Вариант 3

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т. е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения 1),

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Nowadays this republic produces tractors and electric apparatus.

2. What is your teacher's name?

3. The scientists achieved great results in this branch of science.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именами существительными (см. образец выполнения 2).

1. This power-station equipment is quite new.

2. The lecturer named cotton yarn production figures in the report.

3. The new Institute building is not far from my house.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.

1. The Moskva River is not so wide and deep as the Neva.

2. The Trans-Siberian railway is longer than any railway in the world.

3. The longer I stayed in Minsk, the more I liked it.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая особое внимание на перевод неопределенных местоимений.

1. There are some faculties in our Institute.

2. Any result in our experiment will be of great importance for the whole research.

3. No one knew about this discovery.

V. Перепишите предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык (см. образец выполнения 3).

1. This student took an active part in the public life of his Institute.

2. Soviet machine-builders use the latest technical achievements in their work.

3. The extra-mural students received paid leaves for their exams.

VI. Прочтите и устно переведите на русский язык с 1-го по 4-й абзацы текста. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2 и 4-й абзацы.

MINSK

1. Minsk is the capital of the Byelorussian Republic, its political, economic and industrial centre. Before the Great October Socialist Revolution it was a provincial town with some 100,000 inhabitants. Years of socialist development transformed Minsk entirely. Today it is a large modern city with a population of some 800,000 people.

2. Minsk is a cultural and scientific centre of Byelorussia. It has many museums, but perhaps the most famous are the Museum of the 1st Congress of the RSDLP and the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War.

3. Before the October Revolution there was not a single higher educational establishment in Minsk. There are now thirteen education establishments including the University and many scientific research institutes.

4. Nowadays Minsk is a city of highly developed industry. The powerful MAZ lorries of the Minsk Automobile Works are famous not only in the Soviet Union but far beyond its borders. The designers of the Minsk universal electronic computers, the most popular in the country, were awarded the State Prize. Farmers highly appreciate the new Minsk tractors, which are highly reliable and easy to handle. The Minsk Tractor Works is one of the biggest industrial enterprises. Every day hundreds of bright newly painted machines leave the factory gates. With each passing year the tractor builders perfect their skills and improve the technology of production.

5. Minsk workers are on friendly terms with their colleagues from other countries. Many specialists come here from other countries to perfect their skills.

VII. Прочтите 5-й абзац текста и вопрос к нему. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.

What do many specialists come to the Minsk Tractor Works for?

1. Many specialists come to Minsk only to see the sight of the city.

2. Many specialists come from Poland to Minsk to perfect their skills.

3. Many specialists come here from other countries to perfect their skills.