a) find words in the text which have the same meanings as the following words:

main, to continue, to develop, complex, nowadays, adaptable, information, different, manufacture, purpose, type, to include, to fulfill, through, work, considerable;

b) find words in the text whose meanings are opposite to the meanings of the following words: unknown, indirect, modern, simple, cheap, less, standard, beyond, disadvantage;

c) replace the words in italics with the words with similar meanings:

1. We are to install a set of work stations containing machine tools which do not require considerable set-up time or change-over between successive jobs. 2. They were automated, too expensive and controlled by incredibly complex software. 3. They continue installing the equipment. 4. There are different tools in the workshop. 5. The system includes some components.