Варіант 18

^{I. Перепишіть і письмово перекладіть на українську мову наступні речення.}

^{1. The Sun and stars are proved to be able to produce great quantities of energy by means of certain nuclear reactions.}

^{2. For the experiment we need several electrical devices to be connected in series.}

^{3. Lasers are known to have found application in medicine.}

^{II. Перепишіть і письмово перекладіть на українську мову наступні речення. Зверніть увагу на переклад залежних і незалежного (самостійного) дієприкметникових зворотів (див. зразок виконання 2).}

^{1. Measurements of solar radiation reaching the Earth each day make it possible to calculate the surface temperature of the Sun.}

^{2. Having built a new automobile plant, we increased the output of cars and buses.}

^{3. Knowledge being the most valuable wealth of our times, the information theory became of great importance for the national economy.}

^{III. Перепишіть і письмово перекладіть на українську мову наступні складні речення. Зверніть увагу на те, як переводяться умовні речення (див. зразок виконання 3).}

^{1. If the gathered data had been presented in time, the results of the experiments would have been different.}

^{2. If you had answered six questions in the competition, you would have won the first prize.}

^{3. It would be impossible to carry on a careful study of the process without the new device.}

^{IV. Прочитайте й усно перекладіть із 1-го по 5-й абзаци тексту. Перепишіть і письмово перекладіть 1, 2, 3 і 4-й абзаци.}

^{Пояснення до тексту}

^{1. structure shaped like - структура, що має форму}

^{2. seabed - морське дно}

^{3. per side - по сторонах}

^{4. to bear a resemblance to - походити (бути схожим) на}

Pyramids on mars?

^{1. An examination of some of the photos of Mars sent back to Earth by the space researchers Mariner-9 and Viking-1 provokes a question: was Mars once an inhabited planet? A group of Soviet scientists from a number of organizations examined the photos and gave their conclusions.}

^{2. There were discovered formations which have been interpreted as "a field of quadrangular pyramids". Mariner-9 discovered formations which are geometrically correct structures. Viking-1 photographed something resembling the ruins of Egyptian pyramids. Nine kilometres east of the "city of pyramids" the photograph shows a stone structure shaped like1 a human head, and a strange dark circle.}

^{3. The analyses and physical modelling of the Martian formations were performed. The Martian surface was compared with that of the Moon, and the shapes of the formations were compared with those of Egyptian and Mexican pyramids.}

^{The small Martian "pyramids" were found to resemble the recently discovered giant pyramids, lying on the seabed of the Bermuda Island and the pyramids, 250 m high, found in the Brazilian jungle.}

^{4. But they are nothing in comparison to the large Martian "pyramids" measuring up to 1.5 kilometres per side3 at the base and up to one kilometre in height.}

^{The image of the "Martian sphinx", 1.5 km long and 0.5 km wide, lies strictly along the meridian of the planet.}

^{5. In the opinion of experts, the photographed formations are indeed pyramid-shaped, and the "oval shaped formation" bears a formal resemblance to4 a head. But all these strange figures are of natural origin.}

^{V. Прочитайте 5-й абзац тексту й відпишіть на наступне питання:}

^{What is the origin of the strange figures seen on the photos of Mars?}