Вариант 11

1. Rewrite the 2^nd and the 3^d paragraphs and translate them into the written form:

Immigrants in Britain

1) Recently there have been many waves of immigra­tion into Britain. Many Jews, Russians, Germans and Poles have come to Britain during political changes in the rest of Europe. There are also many immi­grants from different countries of the Commonwealth. Before the Second World War these immigrants were mostly white people from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In the 1950s the British government encouraged people from the West In­dies, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong to come and work in Britain.

2) Today two million Brit­ish people are of West Indian or Asian origin and over 50 per cent of them were born in Britain. The government encourages the immigrant communities to continue speaking their own languages as well as English. The children of immigrants are often taught their own languag­es at school, and there are special newspapers, mag­azines and radio and tel­evision programmes for the immigrants.

3) The latest wave of im­migration has caused serious problems. There is a certain racial tension and racial prejudice in Britain today. In spite of laws passed to protect them, there is still discrimination against Asian and black people, many of whom are unemployed or have low-paid jobs. Settling the dis­crimination problem is an important task which Brit­ish society faces today.

2. Answer the following questions in the written form:

1. Where did immigrants come to Britain from?

2. How many British people today are of West In­dian or Asian origin?

3. How does the British government encourage the immigrant communities to continue speaking their own languages?

4. What problem has the latest wave of immigra­tion caused?

3. Fill in with refuse or give up:

1) In spite of his father’s wish he … to leave the Medical institute as he was fond of medicine and didn’t want to … .

2) I decided to break with him after he had … to help me when I was in great need of help.

3) Though she regularly … his proposals he couldn’t … his dream of marrying her sooner or later.

4) If she asks me for any favour I’ll never … her.

5) If I were you I wouldn’t … my plan so easily.

4. State the function of the Infinitive in the following sentences and translate them into Russian:

1. To decide which of them is right is not an easy matter.

2. Our aim was to cheat him out of his money.

3. He was always the first to wake up in the morning.

1. Use the appropriate form of the Gerund of the verbs in brackets and insert prepositions where necessary:

1. I spent the rest of the time in the hall of the Station hotel (to write) letters.

2. You can help me (to give) a piece of good advice, you’re old enough to know it better.

3. (to discuss) the plan ourselves we decided to consult his eldest brother who in our eyes was an expert.

2. Translate the sentences into English, using the First Participle:

1. Написав сочинение, она начала готовить другое задание.

2. Утопающий за соломинку хватается.

3. Будьте осторожны, пересекая улицу.

3. Fill in the blanks with can, may, should, need, must or have to in the correct form:

1. … this old man be Tom Brown? He … not have changed so much!

2. Poor boy! He … have suffered so.

3. You … not answer all my questions if you don’t want to.

4. I told them he … be in the garden.

5. “Oh, hallo,” she said; “I thought you … have gone home.”

6. Why … you say such disagreeable things?

4. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1. What did you buy … the money you got … your father?

2. I need an alarm-clock to wake me up … time.

3. When I come … some English words which I don’t know, I always look them … … the dictionary.

4. He helped me a lot with my mathematics, and I’m obliged … him … it.