Exercise 6. Choose the correct word combination to complete each of the following sentences corresponding to the contents of the text.

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1) The remark “transportation is civilization” was made by… .

a) George Washington

b) Henry Ford

c) James Watt

2) One of the mankind's greatest inventions of the 18th century was… .

a) the steam engine

b) the jet engine

c) the internal combustion engine

3) The first stationary steam engines were installed… .

a) at large farms

b) at various industrial enterprises

c) at coal mines

4) One of the first attempts to put a steam engine on wheels was made by… .

a) Richard Trevithick

b) Thomas Newcomen

c) George Stephenson

5) The first common carrier railway in Britain was laid down between… .

a) Manchester and Liverpool

b) Stockton and London

c) Darlington and Stockton

6) The famous steam locomotive called the Rocket moved at a speed of… .

a) 46 miles per hour

b) 12 miles per hour

c) 29 miles per hour

7) The British Parliament objected to constructing railways because… .

a) people were afraid of railways

b) the members of the British Parliament did not

believe that locomotives could run against a strong wind

c) there were no materials for

the construction of railroads

8) John Stevens failed to build a railroad across New Jersey (the USA) because… .

a) he couldn't find railway workers

b) he was unable to raise the money

c) people of the state objected to constructing

10) The construction of the Baltimore-Ohio railroad lasted… .

a) ten years

b) one year

c) three years

11) The first American-built steam locomotive was called… .

a) the Stourbridge Lion

b) the Best Friend of Charleston

c) the Rocket

12) Railroads became the dominant means of overland transportation in the United States… .

a) in the 18th century

b) in the first half of the 19th century

c) in the last half of the 19th century

Exercise 7. Translate the following paragraph into Russian. Use a dictionary. Then compare your translation with a partner to improve.