II. Переведите следующие предложения, содержащие глагол-сказуемое в страдательном залоге.

1. The operation of a receiving station is influenced by a number of factors.

2. Magnetron is a vacuum tube; its current is affected by magnetic field.

3. Valve radio sets were followed by transistor radio sets.

4. This system lifetime was greatly increased due to the application of semiconductors.

5. This equipment stability has been greatly improved by means of new efficient parts.

6. The network of mobile communication is being built in this region.

7. Quantum computers’ application in this field is being investigated.

8. Readings of every indicating instrument are obtained very fast.

9. The material’s nature determines the ease with which electrons are allowed to pass.

III. Переведите предложения с глаголом-сказуемым в страдательном залоге, помните правила перевода глаголов в страдательном залоге с предлогами, стоящими после них.

1. The properties of these systems were much spoken about.

2. New electronic devices are dealt with in this article.

3. This research was given particular attention to because of its prime importance.

4. The means of improving semiconductors’ properties have been paid much attention to.

5. The space surrounding a charged body, in which another charged body is acted upon by a force tending to move it, constitutes an electric field.

6. Some instruments’ readings cannot be fully relied upon.

7. An electric field may be thought of as consisting of a number of lines of force representing the directions in which an electric force acts.

8. An electromotive force induced in a stationary electric circuit by the charge in the number of magnetic lines, linking with it, is referred to as a “statically induced” electromotive force.

9. A number of lines of magnetic intensity are spoken of collectively as “magnetic flux” and the number per square centimeter of cross section as the “flux density”.

IV. Выберите требуемый глагол и поставьте его в правильную видовременную форму. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

to house; to make; to fill; to pay (attention); to work out; to use 1. It should be noted that the first house of glass and plastics (было разработано) by engineers of several institutes. 2. Its construction (было уделено) great attention to. 3. Everything in it (сделано) of glass and plastics. 4. The vacuum between inner and outer walls (заполняется) with excellent thermal and soundproof materials. 5. All the equipment (содержится) in the technical chamber. 6. It can be said that soon plastics (будут использоваться) in all branches of industry.