The world of automobiles has made some dramatic changes in the past century

The world of automobiles has made some dramatic changes in the past century

The world of automobiles has made some dramatic changes in the past century. Each year brings more innovative improvements in car technology A___________. However, all that brightness might make someone feel a bit curious about how it all began.

Way back in the 15th century, Leonardo Da Vinci was working diligently on designs and prototypes for transport vehicles B___________. It wasn’t until 1769 that an inventor in France built a working self-propelled vehicle. His name was Nicolas Cugnot, and the vehicle was a steam powered military tractor.

In Scotland, around 1839, Robert Anderson took a ride in his creation, C___________. Today’s modern hybrid cars use technology based upon the ideas first dreamed of almost 170 years ago!

But the legitimate title of Automobile Inventor would have to go to German inventor, Karl Friedrich Benz. It was in 1886 that he received a patent on the world’s first gasoline powered automobile, D___________.

In the United States, the first patent issued for an automobile was granted in 1789, to Oliver Evans. He performed an amazing demonstration of his vehicle in 1805, E___________. Proudly crowned the first amphibious vehicle, it never quite made it to production for the public.

It was in 1893 that Charles Edgar Duryea, and his brother Frank introduced to America the first gasoline powered car that worked the way it was supposed to. These two engineering brothers also started the first American automobile manufacturing plant.

A common belief is that Henry Ford invented the first car. However, Henry created his first car only in 1896. He had formed and lost two car manufacturing plants by 1903, F___________. His most famous contribution to the automotive industry was that he invented the first assembly line conveyer belt that revolutionized the manufacturing of automobiles.

1) which had a combustion engine and three wheels
2) when he showed the crowd that his automobile was able to travel on land, and in
3) because automotive companies are planning to do a lot of scientific research
4) when he started The Ford Motor Company
5) but, unfortunately, none ever came into being
6) the water by using a paddle wheel
7) so the future looks bright for both car buyers and car manufacturers
8) which he called the Electric Carriage

Problems With Future?

problems with future

Technology has made such dramatic advances in the past decade that by the year 2100 who knows what changes 1.will have taken place? It is quite likely that by 2050 we 2. will have used up most of the earth’s natural resources and so we 3. will rely/ will be relying on wind power and hydropower for energy needs. As a result of this shortage of energy, it is quite probable that scientists 4. will have found a way for us to live outside the earth. By the next century it’s possible that people 5. will live/will be living in cities on the Moon or perhaps in cities on the seabed. It is to be hoped that scientists 6. will have discovered cures for fatal diseases such as Aids and, due to the advancement of genetic engineering, hereditary diseases passed down from generation to generation 7. will exist no longer. It is quite possible that by 2100 life expectancy 8. will have increased to 100 and that we 9. will be able to enjoy a healthier existence than is now possible. Another area likely to have been further affected by technology in the next years is education. In schools, computers 10. will have repalced teachers and many students 11. will stay/will be staying at home to complete their education. We 12. will see changes in the work-place too. The two main areas of employment 13. will be the so-called creative and caring professions, and the disappearance of jobs in manufacturing 14. will result in massive unemplyment.

I am trying to interpret the answers proposed by KEY:

Future forms

Bardzo bym prosiła by sprawdził mi ktoś to ćwiczenie. Polecenie dotyczyło wpisania prawidłowej formy czasu przyszłego (słowa, które wpisałam to te obok nawiasów oczywiście :)). Z góry naprawde ogromnie dziekuje.

Technology has made such dramatic advances in the past decade that by the year 2005 who knows what changes will have taken place. It is quite likely that by 2005 we will have used up (use up) most of the earth’s natural resources and so we will rely (rely) on wind power and hydropower for our energy needs. As a result of this shortage of energy, it is quite probable that scientists will have found (find) a way for us to live outside the earth. By the next century it’s possible that people will have been living (live) in cities on the Moon or perhaps in citeies on the seabed. It is to be hoped that scientists will discover (discover) cures for fatal diseases such as Aids and, due to the advancement of genetic engineering, herediatry diseases passed down from generation to generation will exist (exist)no longer. It is quite possible that by 2005 life expectancy will have increased (increase) to 100 and that we will be able to (be able to) enjoy a healthier existence than is now possible. Another area likely to have been further affected by technology in the yaer 2005 is education. In schools, computers will replace teachers and many students will be staying (stay) at home to complete their education. We will see changes in workplace too. The two main areas of employment will be (be) the so-called creative and caring professuins, and the disappearance of jobs in manufacturing will result (result) in massive unemployment.

My company ЕГЭ: ответы и детальный разбор

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My company ЕГЭ: ответы и детальный разбор

В тексте «My company», представленном на сайте ФИПИ, используется старая нумерация A22-A28, как вы можете видеть на изображении. При разборе мы заменили ее на новую A32-A38.

A32. Приступим к заданию. Поскольку нужно подобрать глагол, начнем с того, что посмотрим, не стоит ли после пропуска предложное управление.

Для чего это нужно? У многих глаголов есть определенные предлоги, которые с ними употребляются. И если мы такой обнаружим, то сможем исключить сразу несколько, а иногда и все варианты кроме правильного.

We A32 ______ in transporting goods by road.

Остальные глаголы имеют другие предложные управления. Давайте рассмотрим какие.

concentrate on smth – сконцентрироваться на чем-то
focus on smth – сконцентрироваться на чем-то
devote smth to smth/smb – посвятить что-то кому-то
specialize in smth – специализироваться на чем-то

Ответ: specialize

A33. Перейдем к следующему заданию. Оно встречается почти в каждом тесте ФИПИ задания 32-38. Значит следует взять его на заметку и выучить данный синонимичный ряд. О нем мы писали в нашей статье. Переходите по ссылочке и читайте.

By the time we became Cooper & Son in 1967, the company had A33 ______ in obtaining seventeen big trucks and delivered goods all over the north of England.

Ответ: succeeded

На заметку: если среди предложенных вариантов ответов есть used, то скорее всего правильным будет именно он. Чтобы убедиться в этом, не забудьте проверить наличие to и инфинитива после пропуска.

“I’ll teach you more about the real world in a month than you’d learn from any of those university types in a lifetime,” he A34 ______ to say.

Ответ: used

A35. Перейдем к следующему заданию. Посмотрите на предложенные варианты ответа.

I followed his advice and never A35 ______ it.

Заметили что-нибудь необычное? Ответ — да. Среди четырех вариантов выделяется последний глагол, так как остальные три имеют сходство в виде отрицательной приставки dis-.

Обычно в подобных тестах это говорит о том, что либо выделяющее слово и есть правильный вариант, либо оно первое, которое нужно исключить. Чтобы это понять, посмотрим на структуру и грамматические особенности предложения с пропуском.

Заметьте, что даже не потребовался перевод для выполнения этого задания. Но все же стоит знать значение этих 4 глаголов.

Ответ: regretted

А36. Подбираем послелог для фразового глагола.

He taught me how to take the company’s trucks A36 ______ and, more important, how to put them back together again.

He taught me how to take the company’s trucks A36 ______ and, more important, how to put them back together again. — Он научил меня, как разбирать грузовики компании и что важнее, как их собрать обратно.

Из 4 предложенных послелогов take не сочетается с among.
take away — забирать, брать с собой
take apart — разбирать на части
take along — брать с собой, прихватывать

Ответ: apart

А37. Подбираем слово-связку.

Then I began to set in motion some ideas I’d been working on for the past decade, A37 ______ I knew my father didn’t approve of them.

На заметку: после союза although или любого другого союза запятая не ставится. Еще больше о словах-связках в английском читайте здесь (linking words: 1 тип, 2 тип (1 часть, 2 часть, 3 часть), 3 тип ).

Ответ: although

А38. Перед нами синонимичный ряд с общим значением «говорить».

I never A28 ______ him, but Europe was only the beginning of my plans for the company’s expansion.

Однако 3 из предложенных имеют предложное управление to, если дальше речь идет о том, с кем человек говорит.

speak to smb – говорить/разговаривать с кем-либо
talk to smb – говорить/разговаривать с кем-либо
say to smb – сказать кому-либо

Еще больше информации об этих глаголах, а также устойчивых выражениях с ними вы найдете здесь. А потренироваться в их использовании вы можете, выполнив наш тест.

Ответ: told

Множество тематических тестовых заданий из раздела 32-38 вы можете найти в нашей рубрике «Задания 32-38». А еще больше подобных разборов ищите в нашей новой рубрике «ФИПИ ответы».

Разбор следующего текста «Daniel and Diana» уже совсем скоро. Следите за обновлениями и совершенствуйте свой английский вместе с ABC.

27-32. Лексико–грамматические навыки

ОГЭ Английский язык задание №27-32 Демонстрационный вариант 2018-2017 Про­чи­тай­те при­ведённый ниже текст. Пре­об­ра­зуй­те слово, на­пе­ча­тан­ное за­глав­ны­ми бук­ва­ми в скоб­ках так, чтобы оно лек­си­че­ски и грам­ма­ти­че­ски со­от­вет­ство­ва­ло со­дер­жа­нию тек­ста. За­пол­ни­те про­пуск по­лу­чен­ным сло­вом.

People travel a lot nowadays. Planes are considered to be the most __________________27(COMFORT) means of transport but for some people airports can be a nightmare.
There are __________________28(END) queues when you check in and you waste lots of time if your flight is delayed.
However, there are some airports where you can __________________29(ACTUAL) enjoy yourself.
For example, you’ll never be bored at Hong Kong’s international airport. There are thousands of people from
__________________30(DIFFER) countries here but the passengers never experience any problems because everything is well organised.
There are attendants in red coats, who help you to get from one place to another. It’s very good for people with no sense of __________________31(DIRECT).
The attendants are always very polite and __________________32(HELP).

Every year the world goes dark for one hour, the Earth Hour. The event is organised by the __________________27(NATION) World Wildlife Fund. At tourist destinations, in offices and private homes, lights are switched off for one hour at __________________28(EXACT) 8:00 pm. The idea is to show that our planet is in danger and it needs care and __________________29(PROTECT). It’s __________________30(POSSIBLE) to remain indifferent to changes in the climate which go on and on. The Earth Hour is not about saving an hour’s electricity. It’s about realising that we live on a __________________31(WONDER) planet and need to look after it — not just for an hour a year but every day. The Earth Hour is a part of an __________________32(ECOLOGY) education whose aim is to make people understand their responsibility to the planet.

28. EXACTLY — Adverb: ly — exactly.

29. PROTECTION — A noun: ion — protection.

30. IMPOSSIBLE — Negative prefix: im — impossible.

31. WONDERFUL — Adjective: ful — wonderful.

32. ECOLOGICAL — Adjective: cal — ecological.

Reading Books Nowadays

In an epoch of technical progress, reading books is losing its value. Little by little radio, television and internet are beginning to force books from our __________27(DAY) life. If in the past a lot of the greatest poets and writers, such Pushkin, Yesenin, Bulgakov created their works, in our days such masters of words are absent. We begin to consider some detective and love stories of poor quality as ‘literary works’. It’s a big ___________28(ADVANTAGE) for all mankind.
A book is a __________29(FAITH) friend for a man. Reading is the thing which helps us to develop our soul, teaches us to get to know our life. The heroes of books, by their examples, help us to avoid mistakes. A good book is a wise company, which can give us __________30(USE) advice.
Reading develops our memory; our speech becomes richer, more literate and _______________31(EXPRESS).
Reading books in a foreign languages, we can get to know the cultures and traditions of native _____________32(SPEAK), improve our language and broaden our outlook.

Fashion Hurts

Do you know that _______________27(FASHION) clothes can be bad for you!
This may surprise you, but some clothes can cause ___________28(VARIETY) problems. Researchers have discovered that following the latest fashion trends can be ____________29(HEALTHY). For example, if you tie a scarf or tie too tightly it increases your blood pressure. Tight jeans and trousers, short skirts may all cause illnesses.
How can we explain this? Very tight clothes can prevent people moving ______________30(NATURAL), and this is not good for you. If you wear trousers or skirts that are too tight around the waist, then your stomach does not have room to expand after you have eaten, and this can cause stomachache. ______________31(WEAR) shoes with high heels can lead to foot and back problems. Even practical shoes can cause backache if they don’t fit you ____________32(PROPER).

Are You a Couch Potato?

Centuries ago, people didn’t have much free time, because everybody was ____________27(SIMPLE)working too hard.
In Britain in the nineteenth century, people invented football, rugby and cricket. It was even _______________28(POSSIBILITY) to watch a sport and give the _________________29(IMPRESS) that you were actually doing something.
Later leisure activities became less and less demanding, and most people got a variety of more or less ___________30(ENERGY) interests and hobbies. But now there is a new type of person who thinks that lying on the sofa watching television is the most exciting thing. This is the twentieth-century couch potato. For them, every ___________31(ACTIVE) is too much trouble, and ____________32(LAZY) is an art form!

Travelling with Parents

I like traveling because it can _____________27(BROAD) outlook and helps me to understand other cultures. I think that I’m already an experienced ____________28(TRAVEL).
First of all everything should be ______________29(CAREFUL) planned. I’m not an adult yet so I travel with my parents. This year we decided to go to Britain.
In Britain we stayed in a small hotel near London. It offered us a wide range of ___________30(DIFFER) games, such as tennis and football, and a lot of ___________31(ACTIVE): boating, canoeing and so on.
__________32(CYCLE) was offered for those who wanted to get to remote pace choosing seenic routes.