Контрольная работа №4 Вариант 3.

Упражнение 1. Объедините следующие предложения, употребив нужную форму инфинитива.

1. It's very cold. We can't bathe. 2. The boy is very young. He can't have a front-door key. 3. It was very dark. We couldn't see the car. 4. I sent him out of the room. I wanted to discuss his progress with the headmaster. 6. He sent his children to his sister's house. He wanted to have some peace. 6. Don't let the baby play with my glasses. He may break them. 7. We must take our gloves. We don't want to get frozen.

Упражнение 2. Употребите следующие предложения в страдательном залоге, изменив конструкцию.

1. They believe that he was killed at the front. 2. We expect that the expedition will reach the South Pole in May.

Упражнение 3. Преобразуйте предложения, употребив инфинитив в функции а) сложного дополнения, б) сложного подлежащего. Предложения переведите.

1. I know that she is a good teacher. 2. Everybody believes that he is right. 3. I have never heard how she plays the piano. 4. The student expects that his article will be published. 5. I saw as the driver opened the window and threw a box into the bushes. 6. I felt as somebody looked at me. 7. Nobody heard as he spoke on the telephone.

Упражнение 4. Преобразуйте следующие предложения из действительного залога в страдательный.

1. They will give you an answer in some days. 2. Who wrote this novel? 3. They showed her the easiest way to do it. 4. We have looked for the telegram everywhere. 5. Nobody had visited him. 6. They will have finished the work by twelve.

Упражнение 5. Преобразуйте следующие предложения из страдательного залога в действительный. Введите носителя действия где это необходимо

1. The child was taken to the circus. 2. The first spaceship was constructed by the Soviet scientists. 3. The anniversary of the liberation of Minsk is celebrated on July, 3. 4. A new system of work is being started by the librarians. 5. He doesn't like to be laughted at. 6. The doctor must be sent for at once. 7. The door must be kept shut.

Упражнение 6. Переведите предложения с русского на английский язык, обращая внимание на употребление модальных глаголов в конструкциях страдательного залога.

3. Книги должны быть возвращены в библиотеку. 2. Упражнение может быть сделано без труда. 3. Ему следует позаботиться о своих родителях. 4. Работа должна быть выполнена в срок.

Упражнение 7.. Преобразуйте следующие предложения из прямой речи в косвенную, употребив такие глаголы, как thank — благодарить, greet — приветствовать, congratulate — поздравлять, wish —- желать, explain — объяснять, call — называть, offer-— предлагать, introduce — представлять.

1. He said, "Good morning". 2. He said, "Congra­tulations!” He said, "liar".

4. "Have a cigarette", he said. 5. "Many happy returns of your birthday", we said. 6. "Thank you", answered the boy. 7. "Welcome home, my dear", said his wife.

Упражнение 8. Прочтите и переведите письменно.

THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

The U. S. Constitution calls itself the "the supreme law of the land".

This clause is taken to mean that when the state constitutions or laws passed by state legislatures or the national Congress are found to conflict with the federal Constitution, they have no force. Decisions handed down by the Supreme Court over the course of two centuries have confirmed and strengthened this doctrine of constitutional supremacy.

Final authority is vested in the American people, who can change the fundamental law, if they wish, by amending the Constitution or, in theory at least, drafting a new one. The people do not exercise their authority directly, however. They delegate the day-to-day business of government to public officials, both elected and appointed.

The power of public officials is limited. Their public actions must conform to the Constitution and to the laws made in accord with the Constitution. Elected officials must stand for re-election at periodic intervals, when their actions are subject to intensive public scrutiny. Appointed officials serve at the pleasure of the person or authority who appointed them, and may be removed when their performance is unsatisfactory. The exception to this practice is the lifetime appointment by the president of justices of the Supreme Court and other federal judges, so that they may be free of political obligations or influence.

Most commonly, the American people express their will through the ballot box. The Constitution, however, does make provision for the removal of a public official from office, in cases of extreme misconduct or malfeasance, by the process of impeachment.

Impeachment is a charge of misconduct brought against a government official by a legislative body; it does not, as is commonly thought, refer to conviction on such charges. As set forth in the Constitution, the House of Representatives must bring charges of misconduct by voting a bill of impeachment. The accused official is then tried in the Senate, with the chief justice of the Supreme Court presiding at the trial.

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