Text d How the car changed the country, town by town

I. Прочтите текст и укажите, какие утверждения соответствуют тексту т (True), а какие нет – f (False):

1. First cars were small and light.

2. First roads were in a very bad condition.

3. First drivers didn’t go out in rainy weather.

4. It was easy to change tires.

5. Farm boys drove slower than boys living in the town.

In 1903 in Winfield, Kansas the first car was seen in town. Actually it was more like a truck and was used to haul customers out to the land. Steam power was widely used in the 1880s and 1890s on the farms of America. Cowley County had these behemoths and a large group of people with the ability to use, and the skill to fix and repair them. The smaller, less expensive automobile, with an internal combustion engine provided a new avenue of interest that was much more personal than the steam engine with its team of attendants. Mr. Martin Baden of Winfield, Kansas and his new eight-cylinder Cadillac roadster. This car was especially built for Mr. Baden, and was equipped with all modern appliances. Driving an automobile required a high degree of technical dexterity, mechanical skill, special clothing including hat, gloves, duster coat, goggles and boots. Tires were unreliable and changing one was an excruciating experience. Fuel was a problem, since gasoline was in short supply. Mr. Baden became interested enough to become a self-taught geologist and eventually discovered major oil deposits in Cowley County, Kansas, and surrounding area. The drivers of the day were adventurous a lot, going out in every kind of weather. Everyone in town knew who owned what car and the cars were soon to become each individuals token of identity. The dirty roads were a challenge in any weather. By 1910 Winfield paved the downtown streets with brick, horses were no longer welcome. By 1915 racing had become a passion all over the United States. A typical local racetrack was at the Cowley County in Winfield, Kansas. Local farm boys who were familiar with motors and equipment used their talents on cars and motorcycles to go faster than anyone in the county. The horse racing facilities were quickly converted to the new, faster, more dangerous, and thus more exciting motor racing.

II. Укажите слово, не подходящее остальным по смыслу в каждой строчке:

1. a) fix b) buy c) renovate d) repair

2. a) trousers b) goggles c) hat d) gloves

3. a) dangerous b) exciting c) courageous d) fast

4. a) door b) fuel c) engine d) tires

5. a) roadster b) horse c) automobile d) car

III. Cоставьте возможные словосочетания:

1. steam	a) of weather
2. internal combustion	b) degree
3. drive	c) engine
4. kind	d) automobile
5. high	e) power

IV. Заполните пропуски, используя следующие слова:

a) unreliable

b) roadster

c) excruciating

d) attendant

e) appliances:

1. What’s the name of your …?

2. I don’t want to deal with Mr. Green, he is very … person.

3. This car has all modern …

4. Look at this picture, this is the first … appeared in our country.

5. This was the most … experience in my life.

V. Закончите предложения, выбрав верный вариант:

1. Each car	a) looked like behemoths.
2. Driving an automobile	b) horses were no longer welcome.
3. After repairing the roads	c) knew each car and its owner.
4. First cars	d) was individual and expressed its owner personality.
5. Everybody in town	e) requires high degree to technical dexterity and mechanical skill.