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

1. The more we study, the more we know. The more we know, the more we forget. The more we forget, the less we know. The less we know, the less we forget. The less we forget, the more we know. So why study?

2. East or West, home is best.

3. Better late than never.

4. Travelling is the best way of learning a lot of foreign countries and helpful in learning foreign languages as the quickest way toacquire practical skills of speaking and understanding foreign speech.

5. When you do healthful things your body and your mind become

stronger

 

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

1. Holmes knocked at the door, but nobody answered.

2. The share price rises when the company’s profits have increased for whatever reason.

3. I made the goods ready for collection, but the buyer had to do everything else.

4. Two young Englishmen travelling in Spain asked for white coffee but no waiter understood the word “white”.

5. Some of my friends like to go cruising on the Volga or the Dnepr.

6. If delivery is late, the buyer can cancel the order without sending any reminders.

 

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

1. The weather was charming, so I decided to take a walk.

2. Commercial banks are the public or private banks which people use for their everyday money matters.

3. I shall have a drink before having my lunch.

4. A twelve-year-old child inherits 10,000 dollars, which he won,t be able to touch until he’s 18.

5. The man did not understand the meaning of the traffic sign.

6. A few years ago, a report on the global environmental situation was published by the United Nations.

 

VI. Прочтите и письменно переведите на русский язык весь текст.

Washington D. С.

Washington D. С. is the capital of the USA. The city is named after George Washington, the first president of the United States of America. For ten years Philadelphia was the capital of the country, but as many states wanted to be the capital-city of their territory, it was agreed to build the capital-city on a neutral territory, belonging to no state. That is why it was built in the District of Columbia (D. C). The territory was found between Virginia and Maryland. Washington is not the largest city in the United States. It has a population of 900, 000 people. Washington is a one-industry town. That industry is government. It does not produce anything, except very much scrap paper.

Washington has many historical places. In the very centre of the city risesthe huge dome of the Capitol. The US Congress sits there. It is the biggest building of the city, situated on the Capitol Hill. It is not allowed to build houses higher than the Capitol in Washington.

There is White House in Washington, the home of the President. All the Presidents of the USA lived there except George Washington, who only laid the foundation of the building.

The tall structure of the Washington Memorial "the pencil" (500 feet high) can be seen from miles around. Visitors to Washington are shown the Lincoln Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial as well. Vernon is a place not far from Washington. George Washington's plantation and residence were situated there. It is there where he died. Now it is George Washington's Museum.

 

VII. Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы к тексту.

1. What city is the capital of the USA?

2. Whom is the city named after?

3. Why is Washington built in the District of Columbia?

4. Is Washington the largest city in the USA?

5. Washington is a one-industry town, isn't it?

6. What historical places are there in Washington?

 

VIII. Поставьте вопросы к подчеркнутым словам в письменной форме (см. образец 4).

1. Agatha Christie attended special courses to become a nurse.

2. The stories and novels of Agatha Christie are very popular and very readable.

3. Agatha couldn’t speak distinctly in the presence of people because she was very shy.

Вариант 4

 

I. Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи является слово с окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет в предложении, т. е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3 лица единственного числа в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

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

Письменно переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. St. Paul's Cathedral is the best Renaissance Church in Europe.

2. Autumn is the season of mists, of wind days, of biting winds, of beautiful sunsets and miserable chilly days when it drizzles.

3. London consists of many parts and they are all very different from each other.

4. An Englishman’s house is his castle.

5. Communication between man and computer does not replace man’s creative abilities but expands them.