Ex.23. Find grammar mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. The number of mistakes is pointed out in brackets.

1) The accident resulted to a traffic jam. [1] 2) The first self-propelled vehicle in Russia has been made Ivan Kulibin in the 18^th century. [2] 3) The shuttle-train cover the distance from London in Paris in 3 hours 40 minutes. [2] 4) Wooden sleepers treat with creosote to prevent it from decay. [2] 5) Where has been a two-speed escalator developed? [1] 6) Nowadays the air over large cities is been contaminated by transport and industry. [2] 7) Not all the necessary things have been buyed for our trip that is why the departure have been postponed. [2] 8) Tomas Edison began working at the railway, when newspapers and snack he were selling. [2] 9) The construction the first steam locomotive in Russia will be connected with the name of the Cherepanov. [3] 10) A totally new ticket-vending systems has been install for our terminal. [3] 11) When was proposed the project of constructing of the Channel Tunnel? [2]

Ex.24. TEST. Choose the correct variant of the predicate.

1) Dad phoned us and asked if our luggage ___ already ___.

a) is packed b) was packed c) had been packed

2) You can’t take this tape-recorder because it ___ yet.

a) was not repaired b) has not been repaired c) is not repaired

3) Tickets ___ usually ___ long before the train departure.

a) are sold b) have sold c) are being sold

4) I was late because of my watch. It ___.

a) stops b) is stopping c) has stopped

5) We ___ the old engine by a new and more powerful one.

a) have replaced b) have been replaced c) were replaced

6) When we arrived in London, the famous Tower Bridge ___.

a) will be reconstructed b) was reconstructing c) was being reconstructed

7) I was told that the schedule of this train ___ recently ___.

a) has been changed b) was changed c) had been changed

8) Before the invention of steel all the railway cars ___ of wood.

a) were being made b) were made c) had been made

9) The workers always ___ the carriages before the train departure.

a) inspect b) are inspecting c) are inspected

10) Before starting the car the driver ___ the engine.

a) had examined b) has examined c) was examined

11) Mercury ___ at 357.25 degrees Centigrade.

a) had boiled b) boils c) is boiling

12) I regularly see him at the tram stop, but I ___ him since Monday.

a) don’t see b) haven’t seen c) didn’t see

* The results of the test: If your score is 10-12 correct answers, you are doing just great; 8-9 stand for good knowledge; 6-8 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 6, go and learn the rules.

Ex.25. Put questions to the underlined words.

1) He has traveled by plane just once. 2) They learnt about the railway accident from thenewspaper. 3) Our train departs late in the evening. 4) Plenty of sand will be required for building the road. 5) This distance can be covered by train in an hour. 6) Lorries were moving slowly along the mountain road. 7) The Railway International Journal publishes a lot of articles about the construction of high-speed railways all over the world. 8) The passengers have been just invited to take the train.9) The mechanic replaced some out-of-date parts of this machine. 10) We suddenly discovered that we had lost our way. 11) Damages due to the computer’s error were assessed at $ 1, 000. 12) The first automobiles appeared on the roads at the end of the 19^th century. 13) Hungary is situated in the center of international trade routes, that is why freight traffic is constantly increasing. 14) He was fined for careless driving. 15) For several miles the road runs through a thick forest. 16) The electric equipment has been manufactured in France. 17) Refrigerator cars are widely used for carrying perishable goods. 18) They had to stop to fuel the car. 19) Tunnels are built for direct movement of automobiles or trains through mountain ranges or under rivers.

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