Упражнение 24

А. Найдите определение, выраженное комплексом " су­ществительное + причастие II", которое всегда стоит перед определяемым словом и эквивалентно по значению придаточному предложению со сказуе­мым в страдательном залоге.

Пример: oxygen-enriched blood

= blood that is enriched with oxygen

Б. Переведите предложения.

1. The oxygen-enriched blood is distributed through the cardiovascular system to

all tissues. 40

2. Pneumonia is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections.

3. Noise-induced stress may contribute to mental illness.

4. Good ventilation greatly reduces the risk of air-borne infection.

5. Breast-fed babies receive antibodies in mother's milk.

6. A cell is a membrane-bound portion of living matter, the smallest unit capable of
an independent existence.

7. Oxygen-starved cells in the immediate vicinity of the clot die within a few hours.

8. The outer ear includes the skin-covered flap of cartilage and the auditory canal,
which leads to eardrum.

9. When disease-weakened lungs are not strong enough for normal respiration, a
machine must help out.

10. For centuries, the scalpel has been the foremost, time-tested instrument of the
surgeon.

11. Decades of research and clinical experiences have yielded a wide variety of
methods for diagnosing and managing the various types of cancer-related pain.

12. Most of the changes seen in the blood cells with age are related to the increased
prevalence of a number of age-related diseases.

13. In an acute attack, the pus-filled appendix may burst, causing a potentially lethal
spread of infection.