1 Mother asked me when I expected to hear the results of the examination. 2 I asked the girl next to me what time it was. 3 He interested why he was looking pale and what the matter was. 4 The doctor asked him how long he had been feeling bad. 5 Larry asked what I did in my spare time. 6 The teacher wanted to know how many English books they had read since September. 7 The colleagues asked me what the advantages of my plan were. 8 I asked Nora who had told her about the exhibition. 9 I asked my friend how you would back your loan. 10 They wanted to know who owned this private firm. 11 The customer wandered what secured bond was. 12 My boss asked me when I would work out something more effective than just nothing to cope with this situation.
Не уверена, но, вроде, так 1. Airplanes are the fastest but the most expensive means of transportation 2. The maintenance cost of a diesel locomotive is three times greater than that of an electric locomotive 3. The internal combustion engine is more powerful than the steam engine because it uses better-quality fuel: petrol or kerosene 4. Construction of the permanent way became easier and quicker after the invention of special track-laying machines and other equipment 5. Passengers traveling from Moscow to Vladivostok move the hands of their watches seven times because the Trans-Siberian Mainline, the longest railway on our planet, crosses seven time zones.
1. Самолеты являются самым быстрым, но самым дорогим средством передвижения 2. Стоимость технического обслуживания тепловоза втрое выше, чем стоимость электровоза 3. Двигатель внутреннего сгорания более мощный, чем паровой двигатель, потому что он использует более качественное топливо: бензин или керосин 4. Построение постоянного пути стало проще и быстрее после изобретения специальных гусеничных машин и другого оборудования 5. Пассажиры, выезжающие из Москвы во Владивосток, переводят свои часы семь раз, потому что Транссибирская магистраль, самая длинная железная дорога на нашей планете, пересекает семь часовых поясов.
