Вариант 10

I. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Вставьте нужный артикль: a) a; b) an; c) the; d) -.

1. … simples way of transferring funds abroad is by means of airmail remittance order.

2. Peter’s at … office but you could get him on … phone. There’s … telephone box just round … corner.

3. We have … very good train service from here to … city center and most people go to … work by train.

4. … people think that … lead is heaviest metal, but … gold is heavier.

II. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Заполните пропуски неопределенными местоимениями или их производными: a) some; b) any; c) no; d) их производные.

1. In … contexts inflation refers to a steady increase in the supply of money.

2. I’m not going to see him because I have … important to report.

3. … has been here before us.

4. Does he know … about computers? – Yes, he knows … because he is the best specialist in computer science.

III. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Заполните пропуски следующими словами: a) much; b) many;

c) (a) little; d) (a) few.

1. … foreign banks are not well – known internationally.

2. It was far cheaper than he expected, so he made up his mind to spend twice as … money as he had wanted.

3. … will depend on what the minister says.

4. There was … water in the river, and they decided to cross it.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите форму глагола.

1. By then I … the last cent of what he owes.

a) will have collected b) will collect

c) will be collecting d) would be collecting

2. In recent years governments in the UK … increasing attention to the role of small business in the economy.

a) had paid b) will have paid

c) have paid d) has paid

3. Bank – notes first … into use in Britain during the seventeenth century.

a) come b) came

c) comes d) will come

4. What we … now … in many capitalist countries is a fundamental change in the traditional attitudes towards private enterprise.

a) was witnessing b) is witnessing

c) were witnessing d) are witnessing

V. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите правильную форму глагола в пассивном залоге.

1. Countries … often … as under populated or overpopulated.

a) was described b) were described

c) is described d) are described

2. Large quantities of coal … by this mine this year.

a) is being produced b) was being produced

c) would be produce d) will be produced

3. It … that he will announce his candidacy soon.

a) is assumed b) are assumed

c) was assumed d) were assumed

4. The invoice must … by the accountant.

a) is being checked b) are being checked

c) be checked d) would be checked

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите правильную форму глагола в условных предложениях.

1. If the price of jam … up, the increase will be passed on the consumer.

a) go b) goes

c) went d) to go

2. If you … between two and three o’clock yesterday, you would have found him.

a) has come b) have come

c) had come d) will come

3. If we … the equipment, we would have become more competitive.

a) has installed b) have installed

c) had installed d) will have installed

4. If I … you, I would invest some money into the industry.

a) am b) is

c) was d) were