3. Выберите правильную форму глагола:

1. He (is reading/reads) now. 2. She usually (is reading/reads) English books in the evening. 3. Now they (are translating/translate) a technical text. 4. They usually (do not translate/are not translating) stories. 5. He (looked/was looking) through the newspaper when I rang. 6. The students (were having/had) an interesting discussion when their teacher came in. 7. The students often (have/are having) interesting discussions after lectures. 8. What problems (will be being discussed/will be discussed) at the meeting? 9. We (will be taking/ will take) a test next month.

4. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в форме Present или Past Indefinite или Continuous по смыслу:

1. What you (to do)? – I (to translate) an article. 2. Where you (to get) this magazine? – A friend of mine (to give) it to me yesterday. 3. Last week I (to get) two letters from my brother. 4. He (to show) me their new flat when the letter was brought. 5. When I (to translate) the article I (to use) a dictionary. 6. What you (to do) at 8 o’clock in the evening yesterday? I (to want) to come to see you. 7. It (to rain) from 2 till 4 o’clock yesterday. 8. We (to watch) TV when a friend of mine (to come). 9. The hall (to be) full of people when we (to come) in. 10. It (to rain) still? I am afraid to be late.

5. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

1. Не мешайте ему. Он работает над своим дипломным проектом. 2. На следующей неделе мы уезжаем на конференцию. 3. Члены комиссии ждут вас в 403-й аудитории. 4. Когда они вошли в комнату, мы обсуждали результаты зимней сессии. 5. Этот преподаватель никогда не прерывает студентов, когда они выступают на семинаре. 6. Пока декан говорил, старосты внимательно слушали его. 7. Она всегда опаздывает.

6. Переведите it в различных функциях:

1. It is interesting to study at the University. 2. It is a new subject. It is very important for our future profession. We shall study it for two years. 3. It is known that the knowledge of general engineering subjects is necessary for the study of special subjects. 4. We found it necessary to control the whole process. 5. It is no use to dispute the truth. 5. The supposition was correct. It was scientifically proved. 6. It is the development of computer technologies that will solve some very complex problems of industry. 7. It is evident that research is becoming more specialized now. 8. It is the invention of computers that accelerated the industrial progress. 9. It is industrialization that is making ecological problems very serious. 10. It is possible that the problem will be solved. 11. It is precisely that method that he followed.

7. Переведите one в различных функциях:

1. One can easily understand why the profession of an engineer requires special college training. 2. We must translate only one text. 3. One cannot translate such a text without a dictionary in the first year. 4. One must pass all the exams well to enter the University. 5. You may take my dictionary. – Thank you, I have one, the one that my friend gave me yesterday. 6. One is never old to learn. 7. The new technologies that are being developed must be connected with traditional ones. 8. The use of an analogue computer permits one to obtain such results quite rapidly. 9. The problem that has become the most important one in the modern world is the problem of terrorism.