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1. Sleepers (to hold – Present Simple Active) the rails at the right distance.
2. To make the Moscow-St.Petersburg line as straight and level as possible, 185 bridges and 19 viaducts (to build – Past Simple Passive).
3. The US (to rank – Present Simple Active) first in the world in the volume of freight traffic.
4. All passenger coaches (to equip – Present Simple Passive) with electric heating system.
5. Last year, Taiwan Railways (to buy – Past Simple Active) 225 trailers and 56 power cars.
6. The new 100 km railway line (to use – Future Simple Passive) for freight traffic only.
7. The first steam locomotive in Russia (to test – Past Simple Passive) in Nizhni Tagil.
8. Freight trains in freight yards (to load/unload – Present Simple Passive) by using cranes.
9. The Japanese Railways (to begin – Past Simple Active) testing the new high-speed train for the famous Tokaido Line.
10. The operation of double-deck trains (to limit – Present Simple Passive) by low bridges and tunnels.
Упр. 3. (A) Прочитайте предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на оборот there + to be .
1. In 1830, there were only 64 km of railroad track laid in America.
2. I think there is a commuter train at 8 a.m. but you’d better call the enquiry office to make sure.
3. At the railway station, there are electronic announcement boards that inform passengers when and to which track the train will arrive.
4. There will be a crew change when our airplane land at Dubai.
5. Union Pacific Railroad was opened for traffic on 10 May 1869. There was a special ceremony, in which a large gold nail was hit with a silver hammer to mark the first railway running from the east to the west of America.
6. In the London Metro, there are 11 underground lines; each of them has its own color.
7. There is a train at 6.15 and one at 10.30 but nothing in between.
(B) Поставьте глагол to be в нужную форму и переведите предложения.
8. There to be two upper and two lower berths in each compartment of the sleeping car. (Present)
9. There to be several reasons for the accident but the main causes were the poor condition of the track and exceeding the speed limit. (Past)
1. Tickets are £3; there to be a £1 concession for students. (Present)
2. There to be a 7% increase in freight traffic last year. (Past)
3. There to be a reduced transportation rate on agricultural goods like fruit and vegetables in summer (Future).
4. In Britain, there to be three types of passenger trains: fast intercity trains, stopping trains and commuter trains. (Present)
5. There to be considerable public disquiet about the safety of the new high-speed trains. (Past)
