Вариант 5

1. 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 Simple;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1) A contract defines rights and obligations of the parties involved.

2) Mary’s answer was correct.

3) The University trains many specialists.

2. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выра-

женных именами существительными.

1) Motor cars maintain the speed of 60 km within the city limits.

2) Road safety remains of the most important problems in the

modern world.

3) Our town has a transport problem.

3. Перепишите предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.

1) It’s becoming more and more difficult to find a job.

2) The warmer the weather, the better I feel.

3) The physics laboratory of this University has the best apparatus

for the experiment.

4. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык пред-

ложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрица-

тельных местоимений.

1) He has got some books in Spanish.

2) No one in the class did their homework.

3) Some eight hundred students were present at the meeting.

5. Перепишите предложения, определите в них видовремен-

ные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предло-

жения на русский язык.

1) He often uses statistical data in his research.

2) The increase in export will give us an opportunity to repay the

credit.

3) The Parliament adopted a new election law in December.

6. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст на русский язык.

Washington

The United States of America comprises 50 states and the District

of Columbia.

Washington, the capital of the USA, occupies the whole of the area

of District of Columbia. Therefore the capital of the USA is called

Washington, D.C.

It would be appropriate to note that the state of Washington is

located on the opposite coast of the country. It borders on the Pacific

Ocean. The capital of the state of Washington is Olympia and one of its

largest cities is Seattle.

The city of Washington was laid out by a French architect in the

18-th century. It was built in 1790-1800 and took its name after the

nation’s first president George Washington.

The famous buildings of Washington, D.C. are the White House,

the residence of the President; the Capitol, where Congress meets; the

Pentagon, the seat of the military administration and many other

buildings of political, historical and cultural value.

It is a very green city situated on the Potomac River which runs to

Chesapeake Bay.

Washington is not the largest city in the United States as it cannot

compare in size with cities like New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,

Detroit. The population of Washington is 723 thousand people. The

main part of the population is busy with the administrative activity and

in the field of service, trade and commerce.

Примечание:

Для группы 1 – варианты 1; 2; 3.

Для группы 2 – варианты 3; 4; 5.