М. И. Дроздова, М. Н. Липская, Ю. А. Вельковская, Е. Л. Батурина, английский язык

Вариант 2

1 True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about but few have seen.

2 One of the reasons is America's vitality, its spirit of enterprises and natural resources.

3 The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigations.

1 Einstein explained the photoelectric effect by means of Planck's quan­tum theory.

2 Road passenger transport plays an extremely important part in the coun­try's life.

3 The journey of a train begins and ends at a railroad terminal.

1 It's becoming harder and harder to find a job.

2 Don't go by train. It's more expensive.

3 That church is the oldest building in the town.

1 I took five books with me on holiday but I didn't read any of them.

2 No one in the class did their homework.

3 This evening I'm going out with some friends of mine.

1 The work was done in time.

2 It was interesting to talk to that young engineer.

3 The students will study the fundamentals of management.

1 Last year I graduated from the Mechanical Faculty.

2 The history of London goes back to Roman times.

3 There were a lot of people in the library.

1 I have been to Minsk yesterday.

2 She gave her new book last Monday.

3 The students will receive the diploma of an engineer.

1 Please, sign the document right here.

2 Pass me the copies!

3 Be careful! It's slippery.

THANKSGIVING DAY

(Fourth Thursday in November).

1 This custom began with the Pilgrims in 1621. The Pilgrims were an English religious minority. They did not worship the Church of England and therefore suffered persecution. They decided to leave the country. King James I gave them a charter to settle in Virginia. There were a British colony.

2 On September 16, 1620 a small ship Mayflower with 102 passen­gers, sailed west.

3 On November the Mayflower was in North America. But storms had blown the ship off course. At last they found a harbor. It became the site of the town Plymouth, in the present State of Massachusetts. The colonists endured a very hard winter, half of them were dead. But the Indi­ans helped. They taught them how to fish, hunt, and plant corn.

4 After a successful harvest, Governor William Bradley decided to hold a special Thanksgiving feast. He invited the Indian chief Massosoit and ninety Indians.

5 The original Thanksgiving lasted three days and all that food was prepared by three women!

6 In 1864, at the end of the tragic Civil War, Abraham Lincoln estab­lished the last Thursday in November as a day for all Americans to give thank

Вариант 3

I 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-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существи­тельного;

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

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1 The company's income has fallen off during the past six months.

2 Great Britain is one of the world's major industrialized and trading na­tions.

3 The three things most difficult are to keep secrets, to forget injuries and to make good use of free time.

1 Einstein's field theory was the result of thirty-five years of intensive work.

3 Our laboratory has excellent facilities for research work.

1 I know him well-probably better than anybody else.

2 These days more and more people are learning English.

3 It was the most boring film I've ever seen.

1 Have you seen any good films recently?

2 It was a holiday, so there were no shops open.

3 I gave him some information about that city.

1 The scientists of the University have taken an active part in the develop­ment of the transport complex of Belarus Republic.

2 When he came, the student was taking an examination.

3 They will be able to get fundamental training on progressive economical technologies.

1 Не will be a teacher.

2 There are many rivers in Great Britain.

3 They took examinations in several subjects.

1 Не persuaded me to pass entrance examinations.

2 I'll be at five this evening.

3 The USA lies in the central part of the North American continent.

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VIII Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод глаголов в пове­ли-тельном наклонении:

1 Wait till the lights change.

2 Don't make a noise here.

3 You'll catch cold!
IX Перепишите и письменно переведите следующий текст:

ST. VATENTINE'S DAY

(February 14^th)

St. Valentine's Day is a national holiday now. It is named in honor of two early Christian martyrs named Valentine.

2 The celebration dates back to the ancient Roman festival which took place on February 14th or 15th in honor of Juno, the Roman God­dess of women, and Pan, the god of nature. On that day young men drew from an urn love messages written and decorated by young women. The two would be partners at the upcoming festival.

3 The first Valentine was a Christian priest who was imprisoned and executed in the third century for spreading the teachings of Christ. On February 14, he was beheaded, but not before he managed to heal the jailer's blind daughter and write her a farewell letter which he signed "From Your Valentine".

4 The second Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time and was imprisoned for secretly marrying couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Legend has it that he was burned at the stake. The lives and deeds of these two men certainly fit in well with the theme needed to keep February 14th in the holiday calendar.

5 Among all the red hearts, birds, love letters, candies, chocolates and Kisses there is a Cupid. Cupid was the child-like son of Venus, the goddness of Love. He could fly and was equipped with a bow and golden aiTows. His mother gave the arrows special power, and that is why if Cupid shot you with his arrow, you would fall in love with the first person you met.

6 People of all ages love to send and receive valentines, sing love songs, watch love TV-programs on that day.

Вариант 4

I 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-го лица единственного числа глагола в Pre­sent Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительно-го;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени суще­ствительного (см. образец выполнения 1).
Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1 London offers the visitors a great variety of places of interest.

2 It's the world's leader in biochemical and genetic engineering, aerospace research, communications, computer and information services.

3 Ask no questions and you will be told no lies.

1 Ancient people employed concrete in the construction of aqueducts and bridges, roads and town walls.

2 High school graduates work in different parts of our country.

3 The language laboratory helps the students to improve their pronunciation.

1 That was the most delicious meal I've had for a long time.

2 Can you walk a big faster?
3 You are more patient than me.
IV Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений:

1 No intelligent person would do such a thing.

2 Have you ever tried at any business?

3 There are some important differences between physical properties of

these substances.

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V Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них

1 I'll call you up tomorrow at 11 a.m.

2 The scientists of the High school have presented the results of their re­search work.

3 Students got deep and universal know ledge.

1 The students were working at the automatic design of systems.

2 I am watching television now.

3 He passed his entrance exams.

1 She is interested in science.

2 The student finished work at 5 o'clock.

3 The British Museum has one of the largest libraries in the world.

1 Don't be mad at me!

2 Go straight ahead, then turn left.

3 Make a plan!

EASTER

1 Easter is a Christian religious holiday which celebrates the resurrec­tion of Christ on Easter Sunday. The English name for this Paschal festival comes from the Anglo-Saxonword, Easter.

2 The Easter Bunny is to Easter what Santa Claus is to Christmas. This mythical figure symbolizes the abundance of new life. Give him or her a basket of eggs to deliver, and you have got a pretty potent spring tonic. The story of the first Easter Bunny who hid colored eggs for young children to find on Easter morning was first recorded in fifth-century Germany. The custom of decorating Easter eggs and exchanging them as gifts was begun
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by the ancient Egyptians, and is still very popular among the Slavs of East­ern Europe. Another symbol of Easter is the white lily.

3 The Easter season actually begins 40 days prior to Easter Sunday. The traditional food is the pancake.

4 British settlers brought a fun Easter custom with them to the New; World. In England children rolled eggs down hills on Easter morning, sym­bolizing the rolling away of the rock from Christ's tomb.

5 The most famous Easter parade is the televised procession along Fifth Avenue in New York City.