Задание 1. В вопросах 1–25 выберите правильный вариант (A, B, C или D) The Black Hawk is one of the most widely … military aircrafts in the world.

A) use B) used C) using D) uses

2. The rank of private is the lowest rank that a soldier can … .

A) to hold B) holds C) held D) hold

3. Devices consisting of solid pieces of crystalline material were … long before the invention of the thermionic valve.

A) to know B) known C) knew D) know

4. The significance of this study has … significantly in connection with space research.

A) growing B) grow C) grown D) grew

5. Thin-film and thick-film integrated circuits (ICs) are … than monolithic ICs.

A) large B) larger C) the largest D) largest

6. There are many conflicts that … end in peace.

A) don’t B) doesn’t C) haven’t D) isn’t

7. Today, there … two main groups: enlisted soldiers and officers.

A) were B) was C) is D) are

8. The cannon can … by the Target and Designation System display.

A) to be controlled B) is controlled C) be controlled D) controlled

9. Some modern ranks … in the Middle Ages, such as the rank of captain.
A) existed B) exist C) were existing D) was existed

10. An army … by a general and can have more than 100,000 troops.
A) are commanded B) are commandingC) is commanded D) is commanding

11. New systems make … possible to encode and compress tremendous flows of visual information.
A) its B) it’s C) is D) it

12. What … a major trend in modern radio electronics?
A) do B) does C) is D) are

13. The development of micromodules has opened up big possibilities for … miniature electronic instruments.
A) makers B) make C) made D) making

14.Crystal valves, … silicon crystals, were found to be more efficient.
A) use B) to use C) used D) using

15.The semiconducting instruments … have replaced electronic valves are much smaller and lighter.
A) which B) who C) where D) when

16. A human operator … to instruct the computer exactly what to do.
A) may B) can C) has D) have

17. Anti-tank guided missile can destroy armored vehicles with … tandem warhead.

A) is B) it C) its D) it’s

18. The organization of an army greatly … its effectiveness.

A) increases B) increase C) to increase D) increasing

19. The commander … responsible for the overall procession.

A) − B) am C) are D) is

20. The integrated circuit is … more important as a component to be used in the design of electronic equipment.

A) became B) become C) becoming D) becomes

21. Automatic systems now perform the most intensive operations and the control of … .
A) they B) them C) theirs D) their

22. The tandem cockpit is … to hold a crew of just two.
A) can B) must C) may D) able

23. In the nearest future all stages of TV broadcasting … be digitalized.
A) have B) going C) will D) shall

24. 1950’s and 1960’s resulted … the production of faster and more reliable electronic computers.
A) in B) on C) at D) −

25. A Civil War … in 1989 and continued for many years.
A) begin B) began C) begun D) to begin

Задание 2. Прочтите текст, заполните пропуски словом, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа в вопросах 26–35.

Microwave Gun

Russia has developed super-high-frequency gun (26) of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of precision weapons at an impact (27) defense. of ten kilometers which ensures 360 degrees of perimeter.

The equipment, informally (28) the “microwave gun”, has been developed for the needs of Russia’s Defense Ministry. The new system is equipped with a (29) -power relativistic generator and reflector antenna, management and control system, and a transmission system which is (30) on the chassis of BUK surface-to-air missile systems. When mounted on a special (31) , the ‘microwave gun’ is able to ensure perimeter defense at 360 degrees. The systemcan perform out-of-band (32) of the radio electronic equipment of low-altitude aircraft and the assault elements of precision weapons. The gun is able to (33) weapons, the equipment of aircraft and UAVs, and neutralize precision.

There are (34) also plans to use the system for testing Russian military radio electronic systems (35) the impact of powerful super-high-frequency emission.

26. A) impossible B) possible C) capable D) able

27. A) frequency B) range C) spectrum D) cost

28. A) studied B) located C) detected D) named

29. A) high B) tall C) wide D) narrow

30. A) emitted B) stopped C) fixed D) extracted

31. A) platoon B) caliber C) aim D) platform

32. A) pressure B) suppression C) impression D) solution

33. A) install B) deactivate C) develop D) repair

34. A) currency B) current C) currently D) credibility

35. A) again B) about C) against D) across