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unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| There are those who have enough ............….....(1)(DETERMINE) to carry their idea through right to the end. | DETERMINATION |
| However, all innovators, as we call them, experience successes and ....................(2)(FAIL) along the way. | FAILURES |
| Take the example of Branco Bobic - ....................(3)(FAME) for inventing a device for putting out oil wells after the Gulf War. | FAMEOUS |
| Branco has lost his home, business and life ........…....(4)(SAVE) when he failed to attract manufacturers attention. He has learned the hard way just as many others have. | SAVINGS |
| Trevor Boylis, for instance, invented the clockwork radio which he designed for use in Africa where batteries are expensive or simply ...............(5)(OBTAIN). No producers had agreed to buy his patent until his ...............(6)(APPEAR) on TV. | UNOBTAINABLE (OBTAIN-ЗАПОЛУЧИТЬ) APPEARANCE |
| Iris Whyte has designed a plastic potty which is ............…....(7)(EQUIP) with a moisture-activated device that speaks to an infant being toilet-trained. | EQUIPPED |
| This novelty is supposed to help teach the child. So far, Iris has not been ......…….......(8)(SUCCEED) in selling her innovative idea. | SUCCSESFUL |
| Another serious inventor, Joshua Silver, has had an idea for cheap, …….............(9)(COMFORT) spectacles for poor people in developing countries. | COMFORTABLE |
| Although his ................(10)(INVENT) might contribute to a considerable…………........(11)(IMPROVE) in the quality of life for billions of people, there is nobody willing to put the device into ..........……...(12) (PRODUCE). | INVENTION IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTION |
| All these individuals have had to learn what ………......(13)(PERSIST) and .................(14)(PATIENT) mean. | PERSISTENCE (НАСТОЙЧИВОСТЬ;УПОРНОСТЬ) PATIENCE |
| Even if they have not quite made it, they are ........….....(15)(CONVINCE) success is not far away. And what tips do they have for other would-be inventors? There is one: KEEP ON TRYING. | CONVINCING (УБЕДИТЕЛЬНЫЙ) |
| 1. I suggest that you should visit an obstetrician. How …………………………………….…………. | How about visiting an obstetrician. |
| 2. Martin began studying law just two weeks ago. (for) | Martin has been studying law for 2 weeks. |
| 3. I do not know much about programming. (knowledge) | I don’t have much knowledge of programming. I have a poor knowledge of programming. |
| 4. Tom is not interested in mountaineering. Mountaineering …………………………………… | Mountaineering doesn’t interest Tom. |
| 5. Whose are those diskettes? (belong) | Who do those diskettes belong to? |
| 6. These two photographs are not the same. There ………………………………………………. | There are differences between these two photographs. |
| 7. Mr. Wilkins smokes cigars all the time. (addicted) | Mr. Wilkins is addicted to (smoking) cigars all the time |
| 8. I can’t redecorate flats. (skilled) | I’m not skilled enough in redecorating flats. |
| 9. What is her annual income? …………………………………………………annually? | How much does she earn annually? |
| 10. The police had just gone away when the riots broke out anew. No sooner ……………………………………………… | No sooner had the police gone away THAN the riots broke out anew. |
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