Ex.18. Put questions to the underlined words.

1) They traveled 2, 000 miles by bus. 2) Most people go to work by subway in New York. 3) The car has just stopped because there isn’t any more gas in the tank. 4) Arthur always drives at a high speed. 5) All flights have been canceled because of the fog. 6) They are going to travel around the world. 7) Stephen went into debt to buy that car. 8) The first buses in London were drawn by three horses. 9) Teenagers can get a driving license at the age of fourteen. 10) We were waiting for the train arrival on the platform. 11) Before each flight pilots ask for the information about the weather expected. 12) All the necessary information is stored in the computer. 13) Metro trains run at 8 minutes headways. 14) Just beyond the bend, the river begins to narrow. 15) The builders will have to explode the rock to construct the railway in this district. 16) We went to the cinema to pass the time until the train arrived. 17) The subway trains are crowded during the rush hours. 18) The bus service is so bad that it is almost impossible to get anywhere. 19) The schedule of this train has been changed for the summer period. 20) The railway tunnel linking Great Britain and France was officially opened for traffic on May 7, 1994. 21) In 1989, English computer scientist Timothy Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web.

Ex.19. Find grammar mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. The number of mistakes is pointed out in brackets.

1) He did not performed the task he had been given. [1] 2)What the engines do this plant produce? [2] 3) Are you know the schedule this train? [2] 4) Already the bus is overcrowded, it will not be able take all the passengers waited at the bus stop. [3] 5) The contract was not signed yet. [1] 6) His traveling expenses covered by the firm. [1] 7) While driving a car, you should not to speak with your mobile telephone. [2] 8) This device can be repair; you don’t need to replace it on a new one. [2] 9) In Russia many people had doubts about the possibility of using of steam engines in the Russian winter. [1] 10) Some of the arch bridges constructing by the Romans 2, 000 years ago is still being used. [2]. 11) The revolution in science and technology is affected not only economically developed countries but also developing countries. [1] 12) An electric engine is most ecologically friendly one because it is not contaminate environment with exhausted gases. [2] 13) One of the most early railway bridge in the Great Britain called “Britannia” have survived to our days. [4] 14) Does the train covers the distance from Moscow to Samara in 20 hours? [1] 15)The plane were late because it has to make a forced landing. [2] 16) The remote control need 4 battery to power it. [2]