Verbals
Conditionals
Active or passive?
Insert the word
100
Make the correct form of the verb in brackets:
A number of effective methods exist for (to prevent) or (to reduce) flood damage
preventing; reducing
100
Which of the sentences contains the real condition?
1. If the earth were all uniform the isotherms would be similar to the parallels or latitude
2. If the wind had favorable, the ship would have reached the port of destination early in the morning.
3. If the ground is saturated with water, there can be no further infiltration.
3
100
Over approximately the last few million years, the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan ranges (to cause) the onset, or intensification, of desert conditions in western China and Central Asia.
has caused
100
... are one of nature’s most destructive forces, capable of producing winds that exceed 300 miles per hour. These powerful vortexes of rotating air can cause significant damage to structures and pose a serious threat to human safety.
Tornadoes
200
Choose the correct translation of the first part of the sentence:
The fog having vanished for some moments, it proved possible to determine the position of the ship.
1. Если бы туман рассеялся на некоторое время ...
2. Когда туман рассеялся на некоторое время ...
3. Пока туман не рассеется на некоторое время ...
2
200
Which of the sentences tells us about the situation in the past?
1. If several rains passed, a serious flood would result.
2. If several rains had passed, a serious flood would result.
3. If several rains pass, a serious flood will result.
2
200
Changes in surface albedo (to occur) naturally with season, but climatic forcing also (to cause) by anthropogenic vegetation changes
occur; is caused
200
Thanks to advanced weather ... , meteorologists are able to monitor weather patterns and ... in real-time, being allowed to track storms, monitor cloud cover, and analyse weather systems.
satellites; changes
300
The cloud, (to create) by the (to ongo) Thomas Fire that has scorched more than 230,500 acres (93,280 hectares) of Southern California, is an example of a pyrocumulus cloud — literally, a puffy cumulus cloud (to form) by the hot air and smoke (to release) into the sky during wildfires and volcanic eruptions.
created; ongoing; formed; released
300
Choose the right translation of the sentence:
But for the combination of warm weather and rain there would be no severe floods on this stream:
1. Если бы не сочетание тёплой погоды с дождём, на этой реке не было бы сильных наводнений.
2. Несмотря на сочетание теплой погоды с дождем на этой реке не будет сильных наводнений.
3. Если бы теплая погода сочеталась с дождём, на этой реке не было бы сильных наводнений.
4. Если бы дождь не сочетался с теплой погодой, на этой реке были бы сильные наводнения.
1
300
Many movies (to make) with meteorology being the basis for the action. Some of these movies (to include) Twister, The Day After Tomorrow, The Perfect Storm, and even Groundhog Day.
have been made; include
300
Can it rain ... ? It sounds like something out of a ... , but “animal precipitation” belongs to real weather ... . Small animals like fish, frogs, and even snakes can fall from the sky due to ..., a special type of tornado that forms over ... .
waterspouts; fish; bodies of water; cartoon
fish; cartoon; waterspouts; bodies of water;
400
Name the verbals in italics
The resulting land degradation contributes to the severity of long-term drought by reducing the amount of rainfall absorbed and slowly released by vegetation and soils.
Participle 1; gerund; participle 2; participle 2
400
State the sentences which do NOT have the conditional:
1. If the altimeter had been accurate, it would have measured the pressure correctly.
2. Were the wind stronger, the instruments would be destroyed.
3. Wind velocity would increase rapidly under these conditions.
4. It is necessary that the new equipment should be tested thoroughly
5. Unless temperature dropped, condensation wouldn't result
3,4
400
Make the correct consequence of inserted verbs:
This weather phenomenon ... luminous plasma that ... like fire on objects, such as the masts of ships or lightning rods, in an area that electrically ... during a thunderstorm. This occurrence ... the after St Elmo, the patron saint of sailors. And as well it’s the title of a 1980s Brat Pack movie
1. appears 2. was named
3. is 4. is charged
3-1-4-2
400
While most associate aridity with deserts, the actual title for “driest place on Earth’’ goes to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in ... . With average annual precipitation of a measly 0.07 inches (2 millimetres), this region hasn’t seen rain or snow for millions of years! A bonus fun fact: the Dry Valleys are the most Mars-like place on Earth, according to scientists.
Antarctica
500
Make the correct form of participles if the translation is "так как образовался"
Ice was sighted floating at sea (to form) either upon the salt water itself or upon the land.
having been formed
500
Insert the verb in the correct form:
If the earth's primitive atmosphere (to result) from volcanic gas-es, it couldn't have contained free oxygen because free oxygen is not emitted during this process.
had resulted
500
We often associate the Mammatus clouds with a storm front, especially one involving a thunderstorm. You can only see them clearly at sunset or in areas with low sunlight. Researchers noticed that these odd-shaped clouds form on the underside of different cloud types, and we will examine them in this article.
The Mammatus clouds are often associated with a storm front, especially one involving a thunderstorm. They can only be seen clearly at sunset or in areas with low sunlight. It was noticed by esearchers that these odd-shaped clouds form on the underside of different cloud types, and they will be examined by us in this article.
500
... is a climate pattern that ... weather conditions worldwide. This complex phenomenon occurs in the tropical ... Ocean and can lead to changes ... sea surface temperatures, which in turn impact rainfall patterns and temperature variations across the ... .
ENSO; influences; Pacific; in; globe