Вариант 4

1. Прочтите и перепишите текст. Выполните перевод со словарем.

William Morris

William Morris was the son of a wealthy businessman. He en­joyed a comfortable childhood and was educated at Marlborough College, one of the better public schools. It was s natural that he should go on to university and he chose Oxford. His intention had been to study at university and then to go into the church. How­ever, at Oxford he was introduced to literature and this led to a change of heart.

He left Oxford intending to devote his life to art. He joined a firm of architects, but left to become a painter. He did paint, being influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, and their influence can be seen in his only surviving painting.

Morris began his career in the decorative arts in the early 1860s. His first creative work was to decorate Red House, Bex-leyheath, near London, which had been designed by the architect Philip Webb. This proved very successful and in 1861, with two colleagues, he formed the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Company, known as 'The Firm'. They became particularly well-known for their stained glass and their work can still be seen in churches in Britain today. Morris also produced more than 150 designs for wallpaper with the characteristic foliage pattern. Even today, many of his designs are still sold.

2. Перепишите слова и определите, какой частью речи явля­ется каждое слово: существительное, прилагательное, гла­гол, наречие.

Scene, favourite, impressionist, decorate, enormously, ama­teur, harmony, graceful, apply, religious, particularly.

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3. Перепишите предложение и определите функцию каж­дого члена предложения (подлежащее; сказуемое; дополне­ние: косвенное, прямое или предложное; обстоятельство; определение).

Dutch painting of the 17^th century is richly represented in the Hermitage.

4. Определите число существительных {помните об основ­ном правиле и особых случаях образования множественного числа).

Lives, school, studio, media, thoughts, project, theories, contents, person, crises, keys, prize, legends, photograph, copies.

5. Объедините существительные в две группы: а) исчисляе­мые; б) неисчисляемые. Переведите.

Watercolour, triumph, genius, charity, harmony, abyss, pleasure, knowledge, canvas, trade, brush, oil, electricity, mate­rial, cover.

6. Перепишите предложения. Заполните пропуск в предложе­ниях неопределенным (a, an) или определенным (the) артиклем там, где это необходимо. ^г

1. Characteristically his paintings show single figures in ... isolation and ... despair.

2. ... emotional impact of his work was increased by a change in technique.

3. It is rather ... complicated question.

7. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на способы выражения падежных отношений.

1. She recognized the artist.

2. The frame of the portrait was broken.

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8. Перепишите и переведите предложения, содержащие раз­ные способы образования степеней сравнения прилагатель­ных.

1. It was one of the most prosperous towns.

2. His brushwork is more vigorous than typical manner of the time.

3. He was the most versatile British painter of his period.

9. Изобразите следующие числительные цифрами.

Twelve, the second, forty-two, sixty, one hundred and five, three thousand, one eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, fourteen hundred.

10. Заполните пропуски в предложениях неопределенными ме­стоимениями some, any, no или их производными: something, somebody, somewhere, anything, anybody, anywhere, nothing, nobody, nowhere.

1. ... he could find the painting of Goya.

2. Salvador Dali collaborated with ... film directors and made the first surrealist films.

3. Can you show me ... of his latest works?

4. ... noticed the theft of the picture from the museum.

5. Have you got... to read? '

11. Перепишите предложения. Переведите слово в скобках на английский язык, разграничивая употребление количествен­ных местоимений many, much и little (a little), few (a few).

1. His work includes (несколько) scenes of village life.

2. Have you (много) work to do today?

3. There were very (мало) people there.

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