XIV. Прочтите и пиьменно переведите весь текст.

Пояснения к тексту:

1. Empire State Building – Эмпайр Стейт Билдинг.

2. East River – Ист-Ривер (узкий пролив, отделяющий остров Манхэттен от острова Лонг-Айленд).

3. First Avenue – Первая авеню.

New York

1. New York is the largest city of the USA. It is a national leader in business, finance, manufacturing, communications, service industries, fashion and arts.

2. As you walk about New York, you will get much information about history, geography and literature.

3. The heart of the city is Manhattan, a rocky island, 13 miles large and 2 miles wide. Manhattan is the business centre of the nation. The average New Yorker works in an office in Manhattan.

4. As the financial headquarters of the capitalist world, New York is the home of some of the world’s largest corporations and the New York and American stock exchanges. Wall street symbolizes the money-market and financiers of the USA.

5. There are many places of interest in New York. One of them is Empire State Building (102) stories. Another place of interest is Metropolitan Museum of Arts. This collection covers 5000 years and ranges geographically through Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near and Far East.

6. Broadway is a place where most theatres are located. It is famous for its night clubs, cafes, restaurants, hotels and shops.

7. The United Nations Headquarter occupies a six-block area from 42^nd to 48^th Streets and from First Avenue to the East River. The 39-storey Secretariat Building houses offices of about 5000 persons of different nationalities who form the administrative organ of the United Nations.

Вариант 2.

I. Вставьте в пропуски глагол to be в Present, Past, Future Indefinite (Simple).

1. Where … your children now? – They … at school. 2. I … at the institute yesterday, but I … not … there tomorrow. 3. Jack … a doctor when he grows up. 4. Where … you last week? – I … in the country. 5. Jack … in Moscow last year, but now he … in St Petersburg. 6. These houses … not very old. 7. Today the weather … nice, but yesterday it … cold. 8. Where … you last Friday? - I … at the institute. 9. … your parents … at home tomorrow? 10. This time last year we … in Paris.

II. Поставьте подчеркнутые существительные в форму множественного числа, если это возможно, сделав все необходимые изменения в предложениях.

1.That is a goose. 2. When I was in the farmyard yesterday, I saw a sheep. 3. That city is not far from Moscow. 4. There was a woman in the hall. 5. This lady is that gentleman’s wife. 6. The ox drove a cart. 7. This is an English dictionary. 8. The roof of the house was covered with snow. 9. The cat caught a mouse. 10. The deer was in the man’s field. 11. The news was bad.

III. Переведите на английский язык.

1. В наших библиотеках много книг. 2. В чашке не было чая. 3. В вашем городе будет много кинотеатров. 4. В автобусе нет людей. 5. В этом тексте есть новые слова?

IV. Раскройте скобки, поставив прилагательные и наречия в сравнительную или превосходную степень. Предложения переведите.

1. This is the (simple) way to solve the problem. 2. You proved the theorem (well) than my friend. 3. It was our (late) meeting. We never met then. 4. This is my house, and his house is (far) than mine. 5. The (attentively) you listen, the (much) you hear. 6. Jack is my (old) brother. 7. Moscow University is the (large) University in Europe. 8. The Caucasus are the (high) mountains in Europe. 9. Ann is the (good) student in our group. 10. Friendship is (strong) than steel.

V. Употребите нужную форму личных местоимений:

1. My friend sends (I, me) a letter every week. 2. His brother knows (she, her) very well. 3. (I, me) often see (they, them) in the park. 4. Don’t ask (he, him) about it. 5. Does (he, him) know Latin? – No, (he, him) doesn’t know it at all. 6. Sometimes (we, us) meet (she, her) at the Browns’. 7. The teacher greets (we, us) every morning. 8. Your son studies together with (she, her), doesn’t (he, him)? 9. Your teacher knows (we, us) very well. 10. (I, me) know (he, him) and his wife.

VI.Употребите нужную форму притяжательных местоимений:

1. We have (our, ours) English class here. 2. Joan likes (her, hers) new dress very much. 3. Paul and Jack keep (their, theirs) books in the bookcase. Where does she keep (her, hers)? 4. I usually go to see (my, mine) friends in the evening. When do you go to see (your, yours)? 5. She always helps (her, hers) parents, and I always help (my, mine). 6. All (our, ours) books are on the table, and where are (your, yours)? 7. (Their, theirs) garden is beautiful, but (our, ours) is more beautiful.