XIII. Translate into English using the Infinitive and its constructions:

1. Я видел, как ее багаж положили в машину.

2. Они не любят, когда их спрашивают об этом.

3. Я хотел бы, чтобы его пригласили на концерт.

4. Никак не ожидали, что холодная погода наступит так рано.

5. Говорят, что эта сенсационная статья переведена почти на все европейские языки.

6. Рочестер случайно встретил Джейн по дороге домой.

7. По меньшей мере, мы были удивлены.

8. Короче говоря, он не сдал экзамен.

9. Предполагается, что заседание закончится в десять часов.

10. Полагают, что они знают об этом больше, чем хотят показать.

11. Джин оказался храбрым мальчиком.

12. Мы решили провести лето в Брайтоне.

13. Гулять в саду было приятно.

14. Было трудно отказать в его просьбе.

15. Мы не намерены заказывать эти товары.

Контрольная работа № 4

I. Read the text. The us Executive branch

The chief executive of the United States is the president, who together with the vice president is elected to a four year term As a result of a constitutional amendment that went into effect in 1951, a president may be elected to only two terms. Other than succeeding a president who dies or is disabled, the vice president's only official duty is presiding over the Senate. The vice president may vote in the Senate only to break a tie.

The president's powers are formidable but not unlimited. As the chief formulator of national policy, the president proposes legislation to Congress. As mentioned previously, the president may veto any bill passed by Congress. The president is commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including justices of the Supreme Court. As head of his political party, with ready access to the news media, the president can easily influence public opinion.

Within the executive branch, the president has broad powers to issue regulations and directives carrying out the work of the federal government's departments and agencies. The president appoints the heads and senior officials of those departments and agencies. Heads of the major departments, called “secretaries,” are part of the president's cabinet The majority of federal workers, however, are selected on the basis of merit, not politics.

But even the most powerful official in the United States, the president, can have his actions declared illegal by the Supreme Court. One of the best-known examples is a 1952 case involving President Harry S. Truman. In 1952, armed forces under the control of the United Nations, those of the United States among them, were fighting a war in Korea. Those forces depended on supplies from the United States. In early 1952, the union to which steelworkers belonged announced a nationwide strike of the steel industry. As president, Truman was also supreme commander of the armed forces. In that capacity, he ordered the government to take over the operation of all steel plants so that the supply of steel for the war effort would not be cut off. The Supreme Court ruled that he could not do this. It stated that only Congress has war powers, and not the president. It said the president did not have the legal right to control any industry.