Variant 1 (3rd year)

1. Open the brackets and put the verb into correct form:

A hi-tech company in the U.K. has launched (1 to launch) a text messaging service that
automatically destroys (2 to destroy) e-mails 40 seconds after people …open…………. (3 to
open) them. This should be popular with anyone who ……wants………..(4 to want) secrets …to
stay………(5 to stay) secret. Subscribers have to……download………..(6 to download) an
application …… called………..(7 to call) Stealth Text to their mobile phone ………to
use………(8 to use) the service. The software’s developer ……hopes………….. (9 hope) its
product …will appeal………… (10 appeal) to business people …who deal………. (11 to deal)
with sensitive information. Some days ago a representative …said………… (12 to say) the
company ………wants……(13 to want ) to give e-mail senders more control over the messages
they ……send………..(14 to send) instead of ……trust…………. (15 to trust) recipients
delete……………(16 to delete) them. The technology …looks………….(17 to look) like
something from a 007 movie. Stealth Text messages ……erased………….(18 to erase) not
totally, but …stay……………..(19 to stay) on a special computer. However, the recipient …
has…………(20 to have) no access to them after 40 seconds.

2. Choose the appropriate word:

Electrical engineering - sometimes ………………1) to as electrical and electronic engineering –

is an engineering field that ………………2) with the study and application of electricity,
electronics and electromagnetism. The field first ………………..3) an identifiable occupation in
the ………………..4) nineteenth century …………………5) commercialization of the electric
telegraph and electrical power supply. The field now ………………6) a range of sub-studies
including power, electronics, control systems, signal processing and telecommunications.

Electrical engineering may or may not ………………7) electronic engineering. Where a

……………………… 8) is made electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems
associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control,
……………..9) electronic engineering deals with the study of small-scale electronic systems
including computers and integrated circuits. Another way of ……………..10) at the distinction
is that electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit energy, while
electronics engineers are concerned with using electricity to transmit information.

1. A) spoken B) called C) known D) referred

2. A) deals B) involves C) includes D) comprises

3. A) changed B) grew C) became D) developed

4. A) former B) late C) past D) recent

5. A) after B) afterwards C) prior D) preceding

6. A) includes B) spreads C) covers D) places

7. A) surround B) encircle C) contain D) encompass

8. A) disconnection B) distinction C) separation D) difference

9. A) whereas B) whenever C) since D) otherwise

10. A) seeing B) examining C) looking D) considering

3. Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive:

1. The Darmstadt University of Technology founded the first chair and the first faculty of
electrical engineering worldwide in 1882.
The first chair and the first faculty of electrical engineering worldwide were
founded in 1882 by (or in) The Darmstadt University of Technology
2. Many professional audio engineers prefer audio equipment based on vacuum tubes.
Audio equipment based on vacuum tubes is preferred by many professional audio
engineers.
3. By 1960 scientists had already built a vast array of devices using vacuum-tube
techniques.
Audio equipment based on vacuum tubes had been built by scientists by 1960.
4. Brown University researchers are creating a new software technology at the moment.
A new software technology is being created by Brown University researchers at the
moment.
5. Scientists have already supported their ideas.
Their ideas have already been supported by scientists.
6. We can show the connections and values of the components in a circuit diagram.
The connections and values of the component can be shown in a circuit diagram by
us.
7. After they had obtained the results they finished their experiments.
Their experiments were finished after they had obtained the results.
8. All vacuum tubes produce heat while operating.
Heat is produced by all the vacuum tubes while operating.

4. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with an appropriate word:

1. Silicon Valley has significantly influenced computer ……operating……….systems,

software, and user interfaces.
2. Radio is a ……device………… for receiving, and sometimes broadcasting, sound
messages that travel in the form of electromagnetic waves.
3. The shorter the …wavelengths………….. of an X-ray, the more powerful it is.
4. The structure made of metal rods or wires, which receives or sends out radio or television
signals is called …antenna……………..
5. Surface or ground wave travels along the ground, following the …orbit…………… of
the earth’s surface.
6. All antennas, like any electronic component, have at least two …connection………..
points.
7. It is important that other antennas in the same communication system be oriented in the
same way, i.e. have the same …direction…………….
8. Radio frequency waves are used to ……transmit………. audio frequency waves over
long distances through the air.

5. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Відомо, що це дослідження буде проведене найближчим часом.
This research is known will be conducted soon.
2. Якби цей прилад функціонував за будь-яких обставин, він міг би
використовуватися в промисловій електрониці.
If this devise worked correctly, it would be widely use in industrial electronics.
3. Рекомендований метод використовують під час проведення наукових досліджень.
This method is recommended to use during science research.
4. Якби вони вжили запобіжних заходів, цей прилад би не зламався.
If they had taken precautions, this device wouldn`t have broken
5. Чим довше триватиме експеримент, тим достовірніші будуть отримані результати.
The longer the experiment lasts, the more reliable the results will be.
6. Очікують, щоб експериментальні дані будуть надруковані у науковому журналі.
Experimental data are expected to be published in a scientific journal.