IX. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. When and where was Lise Meitner born?

2. Did Lise Meitner become the first woman in the history of the University of Vienna who earned her doctorate in physics?

3. When did she begin her research in the new field of radioactivity?

4. When did she leave Germany for Sweden? What was she concerned with?

5. When and where did she die?

Variant 3

I. Закончите предложения, употребив "to + Infinitive".

1. " Don’t touch my camera". He told me…

2. "I think you should take another English course." My teacher advised me…

3. "You may use the phone". Mr. Jacobson permitted me…

4. "Make an appointment with the dentist". My mother reminded me…

5. "I think you should take a long vacation". My friend encouraged me…

II. Прочитайте следующую шутку. Передайте её в косвенной речи.

Passer-by (to a rider on horseback passing slowly along the road): Hey, young man, one of your spurs is missing. You have got a spur on your right foot and none on your left one.

Rider: Never mind! One spur will do. If make one side of my horse go, the other is not likely to lag behind.

III. Выберите одно правильное предложение из данных ниже, для того чтобы перевести прямую речь в косвенную.

1. She said to me: "My teacher is away today".

a) She informed me that her teacher was away today.

b) She informed me that her teacher was away that day.

c) She informed me that her teacher has been away that day.

2. Mother asked me: "When are you coming back?"

a) Mother asked me when you are coming back.

b) Mother asked me when I was coming back.

c) Mother asked me when was I coming back.

3. I said to her: "You can rely on me."

a) I told her to rely on me.

b) I assure her that she could rely on me.

c) I assured her that she can rely on me.

IV. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. She felt somebody touch her.

2. The girl watched her mother laying the table.

3. I saw them jump with the parachutes.

V. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык, обращая внимания на независимый причастный оборот.

1. Then they heard the noise of the plane, its shadow passing over the open glade.

2. The fifth of June arriving, they departed.

3. She sat on the steps, with her arms crossed upon her knees.

VI. Подчеркните герундий. Определите его функцию в предложении. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I had the pleasure of dancing with him the whole evening.

2. The young man didn’t feel like laughing.

3. I wanted to go alone but they insisted on coming with me.

4. It’s no good taking advantage of people’s weakness.

5. The constant chatter of the children prevented him from working.