Test 2 (Variant c)
1. Read the text:
THE USA GOVERNMENT
Under the Constitution, the federal government of the USA is divided into three branches, each chosen in a different manner, each able to check and balance the others.
* The executive branch is headed by the president, who is chosen in nation-wide elections every four years. The elective process for a US president is unique. (1)Americans vote for slates of presidential electors equal to the number of senators and representatives each state has in Congress. The candidate with the highest number of votes in each state wins all the electoral votes of that state. The presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to be elected. Any natural-born American who is 35 years old or older may be elected to this office. The president proposes bills to Congress, enforces federal laws, serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and, with the approval of the Senate, makes treaties and appoints federal judges, ambassadors and other members of the executive departments. Each head of an executive department holds the title of a secretary and together they form a council called the Cabinet.
The legislative branch is made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 435 seats in the House of Representatives are allocated on the basis of population, every state has at least one representative. (2)Each state elects two members of the 100-member Senate: a senator’s term of office is six years.
Both houses must approve a bill for it to become law, but the president may veto, or refuse to sign it. If so, Congress reconsiders the bill. (3)If two-thirds of the members of both houses then approve it, the bill becomes law without the president’s signature.
The judicial branch is made up of federal district courts (at least one in very state, total number - 91), 11 federal courts of appeals and, on top, the Supreme Court. Federal judges are appointed by president with the approval of the Senate; the appointments are for life. Federal courts decide cases involving federal law, conflicts between states, between citizens of different states. (4)An American who feels he has been evicted under an unjust law may appeal his case to the Supreme Court, which may rule that the law is unconstitutional.
2. Translate the marked (*) paragraph into Russian:
3. Put the questions to the numbered sentences using the prompts:
1. What...? Disjunctive.
2. How many...? Alternative.
3. When...? General.
4. Where...?
4. Use the Future Indefinite or the Future Continuous:
1. What you (to do) tomorrow at 5 o’clock? 2. Don’t worry. I (to try) to take a loan from the bank. 3. This work needs some skill. Wait, I (to help) you. 4. It will be very difficult to contact him: he ( to write) his monthly report. 5. I promise that they (to deliver) the required equipment next Tuesday. 6. I expect Mr Beet (to inform) you about the time of his arrival.
5. Put questions using the words in brackets:
1. The inspector will arrive at the hotel at 13.30. (Who? When? Where?)
2. He will be having lunch with Mr Richardson at 12. (Alternative, General)
3. They will not dare to rob the bank in broad daylight. (Why? Disjunctive)
6. Open the brackets:
I (to be) surprised if she (to come) to work in time. 2. While you (to show) our guests around the building I (to book) a table for dinner. 3. What you (to tell) her if she (to ask) the money back? 4. If he (not/to show up) in five minutes he (to be) fired. 5. I don’t know whether they (to manage) to remit the sum tomorrow. 6. When you (to arrive) in Paris I (to slave) on my diploma.
7. Insert articles where necessary:
1. Julia has ... confidence in his brother. 2. Their mistake was that they didn’t think ... problem had ... real importance. 3. You should have asked Mr Craig for ... advice. 4. John is out, he is having ... coffee at ... cafeteria. 5. My friend is ... man of ... decision and he has ... experience. 6. ... Curiosity kills ... cat. 7. He looks at people with ... interest. 8. ... Attention he paid to that minor discrepancy was surprisingly great.
8. Use much or many:
1. We must be ready tomorrow morning, not ... time is left. 2. How ... printer paper should I buy? 3. She doesn’t send ... letters, so she doesn’t need ... postage money. 4. Will this project create ... jobs? 5. They don’t invite ... guests to their receptions. 6. They won’t have ... work next week: the boss is leaving.
9. Use some, any, no (nobody, nothing, etc.)
1. When I entered the room there was ... there, but I swear I heard ... voices. 2. She was out shopping but she bought ... . 3. Did you see ... car in the street? Yes, there were ... cars, but none of them was red. 4. What’s the noise? I think ... has dropped ... in the room next to ours. 5. Did she tell ...? No, she didn’t. How could she tell ... if she had been miles away from the crime scene?
10. Choose the proper preposition from those in brackets:
1. We have arranged to meet (on, in, at) the end of the street. He will be waiting (at, on, in) the corner. 3. You must be present (on, at, in) the conference. 4. Grant saw Molly as soon as he went (to, in, into) the room. 5. He usually gets (at, in, to) the office (on, by, in) car. 6. The train left (in, on, with) time. 7. He sent me a cheque (with, on, for) $65 for the work done. 8. She took the advantage (of, in, at) staying alone (in, at, into) the office and telephoned (to, -, at) all her friends.