Question

After the model was completed it had to be submitted to a special mission set up by the Academy of Sciences and invaded by foreign scientists and specialists at the time of Catherine II. They considered themselves to be much superior to Russian people whose intellect and talent they utterly ignored. In spite of general disbelief the testing of the model a success. No fail- was ure resulted when a weight much greater than the maximum load was applied even to the bridge. In spite of the favourable conclusion no practical result followed. Ответьте на вопросы: 1. commission did the model have to be submitted? 2. What specialists invaded the Academy of sciences at the time of Cathe- rine 112 3. Did they consider themselves much superior to Russian people? they 4. was the testing of the model a success? 5. Did practical result follow?

Answer 1

1. Yes. 2. Scientists 3. Yes they considerd themself much superior to the Russian peoples as they utterly ignored their intellect and talent. 4. Yes. 5. No.

Answer 2

1. The model had to be submitted to a special mission set up by the Academy of Sciences. 2. Foreign scientists and specialists invaded the Academy of Sciences at the time of Catherine II. 3. Yes, they considered themselves much superior to Russian people and ignored their intellect and talent. 4. Yes, the testing of the model was a success. Even when a weight much greater than the maximum load was applied to the bridge, no failure occurred. 5. No, despite the favorable conclusion of the testing, no practical result followed.