Варіант 13

^{I. Перепишіть наступні речення, визначите в кожному час дієслова-присудка (див. зразок). Перекласти речення на українську мову.}

^{1. The radar has been used for the automatic control of ground-transport.}

^{2. Today plastics are being widely used instead of metals.}

^{3. The construction of the dam has been completed this month.}

^{4. The alloys were experimented upon in our lab.}

^{II. Перепишіть наступні речення й перекладіть їх на українську мову, звертаючи увагу на різні значення слів it, that, one.}

^{1. It is the number of electrons within the atom that determines the properties of a substance.}

^{2. The territory of Moscow is larger than that of London.}

^{3. In London one must get used to the left-side traffic.}

^{III. Перепишіть речення й перекладіть їх на українську мову, звертаючи увагу на різні значення дієслів to be, to have, to do.}

^{1. Some substances do not conduct heat.}

^{2. Our plant is to increase the output of consumer goods.}

^{3. Soon our industry will have new and cheap sources of energy.}

^{4. These computers will have to perform millions of operations per second.}

^{IV. Перепишіть наступні речення й перекладіть їх на українську мову, звертаючи увагу на функцію інфінітива в речення.}

^{1. They promised to supply us with the necessary equipment.}

^{2. The purpose of this book is to describe certain properties of metals.}

^{3. The experiment to be carried out is of great importance for our research.}

^{4. To convert chemical energy into electrical energy we must use an electrical cell.}

^{V. Прочитайте й усно перекладіть із 1-го по 4-й абзаци тексту. Перепишіть і письмово перекладіть 1, 2 і 3-й абзаци.}

^{Пояснення до тексту}

^{1. project - зд. новобудова}

^{2. manpower - людські ресурси}

^{3. coincide to the utmost - зд. гранично збігатися}

^{4. harsh conditions - суворі умови}

^{5. call for - вимагати}

^{6. transfer to - переміщати}

Economical progress and demography

^{1. Approximately half the USSR territory is economically well developed. The nearest task is to develop the other half in a planned manner, that is, the tundra in Siberia, the Far East, the deserts and semideserts in Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Much has already been done in these lands. But no matter what projects1 are to be built manpower2 is always the No. 1 problem.}

^{2. Manpower has to be invited from the more developed areas. Can the industrialized zone share a part of its manpower resources without harming its own development? Our society is vitally interested in making migration, which is necessary for developing new territories.}

^{3. Our economy needs methods capable of making the interests of society and of separate individuals coincide to the utmost.3 Large sums are spent on attracting a worker to move and to settle at a new place of work. The securing of manpower resources for the development of a new area and the establishment of a permanent population in it are the main tasks of today.}

^{4. The need to launch projects in harsh conditions calls for5 special attention not only to the professional aspect, but also to the physical and moral qualities of the workers. This makes it necessary to place new demands on the selection of people who want to come to new construction sites. They should be judged by their physical and intellectual abilities, the ability to perform definite functions, capability to adapt to the new conditions of life and work, their psychological features, etc.}

^{5. These demands are fulfilled best of all when the workers are transferred to6 the projects in an organized way within production collectives, formed earlier and having work experience. BAM proved that such an approach is' effective. The stability of such collectives has a favourable influence not only on the activities of the enterprises themselves, but on the entire system of regional manpower resources.}

^{VI. Прочитайте 5-й абзац тексту й питання до нього. З наведених варіантів відповіді, вкажіть номер речення, що містить вірну відповідь на поставлене питання:}

^{What is the best way of transferring workers to new projects?}

^{1. ... by teams.}

^{2. ... by separate individuals.}

^{3. ... by entire plants.}