{1} Заполните пропуски в предложениях, используя следующие слова:
mean means meaning meant
1. Computer technique is one of the ... of modern planning and
control.
2. By ... of computers and mathematical modelling it is possible
to process a hage amount of information in a short period of time.
3. Britain is not rich in mineral resources It ... that until recently
coal was the only fuel available in the country.
4. What do you ... to do? Are you going to have your practical
training at a mine or at an open-cast mine?
5. You know that the word range has several ...s.
{2} а) Прочитайте вслух следующие предложения.
б) Выберите из предлагаемых в скобках вариантов правильный
перевод для глагола-сказуемого.
1. Today mining engineering has become a key industry on
which the speed (скорость) of economic development depends, (a.
становится, б. стало, в. станет)
1. Experience has helped the engineers to solve the problem of
increasing coal output, (а б в
3. Research workers have developed an efficient method for
mining bedded deposits, (а. разрабатывают, б. разработали, в.
разрабатывается)
