Вариант № 2

1. Спишите, подчеркните сказуемое. Определите видовременную форму и залог глагола. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The news will be of great interest.

2. The train leaves at 12.30.

3. I am working now.

4. Charles Babbage, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, invented the first calculating machine in 1812.

5. Do you work at this lab?

6. That machine did complicated calculation faster than any mathematician.

7. The toys are made in Japan.

8. I won’t tell anybody about it.

9. - Have you ever been to Liberia? - Yes, I was there in May.

10. The conference will be held in May.

II. Поставьте глаголы в Simple Past и Future Simple, употребляя соответствующие наречия времени. Запишите полученные предложения и переведите их на русский язык.

1. They make mistakes.

2_. We go to the Institute by bus.

3. She saves money to go abroad.

4. He works at a plant.

5. The postman brings us the newspaper in the morning.

III. Прочитайте текст. Задайте к предложениям вопросы, используя вопросительные слова, данные в скобках.

Samuel Colt was an American (what nationality?). He lived in the 19^th century (when?) In 1836 he designed and patented a pistol (what?). It was a pistol with revolving barrel that could fire 6 bullets one after another (what kind of?). It was the first pistol of its kind. Later there appeared many other pistols with 6 bullets (when?).

IV. Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках, в зависимости от смысла в Present Perfect или Past Simple. Переведите на русский язык.

1. I (not to see) Andrew at the lecture.

2. I (to have) no news from him since he (to leave) home.

3. The manager (to enter) the office, (to sit down) at his desk, and (to begin) to look through the morning mail.

4. (to come) the secretary?

5. In summer I (to go) for long walk after breakfast.

V. Спишите, подчеркните причастие I, определите его функцию в предложении, переведите на русский язык.

1. We visited one of the largest plants producing tractors in our country.

2. He sat at the table thinking.

3. Standing on the bank of the river he watched the dockers at work.

4. Signing the letter the manager asked the secretary to send it off at once.

5. Packing his things quickly, he hurried up to the station.

VI. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в форму Simple Present или Present Continuous. Переведите на русский язык.

1. You (to hate) trade fairs? I dislike them, but I (not to hate) them.

2. You (to dream) at night? Yes, I always (to dream) and if I (to eat) too much supper I (to have) nightmares.

3. These workmen are never satisfied, they always (to complain).

4. Julia and Mr. Jones (to have) a long conversation. I (to wonder) what they (to talk) about.

5. You (to believe) all that the newspapers say? No, I (not to believe) any of it. Then why you (to read) newspapers?