с упражнением (внизу текста) вот текст:Transport for TomorrowOne thing is certain about the public transport of the future: itmust be more efficient than it is today. The time is coming when itwill be quicker to fly across the Atlantic to New York than to travelfrom home to office. The two main problems are: what vehicle shallwe use and how can we plan our use of it?There are already some modern vehicles which are not yet incommon use, but which may become a usual means of transport inthe future. One of these is the small electric car: we go out into thestreet, find an empty car, get into it, drive to our destination, getout and leave the car for the next person who comes along. In fact, there may be no need to drive these cars. With an automatic guidance system for cars being developed, it will be possible for us to select our destination just as today we select a telephone number, andour car will move automatically to the address we want.For long journeys in private cars one can also use an automaticguidance system. Arriving at the motorway, a driver will select thelane^ he wishes to use, switch over to automatic driving, and thenrelax — dream, read the newspaper, have a meal, flirt with his passenger — while the car does the work for him. Unbelievable? It isalready possible. Just as in many ships and aircraft today we are pi132 loted automatically for the greater part of the journey, so in the future we can also have this luxury in our own cars.A decade ago, the only thing electronic on most automobileswas the radio. But at present sophisticated electronics is playing abig part in current automotive research. For example, in everygasoline-powered^ car that General Motors Corporation makesthere is a small computer continuously monitoring the exhaust.The device, about the size of a pack of cigarettes, adjusts the vehicle carburetor fuel intake^ to get the best fuel economy. Ford carsare equipped with an electronic instrument panel that, amongother things^, will calculate how far one can drive on the fuel leftin the tank. It will also estimate the time of arrival at destinationand tell the driver what speed he has averaged^ since turning onthe ignition.According to specialists these features made possible by microelectronics are only the beginning. Radar may control the brakes toavoid collisions, and a display screen may show the car's positionon the road. Recently a radar to be mounted on lorries and cars hasbeen designed in the USA. The radar aerial looks like a third headlight placed directly above the bumper. Having summed up the information about the speed and distance of various objects ahead, thecomputer detects all possible dangers and their nature. A third component in the system is a monitor on the instrument panel. The radaronly observes objects ahead of the vehicle. It is automatically turnedon when the speed exceeds ten miles an hour. The green light on thepanel indicates that the system is on. The yellow light warns of stationary objects ahead, or something moving slower than the car. Thered light and buzzer warn that the speed should go down. Anotherred light and sound signal make the driver apply the brakes.A Japanese company is designing a car of a new generation.When completed, the new model will have a lot of unusual characteristics. The car's four-wheel control system will ensure movement diagonally and even sideways, like a crab, at right angles tothe longitudinal axis. This is especially important when leaving thecar in parking places. To help the driver get information while concentrating on the road, the most important data will be projectedon the wind screen. A tourist travelling in such a car will not losehis way even in Sahara with its impassable roads: a navigation Earthsatellite will indicate the route.A new ceramic engine has been developed in Japan. Many important parts as pistons, pressure rings^, valves and some others133 have been made of various ceramic materials, piston rings'^ made ofsilicon materials being in many respects better than those of steel.They withstand temperatures up to 1, 000 °C. Therefore, the enginedoes not need a cooling system.Просмотрите текст 7А и ответьте на вопросы.1. What is the text about? 2. What kind of a car may be in common use in the near future? 3. How will a public electric car operate?4. How will it operate on a motorway? 5. What electronic devicesare there in a modern car? 6. What electronic devices does GeneralMotors Coфoration offer for a car? 7. What electronic devices areFord cars equipped with? 8. Can a radar be used in a car? What willits functions be? 9. What functions will a Japanese car of a newgeneration have? 10. What materials do the Japanese offer to usefor car motors?