8) If ___ alone, the dog could spoil many things at home.
a) leaving b) left c) having left
9) About 80 million passengers are ___ by the Kuibyshev Railway annually.
a) carrying b) carried c) having carried
10) When ___ the street, be careful at the crossroads.
a) crossing b) crossed c) having crossed
11) Sleeping cars ___ with an air-conditioning system are very comfortable for long-distance
travel.
a) equipping b) equipped c) having equipped
12) They spent the whole day, ___ the equipment.
a) packing b) packed c) having packed
13) The number of cars ___ a passenger train is much less than that of a freight train.
a) forming b) formed c) having formed
14) An unusual locomotive ___ for the movement on ice was developed in Great Britain in the
18th century.
a) building b) built c) having built
15) This unusual locomotive was sent to Russia for the transportation of freight on sledges
across ___ lakes.
a) freezing b) frozen c) having frozen
*The results of the test: If your score is 14-15 correct answers, you are doing just great; 11-13 stand for good knowledge; 8-10 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 8, learn the rules.
Ex.21. Match the two parts of the sentences below. Pay attention to Participles.
1) When speaking English, a) we left the exhibition.
2) Having rememberedsuddenly that b) I felt the change in the atmosphere
she had not locked the door, at once.
3) CAV – is a British firm c) unlesspressed by time.
4) They were speaking d) if needed.
5) He never hurries, e) I often make mistakes.
6) Having entered the room f) through the locked door.
7) Seeing nothing there that could interest us, g) she rushed back home.
8) Here is my address where I can be found h) producing diesel engines.
9) One should be very careful i) trying to repair his car.
10) He wasted the whole afternoon, j) when crossing the street
1) Having passed the last exam, a) when driving.
2) The plane flyingwith great speed b) ifallowed.
3) When giving advice to others, c) he’ll tell you a lot of interesting things
about his life in England.
4) The destroyed bridge d) he began to look for a job.
5) Not knowing where to go e) me car hit a lamp post.
6) I shall certainly help you with it, f) I turned to the passer-by.
7) He is very attentive g) was soon reconstructed.
8) Having packedour suitcases, h) leaves behind a stream of white smoke.
9) While turning a corner at a high speed i) think whether you would follow it
yourself.
10) If asked, j) we hired a taxi and hurried to the airport.
Ex.22. Say whether the right Participles are used in the following sentences. Correct the wrong ones. Be very attentive!
1) We were walked down the path leading to the station. 2) Don’t forget to oil the moving parts of the machine regularly. 3) Having missed the 10 o’clock train, he had to send a telegram to his friends waited for him. 4) The porter went in, carrying two suitcases. 5) It is impossible quickly to stop the train moving at such a high speed. 6) Worked as a clerk, painter and bus driver, Neil decided to go back to University. 7) Refrigerator cars are used for the transportation of freezing meat and other perishable commodities. 8) The received information was not correct. 9) When commenting on the recent developments in the Middle East, the correspondent presented a number of interesting facts. 10) Tank cars having transported gas or cement should be made of aluminum or stainless steel. 11) All the computers installed at our office were produced in Japan. 12) The Toyota Co. has recently deciding to spend $800 million a year on the development of the new electric automobile. 13) While crossed the street, I saw an accident. 14) When typing the article, she tried to be very attentive. 15) The plane had to make a forcing landing. 16) The Internet is a global computer network having millions of users all over the world. 17) They experimented with the device, not known that it was out of order. 18) Having taken the wrong bus, Tony found himself in an unfamiliar town.
TEXT A
Before reading and translating the text match the Russian equivalents to the English word combinations (do it in written form).