Вариант № 16

Task 1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate word from the box.

Prosecutors, smuggling, jailed, property common law, judge-made law, punished, judges, common law, notaries, , accused, binding, private practice, binding, certifies

1. Lawyers in _________in Russia work mostly within colleges of advocates.

2. Some lawyers may work as ___________________________________________.

3. Lawyers may serve as judges or __________.

4. A notary is a public officer who ________the document.

5. Civil law __________is contrasted against ___________,

6. Common law is a ___________________developed by custom (historical legal precedents) over hundreds of years.

7. One of the main duties of the Customs Service is to prevent the traffic of_________.

8. Smuggled goods are confiscated and turned into federal___________.

9. A person who is found guilty of smuggling may be taken to Court and either __________by a fine or jailed.

10. The person __________has the right to appeal within ten days .

11. The decision of the Court is final and__________.

Task 2. Translate the sentences into English

1. После курса дрессировки эта собака сможет обнаруживать наркотики и взрывчатые вещества.

2. Контрабандисты могут использовать различные места сокрытия.

3. Эти предметы нельзя ввозить в страну. Это запрещено.

4. Судебный прецедент лежит в основе английской правовой системы.

5. Английская правовая система основана на общем праве.

6. Решение суда является окончательным и обжалованию не подлежит

Task 3. Match these words with their meanings

TaxLawandTaxation административное право

ContractLaw гражданское право, римское право

InsuranceLaw налоговое право

EmploymentLaw контрактное право

common law страховоеправо

civil law англосаксонскоеправо

Administrative Law трудовоеправо

Task 4. Use the right modal verb from the box and translate the sentences:

сan, could, may, might, to be able to ,to be allowed to

1. _____ she still be arguing with the customs inspector? I saw her talking to him an hour ago!

2. The director _____ be in his office now but I doubt it.

3. You _____ bring these items into the country. They are prohibited by law.

4. They _____ be examining the containers. Look! It’s raining.

5. I _____ attend the meeting yesterday, because I was ill.

Task 5. Put these questions into reported speech.

Model: “Where do you work?” – They asked me where I worked.”

1. Had you seen him before the agreement was signed?”

2. “Do you hear me?”

3. “Are you going to start up?”

4. “Where are you from?”

5. “Can you write in block letters?”

6. “Do you know the duty and tax free allowance for the goods being brought into our country?”

Task 6. Read and translate the text and answer the question:

What problem does the article focus on?

Drug Smuggler Arrested

Customs officials at a Sheremetyevo-2 airport have arrested a Columbian man accused of smuggling a record amount of cocaine inside his stomach. The man was transporting over a kilo of cocaine to Hong Kong via Russia. The Colombian approached a customs officer and asked him for medical help. The officer suspected drug smuggling and the man was taken to a hospital where an X-ray showed that his stomach was packed with special containers filled with cocaine. It turned out that the man was trying to transport 1148 grams of the drug in 86 containers. If sold, it could bring him over one million dollars. Usually, drug smugglers do not swallow more than 600 grams.

This way of transporting is considered to be especially dangerous as it can kill the smuggler if the covers of containers are destroyed in the stomach.

If found guilty, the man might face up to 20 years in a Russian prison. He smuggle drugs by the Columbian mafia.