Exercise 24. Read and translate the following word combinations into Russian.
Exercise 23. Find the words with similar meanings.
Exercise 22. Find the synonym of each word.
Exercise 21. Find the meaning of each word.
Exercise 20. Insert the necessary word. Consult the text.
1. Technology is often … of science and engineering.
2. The … knowledge may be used by engineers to create … and machines.
3. Science is the reasoned … or study of phenomena, aimed at discovering enduring principles among elements of the phenomenal world by employing scientific … .
4. In immediate wake of World War II in the United States it was widely considered that technology was simply "… science" and that to fund basic science was to … technological results in due time.
5. The development of … may draw upon many fields of knowledge, including scientific, engineering, mathematical, linguistic, and historical knowledge, to … some practical result.
6. Technologies are not usually exclusively products of science, because they have to satisfy … such as utility, … and safety.
(achieve, technology, to reep, usability, method, consequence, applied,
new-found, requirement, tools, investigation).
1. способность | a) opportunity, b) ability, с) difficulty, d) property |
2.значение | a)understanding, b) beginning, c) meaning, d) opening |
3. повреждать | a) to injure, b) to kill, c) to explode, d) to abolish |
4. избегать | a) to threaten, b) to expect, c) to avoid, d) to deserve |
5. заслуживать | a) to respect, b) to encourage, c) to occur, d)to deserve |
6. выбирать | a) to choose, b) to offer, c) to develop, d) to install |
7. выигрывать | a) to grow, b) to need, c) to win, d) to build |
8. отмена, упразднение | a) consideration, b) education, с) competition, d) abolition |
9. шахта | a) site, b) mine, c) field, d) tube |
10. оправдывать | a) to justify, b) to threaten, c) to cause, d)introduce |
1. plenty of | a) much, b) little, с) enough, d) few |
2. to occur | a) to injure, b) to avoid, c) to happen, d) to justify |
3. to make | a) to choose, b) to do, c) to master, d) to win |
4. believe | a) to respect b) to abolish, c) to deserve, d) consider |
5. to care | a) to like, b) to encourage, c) to govern, d) to use |
6.to come back | a) to leave, b) to return, c) to retreat, d) to avoid |
7. too | a) while, b) almost, c) again, d) also |
seldom | peace |
excellent | to open |
plenty of | now |
never | busy |
useless | to leave |
to come back | rich |
full | empty |
easy | difficult |
poor | often |
then | usefull |
war | always |
to close | bad |
free | little |
to offer | to refuse |
to care for children | to have an excellent opportunity |
while he was translating the article | to win victory |
scientific research work | to be injured at the car accident |
to be a famous scientist | to invest the capital into the new fields of industry |
it occurred during the war | to master two foreign languages |
to come back late | to choose the best translation |
to see something with one's own eyes | to avoid driving during rush hours |
to think about the meaning of life | the explosion occurred in the old mine |
to justify one's hopes | to use explosive materials for the experiment |
to find the meaning of the new word | to work in the mine |
to be seldom free | the threat of nuclear war |
to achieve excellent results | to encourage one's initiative |
to be a really good doctor | to respect old people |
to have plenty of tree time | to deserve a good mark for the answer |
to believe in progress | to win the first prize at the championship |