1. Twisted-pair wire is used only for transmitting voice messages.
2. Coaxial cables are more susceptible to electromagnetic interference.
3. Fiber-optic cables are used to transmit data in the form of electric pulses.
4. Wireless communication is greatly influenced by obstacles, so microwave signals need amplification.
XIV.Translate passage 4 into Russian.
8.1 ,
8.2 ,
| FOR | |
| BY | () |
| WITH | |
| WITHOUT | |
| AS | |
| OF | (, ) |
| ON = UPON |
I. Define the meaning of the prepositions choosing the correct variant.
| 1. toward: | a) | b) | ) | d) | e) |
| 2. out of: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
| 3. down: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
| 4. through: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
| 5. from: | a) | b) | ) | d) | e) |
| 6. up: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
| 7. around: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
| 8. between: | a) | b) | c) | d) | e) |
II. In each line find prepositions of place and give their Russian equivalents.
| 1. a) till | b) near | c) out of | d) from | e) between | f) at |
| 2. a) among | b) since | c) before | d) up | e) throughout | f) under |
| 3. a) from | b) to | c) behind | d) after | e) within | f) till |
| 4. a) during | b) through | c) above | d) into | e) at | f) toward |
| 5. a) within | b) after | c) across | d) over | e) down | f) to |
| 6. a) against | b) before | c) at | d) off | e) without | f) for |
| 7. a) by | b) for | c) below | d) on | e) out of | f) with |
| 8. a) since | b) along | c) of | d) for | e) through | f) in |
III.In each line find prepositions of time and name their Russian equivalents.
| 1. a) since | b) across | c) over | d) from | e) at | f) into |
| 2. a) against | b) down | c) to | d) till | e) toward | f) near |
| 3. a) up | b) during | c) through | d) around | e) between | f) out of |
| 4. a) off | b) among | c) into | d) before | e) above | f) without |
| 5. a) after | b) under | c) among | d) throughout | e) to | f) with |
| 6. a) across | b) behind | c) along | d) until | e) of | f) below |
| 7. a) into | b) during | c) on | d) over | e) below | f) among |
| 8. a) within | b) between | c) behind | d) down | e) out | f) against |
IV.Choose the preposition the translation of which is given at the beginning of each line.
| 1. : | a) around | b) near | c) behind | d) on | e) during |
| 2. : | a) since | b) through | c) around | d) above | e) among |
| 3. : | a) by | b) between | c) for | d) under | e) above |
| 4. : | a) through | b) within | c) behind | d) up | e) from |
| 5. : | a) into | b) at | c) after | d) before | e) out of |
| 6. : | a) against | b) across | c) along | d) between | e) about |
| 7. : | a) without | b) till | c) after | d) behind | e) at |
| 8. : | a) toward | b) before | c) with | d) under | e) below |
V.In each line find the preposition similar in meaning to the first one.
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| 1. among: | a) below | b) across | c) between | d) from | e) within |
| 2. through: | a) off | b) throughout | c) toward | d) in | e) before |
| 3. to: | a) from | b) down | c) under | d) toward | e) off |
| 4. under: | a) between | b) near | c) for | d) against | e) below |
| 5. near: | a) over | b) at | c) during | d) along | e) down |
| according to | , |
| across from | |
| ahead of | , |
| along with | , , |
| apart from | , , |
| as to/as for | |
| as far as | |
| as well | , |
| because of | - |
| by means of | , |
| close to | |
| due to/owing to | , - |
| except for | , |
| in spite of | |
| instead of | |
| on behalf of | |
| thanks to | |
| up to | . : 1) (): up to now ; up to January ; 2) : upto page fifteen ; 3) : He has learnt to count up to a hundred. 100. |
