1) One day people will be able to communicate by videophones [установленный] in every flat. 2) The engine [изобретённый] by Rudolf Diesel is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century. 3) A lot of scientists [приглашённый] to the conference refused to take part in it. 4) Kerosene is a fuel [используемый] in jet engines. 5) The mechanic said that he had replaced the [сломанный] part of the engine. 6) This engine radically differs both in construction and operation from the engine [разработанный] five years ago. 7) The Disneyland train [названный] “The Excursion” was built especially for carrying visitors through the Grand Canyon Diorama. 8) The diesel-electric locomotive has an internal combustion engine [присоединённый] to the driving wheels by electric transmission. 9) The TV set [купленный] a few days ago has broken down. 10) In Japan the communication between some islands is provided through underwater tubes [проложенными] on the sea bottom. 11) The wagons with [изолированными] walls, roofs and floors are known as the refrigerator cars. 12) Cascade Tunnel is one of the longest railroad tunnels in the USA [расположенный] in central Washington was built in 1925-29 to replace shorter, more winding tunnel.
Ex.19. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to –ed forms.
1) The first television set produced quite a sensation in 1939. The first television set was produced in 1939. The first television set produced in 1939 was a tiny nine-by-twelve inch box. 2) The new car model developed by our student design bureau will be shown on TV. The new car modelwas developed by our student design bureau. The new car model developed a speed of 50 miles an hour. 3) The trains equipped with robot engine drivers operate on some underground lines. 4) The talks between these two presidents were conducted behind the closed doors. 5) The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. 6) The gas station on the highway was closed. 7) All the necessary information is stored in the computer. 8) When invented, the steam engine started the industrial revolution. 9) Toyota Co., a very successful Japanese company, has increased their sales to six million cars and trucks a year. 10) One of the main advantages of the diesel loco is the low cost of the fuel consumed. 11) Though conducted with great care, the test did not give the expected results. 12) New technologies reduce the number of workers needed. 13) Though first developed for military purposes, radar can be used in modern cars. 14) Most of the goods produced by this factory are exported. 15) He bought a used car, which broke down the next day. 16) The French military engineer Cugnot constructed the first three-wheeled machine equipped with a two-cylinder steam engine. This machine carried two people at a walking pace. 17) When asked why she had missed the train, she said something about her watch being slow.
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Ex.20. TEST. Choose the right variant.
1) The cause of the accident was a ___ brake shoe.
a) breaking b) broken c) having broken
2) ___ their tests students handed them in.
a) completing b) completed c) having completed
3) Special signals ___ along the railroads help enginemen drive trains without accidents.
a) installing b) installed c) having installed
4) You can find the telephone number of a specialist ___ computers in any newspaper.
a) repairing b) repaired c) having repaired
5) The plant ___ automobiles was built in our city 50 years ago.
a) producing b) produced c) having produced
6) The typewriter ___ a few days ago has gone wrong.
a) buying b) bought c) having bought
7) ___ all the money he started looking for work.
a) spending b) spent c) having spent
8) If ___ alone, the dog could spoil many things at home.
a) leaving b) left c) having left
9) About 80 million passengers are ___ by the Kuibyshev Railway annually.
a) carrying b) carried c) having carried
10) When ___ the street, be careful at the crossroads.
a) crossing b) crossed c) having crossed
11) Sleeping cars ___ with an air-conditioning system are very comfortable for long-distance
travel.
a) equipping b) equipped c) having equipped
12) They spent the whole day, ___ the equipment.
a) packing b) packed c) having packed
13) The number of cars ___ a passenger train is much less than that of a freight train.
a) forming b) formed c) having formed
14) An unusual locomotive ___ for the movement on ice was developed in Great Britain in the
18th century.
a) building b) built c) having built
15) This unusual locomotive was sent to Russia for the transportation of freight on sledges
across ___ lakes.
a) freezing b) frozen c) having frozen
* The results of the test: If your score is 14-15 correct answers, you are doing just great; 11-13 stand for good knowledge; 8-10 mean you have some problems; if the number of your correct answers is less than 8, learn the rules.