И. А. Курбасова Е. И. Силантьева

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1. In the steam engine coal is burnt in the furnace (топка) while the diesel engine burns fuel in the cylinder. 2. Automobiles use gasoline as fuel. 3. The power used to move the train is known as motive power. 4. In the fif­ties, diesel traction was introduced as a new kind of mo­tive power on railways. 5. The first Soviet diesel locomo­tive was a 1,000 hp (horse power) machine. 6. Today, the Soviet locomotive building works turn out many models of diesels for our country and for export. 7. The locomotives used for sorting operations are known as switching locomo­tives. 8. Diesel locomotives are the best for switching work; they perform this duty quickly and efficiently. 9. The driv­ers working on the underground or suburban railways may start their trains only when all the doors are closed. 10. To start an engine means to make the engine work. 11. The diesel locomotive has a high construction cost, so we say that it is expensive. 12. A train which can run without a locomotive is called a self-propelled train.

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   Прочтите текст (5 мин. на каждую часть) и раз­делите часть I на две, а часть II на четыре логические части; к каждой логической части дайте заголовок.