Контрольное задание №1

Пояснения к тексту
the internal combustion engine — двигатель внутреннего сгорания
to look for — искать
exhaust fumes — выхлопные газы
to take over — сменять, приходить на смену
THE CAR OF THE FUTURE

1. 
   In the near future most cars will use the internal combustion engine1 and burn petrol. At the present rate of production oil supplies will run out in about fifty years, and we will have to look for2 other sources of energy. That is one of the most important aspects of the problem and another is the damage that exhaust fumes3 do to the environment and health of the people, especially in towns.
   
2. 
   What kind of vehicle will eventually take over? At present there is a lot of talk about electric cars, for they have the advantage of giving off no exhaust fumes. The electric car has a long history. The first cars were built at the end of the last century but they could not compete against the internal combustion engine.
   
3. 
   They have several disadvantages. First, we have no really suitable batteries - they tend to be too heavy, take a long time to charge, have too small capacity and a relatively short life.
   
4. 
   So scientists and engineers are looking for better storage batteries or cells, and ways of using energy more economically and recharging batteries during deceleration.
   

5. Car manufacturers are looking for other energy and fuel sources. In Moscow there are more than a thousand lorries using liquid gas cylinders instead of petrol tanks. Prototypes of liquid gas buses and taxies have already been made.

6. 
   The Soviet Union, the United States, West Germany and Japan are all working on hydrogen engines.
   
7. 
   Some specialists even think that hydrogen will be the main source of
   energy for internal combustion engines by the end of the century.
   

VIII. Прочтите 5, 6 и 7-й абзацы текста и вопрос к ним. Из предложенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.
What will be used instead of petrol in the car of the future?

1. 
   Atomic energy will be used instead of petrol in the car of the future.
   
2. 
   Hydrogen will be used instead of petrol in the car of the future.
   
3. 
   Internal combustion engines will be used in the car of the future.