XII. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the Passive Voice.

1. Corrosion of pipeline surface is caused by highly corrosive media containing different chemical compositions. 2. This unusual phenomenon is being researched in the laboratory of our department. 3. The radioactive method of leakage detection was criticized by ecologists at the international conference last year. 4. Many ecological centers have been created in our country over the last 10 years. 5. According to the official statistics, many republics of the former Soviet Union are characterized by criminal pipeline tie-ins. 6. The members of the delegation were greeted by the Russian Prime-minister who had prepared a special speech for them. 7. This problem had been solved before the representatives of oil transportation companies arrived. 8. Sanctions for the environmental pollution will have been introduced by the end of 2007. 9. Personnel qualification is often paid attention to during the certification of oil enterprises. 10. Can atomic energy be used for peaceful purposes?

 

XIII. Remember the meaning of the following verbs.

to grow to steal to improve to join to inherit to lose to destroy to characterize to exclude from увеличиваться украсть улучшать присоединиться получить в наследство терять уничтожать характеризовать исключать из to belong to to require to equip to compete to obtain to depend on to utilize to prove to suspect принадлежать требовать оборудовать конкурировать получать зависеть от использовать подтверждать подозревать

XIV. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Sequence of Tenses.

1. The Russian President declared that there would be created a special Committee responsible for revealing oil theft. 2. The scientists found out that those unusual physical properties of the substance had been already proved by foreign researchers. 3. Soon ecologists realized that Russia was gradually losing its natural resources and destroying flora and fauna. 4. He wanted to join our expedition a lot and said that he had already phoned to his mother to tell her he would be back only in 5 days. 5. We knew that this company usually required highly skilled specialists in the sphere of programming. 6. He asked me what substances would be utilized during that experiment. 7. We suspected that he had excluded that chemical composition from the list of necessary components. 8. She said that she would be able to improve her pronunciation in England. 9. At the first meeting we were told that full-time students had obtained grants for good studies the year before.

 

XV. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the phrases given in brackets. Pay attention to the Sequence of Tenses.

1. Soil and water are being constantly polluted because of accidental oil spills. (His report was devoted to the problem) 2. The reasons of that accident have been already discussed. (The local authorities declared) 3. The construction of modern buildings is characterized by accuracy of planning. (The architect told) 4. Polyethylene pipes have resistance to gas components, corrosion and cracking. (The students of that department learnt) 5. This problem was solved by oil pumping shutdown for rather long period of time. (The engineers found out) 6. The application of this method will be very labour-consuming. (My colleague supposed) 7. Some oil product pipelines have been closed down temporarily. (It was reported) 8. The health of population will have been fully destroyed by 2030 if necessary measures are not taken in the near future. (The scientists and ecologists realized) 9. These companies have undergone certification this year. (The documents ran)

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IN-TUBE MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF LINED TUBUING