Variant 1 Read and translate the text aircraft

2.For nouns in column B find suitable attributes in column A.

A	B
container customs vessel cargo repair video freight quantity sea railway	shipments services transportation forwarding inspection monitoring stevedoring authorities line load

3.Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
to fill in the blanks:

1. 
   I’m trying to study. I …………………………………………….. (try) to study for the last hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.
   
2. 
   The children are playing basketball right now. They ……………………………………… (play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
   
3. 
   The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) four times in the last hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
   
4. 
   The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?
   
5. 
   It ……………………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
   

4.Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1. 
   Transport services involve cargo transportation by rail only.
   
2. 
   Logistics companies never process documents necessary for rail transportation and customs authorities.
   
3. 
   LCL stands for less than container load.
   
4. 
   FCL stands for full container load.
   
5. 
   CMR stands for rail transport waybill.