Вариант 1

1. 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-его лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The second train leaves 10 minutes after the arrival of the first one.

2. Reading is fond of my son’s best friend.

3. Water consists of oxygen and hydrogen.

4. His mention of this town on the river Volga dates back to 1589.

5. The book is at an arm’s length.

6. These women’s handbags are quite new.

7. Russian Federation’s higher school is going to celebrate 250-th anniversary the Moscow state Lomonosov’s University.

8. Russia and the USA are carrying out joint projects to study and project the Arctic regions.

9. His child studies very well.

10. Ann speaks German very well.

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

1. They played tennis worse than I had expected and among them he played worst of all.

2. You’re more patient than me.

3. This house is as high as that one.

4. Your bike is faster than mine.

5. This really the worst song I’ve ever heard!

6. My parents asked me to take pictures of the most beautiful sights in Russia.

7. He has already finished this work but not so quick as his teacher wanted him to do.

8. The garden looks better since you tidied up.

9. I walk more slowly than him.

10. We had a competition to see who could swim the farthest.

3. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод местоимений.

1. Anybody can do it.

2. Hi Diana! Are you still coming shopping with us tomorrow?

3. Did you give it back to Alicia?

4. I haven’t seen them for ages.

5. This is our house.

6. That’s great, Cathy. Did you make that yourself?

7. Many inventors, who have had their inventions produced, have become rich and famous and we shouldn’t blame them for that.

8. Wendy decided that she would buy herself a new dress in the sales.

9. Why does she always give us more tests than the other class?

10. Adam, do you think we should all bring some food with us to your party?

4. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них временные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. He knows several foreign languages.

2. His sister will go to the seaside next summer.

3. The students have just gone away.

4. They are not operating the computer.

5. I was cooking dinner at 10 o` clock.

6. This year, more than a million tourists will visit our local area.

7. I think I’ve heard that song before.

8. You have been writing that e-mail for over an hour.

9. Georgia was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.

10. I am working at the local library for the summer.

5. Прочитайте и письменно переведите предложения, содержащие такие модальные глаголы как can, may, ought, must, need, should, на русский язык:

1. You can use my dictionary.

2. May I leave the classroom?

3. You don’t have to meet her at the train station.

4. In this country you don’t need to carry your passport with you.

5. He had to start work when he was just fourteen years old.

6. Anna should win the race tomorrow.

7. The letter could be from my sister Janice.

8. She must be going to a fancy-dress party.

9. Your hairbrush might be in the living room.

10. To start the laptop you have to press the power button.

6. A) Прочитайте и письменно переведите на русский язык 1, 2, 3 и 4-й абзацы текста.

Our University

Our University is the youngest in our town. It was founded in 2001. This is an independent state University. There are many departments in the University, they are: the department of the Russian Language and Literature, the department of Physics and Mathematics, the department of Fine Arts, the department of Preschool-Psychology and Pedagogic, the department of Technical Subjects, the department of Physical Education, the department of Foreign Languages and others.

The head of the University is called a rector. Each the department is headed by a dean. A dean and his assistants form a dean’s office. The University includes both full-time and correspondence departments. The teaching staff of the University consists of professors, lecturers and assistants. There are 2 terms in the academic year. At the end of each term students pass credits and exams. Students have holidays twice a year.

Students have their classes according to the time-table. Usually they spend 6 or 7 hours at the University. If a student often misses his classes he will have some problems at the end of a term. If he also works by fits and starts he will fall behind the group.

Students of junior and senior courses study the humanities and special subjects. The curriculum includes: Russian and Foreign Languages, Psychology, Pedagogic, Technical Subjects, Philosophy and many other subjects. Physical training is also a compulsory subject for students. All students have their school practice.

There are some laboratories and workshops in the University which are equipped with computers and other modern devices. A gymnasium, a canteen, a cloak-room, a library and a reading-hall are also available for each student.

Graduates of the University will soon work at schools, nurseries and Scientific Institutions.

b) Ответьте письменно на вопросы к тексту:

1. When was the University founded?

2. What departments are there in the University?

3. Who is the head of the University?

4. Who does the teaching stuff consist of?

5. How many terms are there in the academic year?

6. What do the students do at the end of each term?

7. What subjects does the curriculum include?

8. What subject is compulsory for students?

9. What is available for each student?

10. Where will the graduates of the University work?