2 Вариант
Test paper
I. Give the equivalents of the following expressions:
Овладеть иностранным языком; вести домашнее хозяйство; спускать и поднимать шлюпки; вспомогательные механизмы; насколько возможно; предстоящий шторм.
II. Translate the following sentences into English:
Этот лайнер часто заходит в ваш порт? - Очень часто, каждую неделю.
Мой брат окончил Морскую академию в прошлом году. Сейчас он – третий помощник.
Вы должны были отправить это письмо на прошлой неделе.
Старпом разговаривал с агентом, когда вошёл капитан.
Судно покинет порт, как только прибудет лоцман.
Тяжеловесы погружены. Вы можете закрыть трюмы.
Матрос доложил, что старший механик находится в машинном отделении.
Если леса будут сожжены, климат на Земле изменится невероятно.
III. Read and translate the text in writing:
A true story from the days of the Coast Guard Destroyers.
One thing happened to me that I thought was something. In 1935 I had to get off the MENDOTA due to an infected tooth and swapped with a fellow on the MOJAVE in Boston. We patrolled as the destroyers used to--if the weather was fine we would anchor out, say, at Cape Cod.
That is where we were when a message came that a big northeaster was building up and for us to get out and underway. That storm really built up. Heavy seas, ice cold, and the wind got strong enough to blow NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP off station. We were directed to proceed and take position as close as possible to where the lightship was supposed to be and broadcast information on 500 kcs telling ships coming over from Europe to veer off. We could only make slow headway due to the wind and sea.
I was sleeping when the buzzer over my bunk took off, which meant a problem in the radio room. When I got there the operator on watch (I think his name was Brocklehurst) said the bridge had him secure transmissions as something was wrong with the antenna. When I got to the bridge, it was a shambles. The forward starboard guy holding the antenna had crusted over with ice and broke, causing a 36" Pyrex insulator to swing into the pilothouse, breaking the window and insulator and cutting the helmsman. Brocklehurst was transmitting at the time and sparks were flying all over. That's why they asked him to secure.
IV. Answer the following questions (in details):
Why did he have to get off the ship?
What message came?
What were they directed to do?
Why did he call the bridge a shambles?
V. Make up a dialogue on the following situation, get ready to reproduce it.
You come to London. Your friend meets you. You are very tired, but you are in London for the first time. You make a short excursion on the way to your friend's home and he tells you about his city.
VI. Compose a story about your favourite season. Use the following words and expressions:
Early (late) spring; it snows; temperature; rough; the weather is nasty; cloudless; it rains cats and dogs; to prefer.
