IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений; выберите правильный перевод подчеркнутого местоимения.

1. There would never be anything more beautiful in the world than the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed.

a) что угодно, b) что-либо, c) ничто

2. You will find some of the best stores and shops of the city in Tverskaya Street.

a) несколько, b) любые, c) какие угодно

3. There are three metro stations in or near Tverskaya Street; you may use any of them.

a) какие-либо, b) никакие, c) любые

V. В следующих предложениях сказуемое используется в а) Present Simple, b) Past Simple, c) Present Perfect, d) Past Perfect. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The pedestal of “ The Bronze Horseman ” consists of solid granite in the shape of a wave.

2. Colonel Pavel Pestel organized a secret society known as Southern Society in 1821 in the Ukraine.

3. The Petrograd Soviet had the support of the armed workers.

4. The tribes of Eastern Slavs united in the 9^th century and formed a state, which was called Rus.

5. Moscow has contributed greatly to the development of Russian and world scholarship.

VI. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функцию выделенного существительного в предложении. Укажите, выполняет ли оно функцию: a) подлежащего, b) определения, c) дополнения, d) обстоятельства.

1. The coronation of Ivan IV, grandson of Ivan III, in 1547, strengthened the foundations of autocracy and raised Russia’s international prestige.

2. Three of the main symbols of royalty are the crown, the orb and the scepter.

3. The tsar Monomakh’s Crown was a heavy crown indeed because of heavy jewelry and gold the famous Hat was decorated with.

4. The thickness of the Kremlin’s walls is from 3.5 m up to 6.5 m.

VII. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст на русский язык:

Valaam

Valaam is the biggest island in the northern part of Ladoga Lake. The nature of Valaam is unique. More than 460 kinds of the plants grow on the island. Valaam has an ancient and complicated history. In the remote past, a place of worship of heathen gods was located on the island. According to a legend in the 1^st century St. Apostle Andrew arrived at Valaam and hoisted the Cross there as a token of enlightenment of that land by Christ’s light. In the 10^th century, before Russia became Christian, the founders of the cloister, St. Serge and St. Herman, Miracle-Workers of Valaam, came to the island.

The orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ, founded on the island of Valaam, many times repelled Swedes’ attacks. The monastery was ruined in the 17^th century and restored in the 18^th century.

In the middle of the 19^th century, the monastery of Valaam reached the high point of its flourishing. Many monastery workshops, a dairy farm, photographer’s and icon-painting studios, and a library began their activities during this period. The monks were occupied with agriculture and fishing, satisfying the needs of the monastic brotherhood and all visitors to the island. In the summer months, Valaam was flooded with groups of pilgrims from neighboring regions. People came to the monasteries to play and to get spiritually refreshed.

From 1811 to 1917, the Valaam archipelago was a member of the principality of Finland of the Russian empire. From 1917 to 1940, the territory was under the jurisdiction of Finland. In February 1940, the monastery of Valaam was evacuated to Finland, where the New Valaam Monastery started functioning. When the monks were driven out, the monastery housed a School of Sea Cadets, and after the war there was a Home for Invalids.