр. 5. Перепишите предложения. Задайте общие вопросы и специальные вопросы к подчеркнутым словам.
1. At the next railway station, the train will stop for 20 minutes.
2. After the war, the government granted great sums of money to renew the equipment and the roadbed of all the railways.
3. The first escalator was installed in the London Underground in 1911.
4. The peaks of the Alps rise over 6,000 feet above the Simplon Tunnel on the France-to-Italy railway.
5. The repair of railway track usually takes place in summer.
Упр. 6. (A) Прочитайте текст и устно переведите его. Выполните упражнения, данные после текста, письменно.
