| Mind: most + adj. (какой? прилагательное) –самый; most + n. (что? сущ.) –большинство;(the) most - большая часть, наибольшее количество, максимум, в основном, очень, весьма, в высшей степени.
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1. Most computers use binary code. 2. The most powerful computersperform billions operations per second. 3. I was in bed most of the time. 4. Who scored the most? 5. You may have “B” at the most. 6. That is the most I can do. 7. You must make the most of your chances. 8. The play was boring for the most part. 9. most people’s favourite pastime nowadays is watching TV. 10. Most of us are good sportsmen. 11. Who has the most money? 12. What I most desire now is having good rest. 13. Let’s choose the most beautiful girl at the party! 14. This hardware is assembled most accurately. 15. All the daughters look much like their father. But Ann resembles her father the most. 16. the most urgently needed research is yours. 17. Bush’s tax plan gives the most to the rich. 18. Boeing 747 holds 400 passengers at most.
1.8 b) match the following underlined phrases with the hints below the line.
a). operation-use time; operational safety; locomotive engineer; accuracy error; locomotive depot.
b). 1. It has done incalculable harm. 2. Calculate the result accurate to 6 places of decimals. 3. Our laboratory needs a machine operator. 4. The railway terminal is fully operational. 5. The car fleet is operational. 6. Gather all the operational data, please. 7. This law became operative last year. 8. Fishing fleets are not allowed inside another country's territorial waters. 10. The master control program that runs the computer is called operating system. 11. The operational research means the application of scientific principles to business or management. 12. He discovers a very accurate knowledge of computer technology.
hints: квалифицированный рабочий, очень глубокие знания; рабочие данные; операционная система, действующая система, с точностью до одной миллионной; полностью готов к эксплуатации; водитель электровоза; рыболовецкие флотилиии; постоянная/систематическая ошибка; неисчислимый/огромный вред; действующий; надёжность функционирования; закон вошел в силу; рабочее время; в рабочем состоянии; вагонный парк; паровозное депо.
