Вариант 3

I. Заполните пропуски и письменно переведите предложения:

1. ___ knowledge of French is not much more superior to __ .

a) they, our b) their, ours c) them, we d) those, theirs

2. This is the ___ difficult of four cases.

a) less b) least c) little d) a little

3. My___ is in the South now.

a) friend’s family’s c) friends’ family

b) friend’s family d) friend family’s

4. Glasgow is a large city ___ Scotland.

a) in b) near to c) by d) on

5. There __not much milk in his bottle.

a) is b) are c) have d) has

6. Nobody knew ___ about America before Columbus discovered it.

a) nothing b) anything c) something d) everything

7. Mag and her sister ___ live in Rome.

a) aren’t b) doesn’t c) don’t d) hadn’t

II. Перепишите предложения, поставив глагол в нужном времени. При определении времени обращайте внимание на маркеры (cм. Приложение 4) Запишите перевод предложения.

1. When I came back to my coffee, it (to be) cold.

2. The children (to play) while the mother (to put) the room in order.

3. They still (to discuss) the film?

4. He often (to change) his political views.

5. When he (to come) up to the square, he (to see) a lot of people: they (to sing, (to dance) and (to shout).

III. Перепишите предложения, поставив нужный модальный глагол или его эквивалент: can, must, to have to, to be to, should, to be able to. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. … I take your book?

2. Nobody answer the phone. They … be out.

3. I … speak French without mistakes.

4. She … to give up her job.

5. He … to arrive next morning.

IV. Прочитайте предложения, запишите только те из них, которые употреблены в Passive Voice. Запишите перевод выбранных предложений.

1. Do you know that you are being followed?

2. He was called and told to come at 8 o’clock.

3. The police was sent for.

4. They will promise you much, but don’t imagine they will give you everything.

5. His parents regularly sent him parcels with fruit from their garden.

V. Ответьте письменно полным предложением на следующие вопросы:

1. What is between Great Britain and Ireland?

2. What is the name of the wild dog in Australia?

3. How do the Americans call the document of the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

VI. Прочитайте и переведите текст на русский язык. Передайте содержание текста по-английски письменно, выделив основную мысль каждого абзаца. Используйте вводные слова и выражения(см. Приложение 5). Запишите перевод своего пересказа. Задайте письменно 3 вопроса по содержанию текста.

The Commonwealth of Australia

The Commonwealth¹ of Australia is a self-governing federal state. It has six states: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and two internal territories. It is situated in the south-west part of the Pacific Ocean. Australia is the largest island in the world and it is the smallest continent. The Dutch were the first Europeans to visit Australia. In 1770 the English captain James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia. Nearly twenty million people live in Australia. The capital of the country is Canberra. The city became the capital in 1927. It is interesting to know that there are no industrial plants in Canberra. The population of Canberra is about 300,000 people. There are many things to see in the city. They are the building of the Australian Academy of Sciences, the Australian National University and others.

There are two big industrial cities in Australia: Sydney and Melbourne. Australia’s climate is dry and warm. Australia is situated in the southern hemisphere² and that’s why they have their summer, when we have our winter. It is interesting to know that January is the hottest month in Australia.

Australia differs from other countries. The animals in Australia are very original and interesting. The dingo is one of Australia’s wild animals. It is reddish, brown or yellow. The dingo is a wild³ dog, which kills other animals at night, for example sheep. They can rill hens, chickens and small dogs. Kangaroos live there. The kangaroo has got a pouch⁴ in which she carries her babies. There are many birds in the country. You can see parrots and cockatoos. The emu is the most interesting bird in Australia. It is big and can't fly. Australia is an industrial country. It has coal, nickel, zinc and gold. There are several factories and plants in the country. Australia is one of the most important producers of metals. It exports wool products, meat, fruit and sugar.

Notes:

1. Commonwealth – государство (Содружество государств)

2. hemisphere – полушарие

3. wild – дикий

4. pouch – сумка (у животных)