Вариант I

1. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова с окончанием -s и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т. е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа имени существительного;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения № 1)

1. The British Isles consists of four countries.

2. The UK is one of the world^’s smallest countries.

3. The foundation of London dates back to AD 50.

4. The Great Britain exports a great variety of goods.

5. Last month my friend read a very interesting book on London's history

6. The inhabitants of London are fond of their city

2. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см. Образец выполнения № 2).

1. The Queen is the State Head.

2. Volgograd is now a five-sea port.

3. The election campaign in Great Britain lasts about 3 weeks.

4. The students of our group will go to the State History Museum tomorrow.

5. This is the building of the Tallinn City Soviet.

6. Teams of figure skaters and ice-hockey players undergo intensive training at the Sports Centre.

3. Перепишите и переведите предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения прилагательных (см. Образец выполнения № 3).

1. The more often you visit London, the more you admire it.

2. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.

3. They will make many more important discoveries in the near future.

4. Hyde Park is one of the most favorite parks of the Londoners.

5. The more I thought of that plan, the less I liked it.

6. Your translation is better than mine.

4. Перепишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений (см. Образец выполнения № 4).

1. There are some educational institutions in London.

2. Are there any hotels in this town?

3. Any exhibit in this museum is valuable.

4. Some 350 people attend a yachting school in London.

5. Does he know any foreign language?

6. Any exhibit of this museum is valuable.

5. Перепишите и переведите предложения. Определите в них видовременные формы глагола и укажите их инфинитив (см. Образец выполнения № 5).

1. The rivers in Great Britain are not very long.

2. The Tower of London was a fortress and a royal residence.

3. In two years my brother will become a doctor.

4. One of London museums functions for more than 550 years.

5. This engineer first came to our pant three years ago.

6. The scientific conference took place at our Academy last year.

6. Перепишите и переведите предложения. Подчеркните в них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог (см. Образец выполнения № 6).

1. Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations.

2. Every day students usually have seven periods which last 50–55, sometimes 45 minutes.

3. The students have spent a lot to time participating in various activities.

4. The text was being translated all the evening yesterday.

5. The problems that Russians are facing now are of great interest to the whole world.

6. Renewable energy in Russia mainly consists of hydroelectric energy.

7. The abundance of fossil fuels in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation has resulted in little development of the renewable energy sector.

8. Roughly 68% of Russia's electricity is generated from thermal power and 16% from nuclear power.

9. Today scientists are still looking for the substance as a source of energy.

10. Russia is one of the world's largest producers of energy, most of which it obtains from oil, natural gas and coal.