Вариант 3

I. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на зна-чение слова there.

1. In this book there will be much information useful for our research work.

2. Many scientists think that there is no life on Mars because there is no water there.

II. Запишите и переведите предложения. Объясните, на что ука-зывает в слове cover окончание –s, как с апострофом (’), так и без него:

а) глагол-сказуемое в Present Simple в 3-м лице единственного числа;

б) множественное число имени существительного;

в) притяжательный падеж имени существительного, стоящего в единственном или во множественном числе.

1. Forest area covers about half the territory of this country.

2. Electricians use different kinds of plastic materials as covers for elec-tric wires.

3. The cover’s paper of this old book became yellow and torn, you must renew it.

III. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода имени существительного с левым определением.

1. This University offers a wide variety of higher education programs.

2. We know that the steam engine invention was made in 1763.

3. They plan to erect a 400-meter high television tower in the city’s center.

IV. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на степени сравнения прилагательного и наречия.

1. The more scientists work in studying the problem, the more reliable are the research results.

2. In gases the molecules have a greater freedom of movement than in liquids.

3. At present natural steam is one of the cheapest sources for power generation.

V. Запишите и переведите предложения, обращая внимание на значение неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. According to Albert Einstein nothing can move faster than light.

2. Any industry needs modern machinery to improve its production.

3. Some 250 scientists from more than 40 countries gathered for this in-ternational conference.

VI. Запишите предложения. Выпишите из них сказуемые, опре-делите их видо-временные формы и укажите их инфинитив. Пере-ведите предложения.

1. We have applied the latest devices and instruments for our expe-riments.

2. The Earth’s atmosphere takes a large proportion of the solar radiation.

3. The nearer the spaceship is approaching the Earth, the denser is be-coming the atmosphere.

VII. Прочитайте весь текст и постарайтесь понять его содержание. Перепишите и письменно переведите абзацы 2, 3 и 5.

AUSTRALIA

1. Australia is an island country which consists of six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and others. The country’s total area is equal to that of Europe. It is the country with great differences in climate which varies from the tropical to the cool and temperate. All the main towns have river and mountain areas, as well as the seaside within easy reach.

2. Because of frequent droughts Australia suffers with a shortage of water. That is why it is important for the country to conserve existing water supplies. Shortage of water resulted in one of the world’s largest projects, the Snow Mountains scheme. The aim of the project is to provide water to irrigate the plains and rivers’ valleys and to supply New South Wales and Victoria with electrical power.

3. The capital of Australia is Canberra. It is a garden city with millions of trees along its streets. The largest city is Sydney, the country’s main port. Its function is to provide the transport, commercial, financial and other services for the most efficient development of a huge area.

4. Much attention is paid to the development of education and science. State Universities usually consist of professional schools which provide courses in medicine, physical and social sciences. Australian universities regard research work as important as teaching. One of the country’s leading research organizations is the Scientific and Industrial Research Center established in 1926. It is carrying out important programs in various fields: meteorology, industrial chemistry, radio-engineering, metallurgy, atomic industry and others.

5. Australia is a highly developed industrial country. Its territory is rich in iron ore, zinc, copper, manganese, gold and silver, nickel and uranium, coal and natural gas and many others. The main industrial districts are along the eastern, south-eastern and south-western coasts. Australia has made great progress in chemistry, machine-building (manufacture of locomotives, agricultural machinery, etc.) and electronics. Agricultural products such as wool, wheat, cheese and sugar are among the chief Australia’s export goods. Among the main trading partners of the country there is Great Britain, Japan, the USA, Germany and New Zealand.

VIII. Прочитайте 4-й абзац текста и выберите из предложенных предложений вариант, соответствующий его содержанию. Запишите и переведите его.

1. Australian authorities pay equal attention to education and to research work.

2. Australian authorities pay less attention to education than to research work.

3. Australian authorities pay more attention to education than to research work.