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 Present Indefinite;

б/ признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в/ показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного.

1. This teacher lectures on physics.

2. His lectures are of great help to us.

3. This city's art museums enjoy great popularity.

П. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, учитывая особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.

1. There are always crowds of people at the Kazan railway station in Moscow.

2. He works at a large machine-building plant.

3. The new University building in Dushanbe housed many faculties.

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

1. The Volga is longer than the Thames.

2. The second text is as difficult as the first one.

3. The more exercises we do, the better we understand grammar rules.

4. The earlier you get up, the more you will do.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

1. There are some 6,500 research workers at the Tajik Academy of Sciences.

2. Our country is very large; no other country is equal to it in size.

3. If you find any mistakes in my work, correct them, please.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The Tajik State University trains specialists for different branches of national economy.

2. The Dushanbe train will arrive at 5 o'clock.

3. The delegation of this republic took an active part in the conference.

VI. Прочтите и устно переведите на русский язык текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1, 2 и 4-й абзацы.

DUSHANBE

1. Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan. Dushanbe's area is 12500 hectares and the population is some half a million people. During the last few years Tajikistan developed heavy industries - electric power, engineering, mining non-ferrous metallurgy, machine-building, and metal-working, and the manufacture of building materials. Tajikistan also grows cotton.

2. Nowadays Dushanbe has changed greatly. It is one of the largest industrial cities of the Republic. There are more than a hundred power and mechanical engineering, metal-working, light and food industry enterprises in Dushanbe. Dushanbe's numerous plants and factories produce different goods for the population and various machines for all branches of national economy. More than 200,000 people work at local factories and plants. The city plants and factories sent their products to many countries abroad.

3. Dushanbe is a cultural and scientific center of the Republic. The city has 35 scientific establishments, the Academy of Sciences, the State University, the Medical and the Polytechnical Institutes.

4. There are also four theatres, 61 clubs, several museums, the Tajik Exhibition of Economic Achievements and а zoо in Dushanbe. Some 100,000 children attend more than 100 schools; there are 66 hospitals and other medical centers, five stadiums, seven swimming-pools.

5. Most Dushanbe inhabitants live in modern houses. Everywhere we see modern buildings, green parks and squares. Every year the inhabitants of the city plant thousands of trees and shrubs. The city changes from day to day and becomes more beautiful. The Tajik people love their capital and are proud of it.

Кармазина Л.Г. /МИГAИК/

VII. Прочтите 5-й абзац текста. Из приведенных вариантов ответа укажите номер предложения, содержащего правильный ответ на поставленный вопрос.

What houses do most Dushanbe inhabitants live in?

1. Most Dushanbe inhabitants live in old buildings.

2. Most Dushanbe inhabitants live in wooden houses.

3. Most Dushanbe inhabitants live in modern houses.