Task 1. Read the text and complete gaps 1–5 with parts of sentences marked A–F. One part is extra. Enter the number of the corresponding part in the table. A city without oil. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country with a lot of oil. Oil brings the country 1 _____. So why is the UAE building a city that uses very little or no oil? The answer is simple: oil will not last forever. But there is another resource people can use instead of oil—the sun. In fact, engineers are now building a new city that 2 _____ its power. The city is called Masdar, and it is about twenty miles (thirty-two km) from Abu Dhabi, one of the largest cities in the UAE. If it is a success, Masdar will be the first city in the world that uses little or no oil. Masdar is a small city—only 2.3 square miles (6 sq. km). In the future, it will hold fifty thousand people, more than one thousand companies, and a university. 3 _____ very narrow. The houses are close to each other. The shade from the houses helps keep the streets cool. There are no cars on the streets of Masdar. Because the city is so small, people can walk to most places. If they get tired, they can use the PRT: Personal Rapid Transit. These small, solar-powered cars move underground, 4 _____. The cars have no drivers. People just tell the car where they want to go, and it takes them there. Masdar will reuse as many 5 _____. It will reuse about eighty percent of its water and change most of its waste into more energy. People in Masdar are even using building materials that they can reuse in the future. Can this city really be successful? No one knows. But if it is, there could be other low-energy cities around the world in the future. A. like a subway. B. uses mostly solar energy for C. is a country with a lot of coal. D. billions of dollars each year. E. Its streets are F. resources as possible.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–5 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–F. Одна часть лишняя. Внесите в таблицу цифры, соответствующие частям предложений.

Answers:

1. D — Oil brings the country billions of dollars each year.
2. B — a new city that uses mostly solar energy for its power.
3. E — Its streets are very narrow.
4. A — the cars move underground, like a subway.
5. F — Masdar will reuse as many resources as possible.

Обоснование: Каждая часть грамматически и смыслово соединяется с предложением: «нефть приносит стране миллиарды долларов в год», город использует главным образом солнечную энергию, его улицы очень узкие, подземные машины движутся как метро, а город повторно использует как можно больше ресурсов. Часть C лишняя, потому что в тексте говорится о нефти, а не об угле.

Перевод выполненных предложений:

1. Нефть приносит стране миллиарды долларов каждый год.
2. Инженеры строят новый город, который получает энергию главным образом от солнечной энергии.
3. Его улицы очень узкие.
4. Эти машины движутся под землёй, как метро.
5. Масдар будет повторно использовать как можно больше ресурсов.

Ответ: 1 — D; 2 — B; 3 — E; 4 — A; 5 — F.