Test 4 Lexical – grammar test

I. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

1. One of the most effective ways to reveal people involved in drug smuggling is to conduct a controlled delivery.

2. In addition the importer provided evidence of payment and necessary Italian Customs export documents.

3. Because of its front-line position, the Border Patrol, although not officially a drug enforcement organization, is the number one interdictor of illegal drugs in the U.S.

4. Heroin is a close competitor to cocaine in its ability to addict consumers and generate multi-billion-dollar sales.

5. Timely exchange of information is crucial to fighting the drug traffic.

6. The dog, like its ancestor the wolf, is an animal with a highly developed sense of smell and relies primarily on its nose for its perception of the outside world.

II. Choose the form that best completes the sentence.

1. All birds and animals … be imported under humane and healthful conditions.

a) should b) can c) may d) must

2.The personal search is carried out in the presence of two … and a list of all things seized is to be made.

a) officers b) gentlemen c) witnesses d) smugglers

3. The smuggling of drugs … a great deal in recent years.

a) increase b) increased c) has increased d) will increase

4. Do you have a … for the knives because knives of this kind are generally considered weapons?

a) voucher b) invoice c) receipt d) order

III. Fill in the blanks with the proper article.

Asking to see … contents of … woman’s handbag was … rarity. Like … man’s pockets, … handbag was considered personal and almost never looked into. But when … individual chose to be difficult, … Customs men could be difficult too.

H. Standish inspected … lipstick and … gold compact. When he probed … powder in … compact, he extracted … diamond and … ruby ring. There was … tube of hand lotion, partially used. Unrolling the tube, he could see that … bottom had been opened. When he pressed … tube, there was something inside. Such … old tricks! He had seen them many times.

(from “Airport” by A. Hailey)

IV. Correct the errors. Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. He didn’t reply enough fast.

2. What she said was a few strange.

3. The final date for submission was three weeks ago so it’s far very late now.

4. We haven’t made many progress recently.

5. The control of passengers’ baggage is the so-called preventive work of the Customer Service.

6. If you have prohibited or restricted good or good for commercial purposes, go to the channel indicated by the red symbol.

Bibliography

1. Графова Л.Л., Арзуманян С.В., Лазарева Т.П..“Учебник английского языка для таможенников”. – М.: Высш.шк., 1998.

2. Графова Л.Л., Волкова З.Н., Святошенко И.М.. “Кинологическая служба в Германии: учебное пособие”. М.: РИО РТА, 1999.

3. Английский язык (для работников таможенных учреждений), ч.III, М.: Прометей, 1992.

4. Короткие рассказы и шутки. / Сост. Г.А. Дудкина, М.В. Павлова, З.Г. Рей, А.Т. Хвалынова /. – М.: Издательство института общего среднего образования РАО, 2001.

5. Словарь “Dictionary of Contemporary English”, Longman, 2005.

6. Журналы: The Economist, “WCO News” (на английском языке).

7. Газеты: The Financial Times, The Moscow Times (на английском языке), Коммерсант (на русском языке).

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текстов таможенной тематики

Дисциплина: “Иностранный язык”

Автор

Светлана Николаевна Карпова

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