2 Семестр

Для выполнения контрольных работ за 2-й семестр необходимо повторить или изучить следующий грамматический материал:

1. Видовременная система.

2. Времена группы Indefinite.

3. Времена группы Continuous.

4. Времена группы Perfect.

5. Времена группы Perfect Continuous.

6. Страдательный залог.

7. Согласование времен.

8. Повелительные, отрицательные, вопросительные предложения в косвенной речи.

Test 2a

Task 1. Study the text.

The government of the united kingdom

The constitution of the United Kingdom is not codified. It is formed by statutes, by common law and by practices and precepts (conventions). There are three organs of government in the constitution: the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. The Crown is the supreme power in these three branches. The Queen calls and dissolves Parliament; she opens a new session with a speech from the throne. The Queen confers honours and appoints judges, army officers, diplomats, and officials of the Church of England.

Parliament consists of two houses - the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons consists of 650 members. The term of the Commons is five years. Members of the House of Commons belong to one of the British political parties. The party that wins the majority of parliamentary seats forms a government with the party leader as prime minister.

The House of Lords has about 800 members, some of them represent political parties, and some are non-party-political members. There are also 26 archbishops and senior bishops of the Church of England. The House of Lords is not an elective body.

The functions of Parliament are to make laws, to appropriate money for various state purposes, and to provide a forum for debate. Legislation is initiated by the introduction of bills in either house.

The head of the government is the prime minister. The prime minister selects a Cabinet of ministers. The Cabinet develops the government’s policies and exercises control over government departments. Ministers are responsible for the work of those departments.

Local government is carried out by locally elected councils. There are numerous administrative divisions (counties, boroughs, districts, parishes), each with its own council. These councils are responsible for garbage disposal, water supplies, sewerage, and street cleaning. They also administer the police, fire services, education, health services and housing.

The judiciary is independent of the legislature and the executive. The system has civil and criminal divisions, and uses the jury system for trying persons accused of serious crimes. The courts most often used for civil cases are county courts. Cases that involve large sums of money are heard in one of the divisions of the High Court of Justice. There is a Court of Appeal, from which a further appeal is possible to the Supreme Court. Criminal cases involving minor offences are tried in magistrate’s courts.

Task 2. Translate the marked paragraphs into Russian.

Task 3. Put the questions to the following sentences using prompts in brackets:

1. Criminal cases involving minor offences are tried in magistrate’s courts. (What courts …? Disjunctive)

2. The system of local government has been reformed recently. (What …? General)

3. The bill is being debated now in the House of Lords. (Where ...? Alternative)

4. The Government will have submitted the program by the end of the month. (When ...? What body ...?)

4. Put the verbs in brackets into required Tense Form (Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous Active)

1. I have to go now. The conference (to start) at 10 a.m. 2. Andrew (to go) to his Aunt Any next month. He always (to visit) her in summer and (to stay) there at least for a fortnight. 3. The Johnsons ... (to come) to see us next week. 4. What about having a smoke? - Oh, no. I (to smoke) 5 cigarettes today. 5. I (to shop) all morning, but I (not to buy) anything yet. I haven't seen anything I've liked. 6. Can I speak to Mr. Gunner? - Sorry, you can’t. He (to go) to Canada. 7. At this moment we... (to do) an exercise on tenses.

5. Put the verbs in brackets into required Tense Form (Past Indefinite, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Active)

1. He (to lose) the game because he never (to play) tennis before in his life. 2. What you (to do) at the time of the accident? 3. She (to jump) into the river and (to rescue) the drowning boy. 4. I (to realise) I (to lose) my phone when I opened my bag. 5. I (to watch) a game when Mark (to phone). 6. They (to sit) in the room when the taxi (to arrive). 7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours. 8. I hardly (finish) speaking with the porter when the phone rang again. 9. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we (to see) a house.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into required Tense Form (Future Indefinite, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous Active)

1. At this time tomorrow my brothers (to fly) to Iceland. 2. I... (to do) it whether they like it or not. 3. Don't ring him up at 11 o'clock tomorrow. He (to work) at that moment. 4. I promise I ... (to repay) next week. 5. By next winter he (to sold) all his assets. 6. He (to leave) by the time you arrive. 7. Не (to study) in London for two years when I come here next August.

7. Transform the following sentences from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice using the recommended beginnings.

1. They cancelled all flights because of the fog. All flights …

2. They will cancel the flight if there is fog. The flight …

3. They have changed the date of the meeting. The date …

4. The bill includes service. Service … in the bill.

5. People don’t use this road very often. This road …

6. They are building a new ring-road round the city. A new …

7. I didn’t realize that someone was recording our conversation. I didn’t realized that our …

8. Transform the Direct Speech sentences into the Indirect Speech sentences.

1. “If you see him ask him to ring me”, she said.

2. “How many bedrooms are there?” Sally asked.

3. “I’ve attended two conferences this year,” he said proudly.

4. “I’m planning to visit Bremen,” he informed.

5. “I’ll start my next paper with the statement of the problem,” he stated.

6. He said, “I can ring the Bank Manager.”

7. She asked, “Explain to them what happened.”

8. “Don’t be late, please,” Margaret asked.

9. “When do you want to move in?” Mr. Bush asked.

10. “Have you been to the Job Centre?” Father asked.

11. “Are you definitely going to leave home?” he asked.