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Раздел IV

Контрольные задания

Вариант 4

I. Прочитайте и устно переведите весь текст. Пере­пишите и письменно переведите абзацы 1, 2, 3.

Bristol

1. Bristol is the eighth largest city and seaport on the west coast of England with a population of 395 000. It has a total of just under 160) 000 homes, of which 40 000 or 25 per cent are still owned by the council. The rivers Avon and From run there.

2. The harbour was constructed during the early part of the 19th century. There are many deep-water docks in Bristol.

3. Important public buildings are the exchange, Colston Hall, the museum and art gallery. Bristol possesses the oldest public library in the British Isles, dating from the 15th century. Bristol is noted for its university. It also has soapworks, tanneries, tobacco factories, chocolate factories, sugar factories, shoe factories, copper, lead, iron, and chemical works, and shipbuilding yards.

4. The city is confronted by hug«e problems of housing shortage and of disrepair in both the council and the private stock. Government cannot tackle these problems effectively and the situation is rapidly deteriorating. The council's housing waiting list has doubled in the last three years and now stands at a total of 13500 families. This is acknowledged to be

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only the tip of an iceberg. Over 20000 people are estimated to be effectively homeless in Bristol if all categories are aggregated.

5. Demand for public rented accommodation is rising rapidly as the number of households increases and as home ownership is priced out of the reach of more and more people. House prices in Bristol are soaring. The average price is now 49000, while former council houses are selling for over 40000 in some parts of the city.

II. Выпишите из абзацев 2, 3 и 4 предложения со словами, оформленными окончанием -s, и переведите их на русский язык.

3. Выпишите из абзацев 3 и 4 словосочетания, в которых определения выражены существительными, и переведите их на русский язык.

4. Выпишите из абзацев 1 и 3 предложения, со­держащие формы сравнения, и переведите их на рус­ский язык.

V. Выпишите из абзаца 3 предложение со словом it и переведите его на русский язык.

VI. Прочитайте следующие предложения, перепи­- шите и переведите письменно предложение, которое правильно передает содержание текста:

1. The city is confronted by huge problems of housing shortage.

2. The city is not confronted by huge problems of housing shortage.

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