Up to the worst of sea and weather. From each platform a series of holes is

Drilled, some going almost straight down, others drilled at some angle away

from the platform so that a large volume of oil can be extracted. The oil doesn't

Lie there like a great swimming pool full of black liquid, it is trapped in small

Spaces between the porous rocks. To get as much as possible out many separate

Holes have to be drilled.

Each platform has accommodation fo 90 people. The life is tough, the

Work hard and difficult, and the hours long. No alcohol is allowed on the

Platforms but the food is good and there is plenty of it, a necessity for men who

Work hard all day in cold wet conditions. The living quarters are comfortable but

Far from luxurious, and the noise is continuous.

I. Найдите неправильные утверждения:

Oil is extracted from the holes on the Scottish shores.

Production platforms are made of concrete and steel.

Four production platforms were designed 25 years ago.

There is a danger of platforms floating away under bad weather

Conditions.

Oil supplies look like a great black swimming pool.

All necessary conditions are provided on the platforms including

Abundance of food, comfortable accommodation and dry law.

II. Выберите правильный ответ на каждый вопрос:

How are the platforms fastened?

a) They are floating.

b) They are planted on the sea bed.

c) They are fastened to some high piles.

d) The text doesn't mention it.

What structures are used to extract oil?

a) Four floating production platforms.

b) Three floating and on stable platforms.

c) Four concrete stable platforms.

d) Four stable production platforms.

Where can oil be found?

a) By the sea, on the coast.

b) Floating on the sea surface.

c) Trapped between the rocks on the sea.

d) Lying under water like a swimming pool.

4. To get much oil it is necessary to …              

a) drill only one deep hole.

b) drill a series of holes.

c) drill many holes going straight down.

d) drill a hole at an angle from the platform.

What is not mentioned among living conditions?

a) The living quarters are comfortable.

b) There is a lot of good food. C)There is a television on each platform. D) The noise is constant

Вариант 2

I. Подберите русские эквиваленты к английским словам.

To store                    a - приобретать

To posses                           b – уничтожение, разрушение

With respect to                   c - вес

To be capable of                   d - скорость

Velocity                                        e – переносить, перемещать

Destruction                                f – хранить, накапливать

To transfer                              g – владеть, обладать

Weight                                        h – вызывать, заставлять

To cause                                  i – быть в состоянии

10 – to acquire                             j – по отношению

II. Найдитеэквиваленты.

Теплота                        a – to diminish

Уменьшать                  b - friction

Количество               c - heat

Трение                        d – to reach

Точность                   e - simple

Простой                         f - conversion

Иметь дело                       g - quantity

Образец                                 h – to deal with

Превращение                      i – precision

Достигать                              j - pattern

III Укажите правильный перевод подчеркнутых слов.

My watch gains 10 minutes.

A – выигрывают b - набирают c - спешат

Our football team gained the victory in the final match.

A - одержала b - набрала c - спешила

She ate a lot of cakes and as a result gained 2 kg.

A - выиграла b - набрала c - одержала

A lifted weight possesses potential energy due to its position.

A - вес b - взвесить c - груз

The weight of this box is much more than 5 kg.

A - вес b - взвесить c - груз

6. It doesn't matter when you come. I'll be at home the whole day.

A - значение b - дело c - вещество

Matter, like energy, can be converted from one form to another.

A - значение b - дело c - вещество

8. Why are you late for the lesson? What's is the matter?

A - значение b - дело c - вещество

In case you come early we can go to the cinema.

A - случай b - дело c - если

He is criminal and his case will be brought to court.

A - случай b - дело c - портфель

IV. Укажите номера слов с интернациональными корнями.

Vertical, 2 – usual, 3 – potential, 4 – scientist, 5 – mechanical,

Acquire, 7 – velocity, 8 – measure, 9 – atmosphere, 10 – to obtain,

Condensation, 12 – body, 13 – thermal, 14 – force, 15 – process,