Вариант IV

ЗАДАНИЕ 1

Напишите начальную форму слов с учетом орфографических изменений:

1) cities; 2) largest; 3) discoveries; 4) forbidding; 5) countries.

ЗАДАНИЕ 2

Переведите на русский язык следующие словосочетания:

1. Story teller

1. Office workers

1. Passenger cars

1. Discussion problems

1. History teacher

ЗАДАНИЕ 3

Переведите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, заканчивающиеся на -s, и какую функцию этот суффикс выполняет:

а) показатель 3 лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite

б) признак множественного числа имени существительного

в) показатель притяжательного падежа существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Higher school's curriculum comprises a lot of subjects.

2. While at the Institute the students have to attend many courses of lectures.

2. The delegation arrives at the city airport at 11 a.m.

ЗАДАНИЕ 4

Переведите предложения, содержащие оборот «there + to be». Обратите внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык.

1. There is much clay on the territory of Great Britain.

1. There was much noise in the street.

1. There will be a great deal of work for me next month.

1. There are no necessary materials for this mixture.

1. Were there any calls in the evening?

ЗАДАНИЕ 5

Переведите предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения.

1. The new project is much more expensive than the old one.

1. In the political sense Moscow is the most important Russian city.

1. This house has a better design than any other building of the town.

1. The more I listened to him the less I understood the problem.

ЗАДАНИЕ 6

Переведите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы глаголов to have, to be, неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения.

1. The TV programme on Saturday wasn't very interesting.

1. I am afraid there are some students in your group who were not told about the conference.

1. Any exhibit of the museum will be of great interest for the visitors.

1. Physicists have made some new discoveries on light.

1. Have they any concept of the new polymers and methods of their application?

1. No performance of this actor was so successful as the last one.

1. Will the students have any laboratories at their disposal?

ЗАДАНИЕ 7

Прочтите текст и переведите устно 1-й, 2-й абзацы, письменно - 3-й, 4-й абзацы.

THE CITY OF WASHINGTON

1. The United States which consists of 50 states has many large cities throughout the country. Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, is approximately two hundred miles south of New York. It is situated on both sides of the Potomac River in the District of Columbia.

There was no city on the banks of the Potomac river except a number of little ports. The site of the city as the national capital was chosen by George Washington when he was the president and his choice was adopted by Congress in the act of 1790.

The terms "Washington" and "District of Columbia" are practically synonymous.

2. By 1800 the north section of Washington was completed and Congress moved from Philadelphia to the new capital. So, Washington has been the capital of the USA since 1800.

In the political sense Washington is the administrative centre and the most important city in the United States. It is the centre of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government of the United States of America.

Washington has low buildings because of a law forbidding to build structures more than 90 feet high. It presents a different appearance from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and some other American cities with their skyscrapers.

3. The city was planned by a French engineer, Pierre L' Enfant, the sight of the city still shows evidence of the original plan. While planning the city Capitol Hill has been selected as the focal point. Many Government buildings are concentrated on the land between the Capitol where Congress holds its meetings and the White House where President lives and has his offices.

3. At the time of its foundation there were few trees and houses in Washington and the streets were planned straight, in French manner. Now Washington has more trees than any other city in the country. The divide avenues are lined with old shady trees the branches of which frequently meet in a continuous arch high above the street.

ЗАДАНИЕ 8

Ответьте письменно на вопросы по тексту, учитывая типы вопросов.

1. Washington is located in the District of Columbia, isn't it?

1. Is the city situated on the banks of the Potomac river?

1. Was the city planned by a French or an English engineer?

1. Where are the government buildings situated?

1. Who has chosen the place for the city?