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Вопрос №8366
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, was founded in AD 43 by the Roman invaders as a settlement and a fortress. At first it had the name of Londinium. Due to its convenient position in the mouth of the river Thames the settlement grew and developed into a city. In the 11th century London…
Вопрос №8376
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Automation 1. Automation is the use of control systems in concern with other applications of information technology to control industrial machinery and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step…
Вопрос №8379
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова. In addition to carbohydrates, fats, proteins, mineral salts and water, it is essential that the food of man and animals contains small amounts of the substances called vitamins, which the living organism is unable to…
Вопрос №8380
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Early Russian Architecture 1. Russian borrowed its early architecture, like its icon painting, from Byzantium. From the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries early towns were built on defensive sites on high river banks. From afar were visible low white walls…
Вопрос №8383
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения There are 2 ways of addressing people: friendly and formal. You may address a person in a friendly way and call him by a first name only if you know the person very well. But if you are not familiar with the person or don't…
Вопрос №8384
Прочитайте текст The word computer comes from a Latin word which means to count. A computer is a machine with a complex network of electronic circuits that operate switches or magnetize tiny metal cores. The switches, like the cores, are capable of being in one of two possible states, that is, on…
Вопрос №8389
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту In the last 20 years the use of atom medicine has become so widespread that every big medical centre uses some form of it in diagnosis and treatment. Thousands of hospitals all over the world have had very successful results…
Вопрос №8391
Прочитайте текст In 1812 a young man called James Barry finished his studies in medicine at Edinburgh University. After that the popular young doctor joined the army and over next forty years had a brilliant career as an army medical office. He worked in many far-off countries and fighting…
Вопрос №8398
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания What is law? 1. The English word "law" means various forms of behavior. Some laws are descriptive: they simply describe how people, or even natural phenomena, usually behave. An example is the law of gravity; another is laws of economics. Other laws are…
Вопрос №8399
Прочитайте текст Britain has some excellent traditional food: lamb from Wales, shellfish and fresh salmon from Northern Ireland, fresh or smoked fish from England and Wales. Unfortunately, good British food is difficult to find. Only 2 per cent of restaurants in London serve British food. There are…
Вопрос №8400
Прочитайте текст. Alcohol is the basis of wine, beer and spirits. Taken in moderation, with a meal, or in the company of friends, it can he regarded as one of the pleasure of life. But as with any drug, there are dangers as well as advantages associated with alcohol. Alcohol is rapidly absorbed…
Вопрос №8401
There are two distinct kinds of lawyer in Britain. One of these is a solicitor. Everybody who needs a lawyer has to go to one of these. They handle most legal matters for their clients, including the drawing up of documents (such as wills, divorce papers and contracts), communicating with other…
Вопрос №8402
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту In a gas atom like hydrogen, when the vibration increases the heat makes the atom expand more and lose its electron. The hydrogen atom becomes two separate charged particles: proton (+) and electron (−). Each of these particles…
Вопрос №8405
Прочитайте текст. A newborn baby has no immunity to whooping cough at all, and so he must be kept protected from children who have any kind of cough. Whooping cough seems like an ordinary cough for the first few days, but gradually the bouts become more and more prolonged and the child coughs…
Вопрос №8406
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Solid 1. Solid is one of the major states of matter. It is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not flow to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the…
Вопрос №8413
Прочитайте текст Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 and, chasing ancient Britons along Thames, they came to first place where it was easy to cross. They built garrison there – and London was born. They also erected bridge over river. Garrison became major trading post. Later, bridge suffered neglect…
Вопрос №8414
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Any chemically and physically homogeneous mixture of two or more substances is said to be a solution. It is possible to have solution of solids in liquids, liquids in liquids, gases in liquids, solids in solids, etc. Depending…
Вопрос №8419
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Automation 1. Automation is the use of control systems in concern with other applications of information technology to control industrial machinery and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. In the scope of industrialization, automation is a step…
Вопрос №8423
For teenagers in the USA, working part-time to earn some pocket money is very common. In California children of 12 and 13 can work but only as babysitters, paper boys/girls, gardeners, actors or singers and only for three hours a day. Older children, 16 and 17 years old, can work longer hours and…
Вопрос №8428
Прочитайте текст. Chicago, the birthplace of the skyscrapers, started to build upwards in 1871 after the great fire. These buildings consisted of ten to twelve storeys and differed in the way they were built from other buildings. Conventional buildings have walls which support the building’s…
Вопрос №8434
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Modern Russian railways run a transcontinental passenger service. It rushes the traveler across two continents – Europe and Asia – in most convenient all – metal carriages. The dining-car will cater for all appetites. Luggage…
Вопрос №8441
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. In some form or another sport is an important part of the Englishmen’s daily life. Of all sports at least two have the greatest popularity among Britons: football in winter and golf in summer. One can also mention rugby, a…
Вопрос №8444
The people living in the British Isles are very fond of music, and it is quite natural that concerts of leading symphony orchestras, numerous folk groups and pop music are very popular. Folk music is still very much alive. There are many folk groups. Their harmony singing and good humor win them…
Вопрос №8449
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения. Millions of people around the world use the Internet to search for and retrieve information on all sorts of topics in a wide variety of areas including the arts, business, government, humanities, news, politics and…
Вопрос №8455
Прочитайте текст и определите , какой из заголовков соответствует тексту A nurse looks after her patients in the daytime or at night and can see any changes in the patients’ condition. Many of the changes are very important. The nurse must be careful when she takes the patient’s pulse. It is not…
Вопрос №8459
Owing to its beauty the Kremlin was considered to be one of the finest fortresses of its epoch. It impressed all foreigners that came to the capital. However, its secrets were carefully kept, and speaking of the walls of the Moscow “castle” Englishmen said that no foreigner was allowed to have a…
Вопрос №8460
Прочитайте текст. Nowadays a building’s framework is made of reinforced concrete and of structural steel. Concrete is made by mixing together small stones, sand, cement and water. The coarse stones used in the mix give the concrete its strength. The sand is needed to fill the gaps between the…
Вопрос №8466
What is the slower speed of the ZX 1000 electric drill? The ZX 1000 electric drill has two speeds: the fast speed is 3,000 rpm and the slower speed is 1,000 rpm. Adjust the speed according to the type of material and the size of the hole. For example, use the faster speed for a soft material such…
Вопрос №8467
Прочитайте текст. The British are without doubt the most thoroughly watched people in the world. Although there are video cameras on nearly every street corner, the public seem unaware of their existence. Video cameras record drives who do not stop for a red traffic light, collisions between…
Вопрос №8473
Прочитайте текст One day, some Americans were having dinner at a hotel in London. When the fish was put on the table, a young man said: “Let’s examine the fish carefully. Perhaps we’ll find a diamond in it.” Everybody began to laugh, but an old man said: “Yes, I’m sure we have all heard such…
Вопрос №8474
Прочитайте текст и выберите утверждение, соответствующее содержанию текста The rhizomes of rhubarb are collected from plants eight to ten years old. Then the rhizomes are dried either in the sun or in the ovens. After the drying operation the rhizomes are peeled. Rhubarb was used in China more than…
Вопрос №8475
Прочитайте текст. There are two main types of newspaper: “broadsheets” and “tabloids”. Broadsheets are often larger than tabloids, and are “serious” newspapers. They present the news in detail, and do not have many stories about the private lives of famous people. Tabloids, on the other hand, are…
Вопрос №8478
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Everyday etiquette of a businessman is based on 4 principles: politeness, tact, naturalness and dignity. Besides them there are some basic rules of everyday communication in different etiquette situations. Here are some of…
Вопрос №8479
Прочитайте текст Nature is full of colour. Colour is very important for plants, animals, birds, and insects. It means life to them. Birds, for example, use their colour to tell other birds to stay away from their nests. They sing and move their wings to show their colour as a warning to other…
Вопрос №8491
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту Medicine is a science and art of healing dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. A person becomes ill when a part of the body does not function properly. They may have been injured, caught an infectious disease or…
Вопрос №8493
Прочитайте текст. Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lung. It may be caused by bacteria or viruses. It may follow a cold and bronchitis, or may come on suddenly. It may also be a complication of measles or whooping cough. The child looks ill, has fever, cough, and very rapid breathing. He…
Вопрос №8500
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Safe operation of freight and passenger trains requires a system of signaling. To inform the locomotive and train crew of the position of other trains in relation to their own, signals installed at frequent intervals give…
Вопрос №8505
Прочитайте текст. In most countries, you are only allowed to drive a car on a public road if you have a driving licence. You usually have to pass a driving test in order to get the licence. In European countries, this test is in two parts. The first part is a “theory” test. You have to answer…
Вопрос №8509
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Plasma Cutters 1. Modern industry depends on the manipulation of heavy metal and alloys. We need metals to build the tools and transportation necessary for day-to-day business. The reason is simple: metals are extremely strong and durable, so they're the…
Вопрос №8513
Прочитайте текст Yveline Cochennec “I work in the Marketing Department of the International Herald Tribune (IHT) in Paris. One part of my work is to collect useful information and statistics about the newspaper and its readers. The paper uses this information to persuade companies to buy…
Вопрос №8517
George Stephenson was a British inventor and engineer. He is famous for building the first practical railway locomotive. Stephenson was born in 1781 in England. During his youth he worked as a fireman and later as an engineer in the coal mines of Newcastle. He invented one of the first miner’s…
Вопрос №8524
George Stephenson was a British inventor and engineer. He is famous for building the first practical railway locomotive. Stephenson was born in 1781 in England. During his youth he worked as a fireman and later as an engineer in the coal mines of Newcastle. He invented one of the first miner’s…
Вопрос №8539
Прочитайте текст On the 12th of February 1809, a little boy was born in the State of Kentucky, America. His name was Abraham Lincoln and he lived with his parents and his sister in a hut made of logs. Life was not very easy for the Lincoln family. In all his life Abraham never went to school for…
Вопрос №8540
Прочитайте текст The idea of the Olympic Games absolutely captivated the modern 19th century nationalities. A Frenchman called Baron de Coubertin may be the famous person behind the actual revival of the modern Olympic Games as we know them today. At the end of nineteenth century he had an idea to…
Вопрос №8544
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова The main symptoms of typhoid are fever, headache, malaise. The cause of typhoid is a bacillus. The incubation period is 7 - 21 days. The most susceptible patients are children and young adults. To treat the disease you should…
Вопрос №8545
Learning a foreign language takes time, patience and sometimes money and can take many months of dedication. However, the venture is an investment for the future that can produce many benefits whether it is for one’s career, travel adventures or personal growth and will more than likely open the…
Вопрос №8546
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Preservice education 1. The first stage of preservice education is the study of one or more principal subjects that the student is preparing to teach. For example, students in many colleges of education in England study only one principal subject, to which they…
Вопрос №8547
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Preservice education 1. The first stage of preservice education is the study of one or more principal subjects that the student is preparing to teach. For example, students in many colleges of education in England study only one principal subject, to which they…
Вопрос №8560
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. Radio waves 1. Radio waves were first predicted by mathematical work done in 1865 by James Clerk Maxwell. Maxwell noticed wavelike properties of light and similarities in electrical and magnetic observations. He then proposed equations that described light…
Вопрос №8574
Прочитайте текст и определите, какой из заголовков соответствует тексту. Nelly Pavlova is also at the meeting but in Rostov. This meeting is taking form of the tribunal. The representatives of many countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America are taking part in the work of this tribunal. They accuse…