1) The room was cleaned and aired.
2) Have all these books been read?
3) Whom were these letters written by?
4) The letter has just been typed.
5) She showed me the picture which had been painted by husband.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. Nobody (to see) him yesterday.
2. The rule explained by the teacher at the last lesson (to understand) by all of us.
3. The poem was so beautiful that it (to learn) by everybody.
4. The telegram (to receive) tomorrow.
5. I hope the invitation (to accept) by everybody.
ВАРИАНТ 2
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
How to boost your memory?
Perhaps you do badly in exams because you can’t recall facts or figures or words and structures in a foreign language. Are you always loosing things or forgetting the books you need for studying that day? Or do you forget what Mum wanted you to get at the corner shop? Relax! Help is close at hand. There’s a tremendous range of methods to boost your memory.
Your memory is like a brilliant, but unreliable computer storing a vast amount of information. In fact, the memory’s capacity is theoretically unlimited. The brain can record more than 86 billion bits of information every day and our memories can probably hold 100 trillion bits in a lifetime.
Nevertheless only about 20 per cent of our daily experience is registered, and of that only a tiny proportion is loaded into long-term memory. Most of the images and ideas that pass through our minds during a day are held for only 25 or 30 seconds. This is just long enough for us to be able to keep the words of a sentence in our head as we read it so we understand its meaning.
Normal, healthy people can improve their memory very easily. First of all learn to relax if you are trying to memorize something. You may miss important items if your mind is on something else or if you weren’t paying attention because of anxiety – you retail information best when you are alert and concentrating. If you’re having trouble concentrating, increase the flow of oxygenated blood to the brain. Despite its small size the brain uses 20 per cent of the body’s oxygen requirement. So try to combine study with exercise, particularly the kind of exercise that gets your breathing faster. Keep your mind fit as well as your body by doing mental workouts. Crosswords, scrabbles and quizzes all help to keen the mind in shape.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. What is your memory like?
2. For how long are most of the images and ideas held?
3. Why do we miss important items?
4. How can you increase the flow of oxygenated blood?
5. What can help to keep mind fit?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. помнить факты и цифры
2. улучшить память
3. возможности памяти
4. тем не менее
5. сохранять информацию
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. unlimited capacity
2. unreliable computer
3. close at hand
4. mental workouts
5. to keep mind in shape
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Have you ever seen …of these pictures before?
2. There is … water in the kettle.
3. We couldn’t buy cherries, so we bought … plums instead.
4. I know the place is … here, but I don’t know exactly where.
5. I saw … I knew at the lecture.
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. The theatre was almost empty. There were … people there.
2. There was … lemonade in the bottle. There were … peaches in the basket.
3. I have … time, so I can’t go with you.
4. He has … English books.
5. There is … juice in my glass. Have you got any juice?
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. I don’t eat … apples.
2. He eats … fish.
3. She ate so … dessert that she is in bed today with a stomachache.
4. That man drank so … wine, and he smoke so … cigarettes that he has a terrible headache today.
5. Mary must not eat too … salt because she has problems with her blood pressure.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. The children … (not to sleep) now.
2. The children (to play) in the yard every day.
3. They (not to go) to the stadium on Monday.
4. She (to read) in the evening.
5. She (not to read) now.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. We (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
2. When I (to prepare) breakfast in the morning, I (to cut) my finger.
3. Last year I (to go) to the United States.
4. You (to go) to Great Britain next year? – No, I (to go) to France.
5. What you (to do) yesterday? – I (to translate) a very long article.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I (to buy) a pair of gloves yesterday.
2. The wind (to blow off) the man’s hat and he cannot catch it.
3. The weather (to change) and we can go for a walk.
4. The weather (to change) in the morning.
5. We (to travel) around Europe last year.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a great deal in his life.
2. By the time we (to come) to see him, he (to return) home.
3. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood.
4. When they (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin).
5. When I came home, my mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandfather.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Когда утро наступило, буря уже прекратилась, но снег все еще падал.
2. Вчера к 8-ми часам он закончил делать домашнее задания, и когда я пришел к нему в гости в 9, он читал.
3. Я ожидал разрешения выехать заграницу в течение трех недель, но я все еще не получил визу.
4. Все были у двери музея, но мой друг еще не пришел.
5. Мы пили чай, когда зазвонил телефон.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. I shall not be allowed to go there.
2. He has been told everything, so he knows what to do now.
3. All the questions must be answered.
4. The door has been left open.
5. Betty was met at the station.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. He (to give) me this book next week.
2. The answer to this question can (to find) in the encyclopedia.
3. The letter (to post) in half an hour.
4. It seems to me that music (to hear) from the next room.
5. At the last competition (to win) by our team.
ВАРИАНТ 3
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
Portable phones – walk and talk
Ever since Bell patented telephone in 1876, we’ve been living in the age of instant communication. But there has always been a restriction – you need to find a phone. And that isn’t always easy. OK, we’ve had car phones since the 1950s. But the first car phones were enormous. The machinery filled the boot of the car! More than a portable phone, it was a mobile phone box! One of the first users was a doctor in Sweden. Unfortunately the phone needed so much power that he could only make two calls before the battery went dead. The first to his patient, and the second to the garage to get someone to come and fix his flat battery. By the mid- 19696-s phones were small enough to fit into the front of a car, but unfortunately, they were still too heavy for people to carry around. They were also extremely expensive. So, it was no surprise that they didn’t become popular.
And then Mr. Cooper made a call. On 3 April 1973, while walking along the street in New York, Motorola employee Martin Cooper took out his portable phone, dialed a number and made a call to rival phone company. I don’t know what he said – perhaps, “Nobody has ever done this before!” – but I bet he felt pretty happy when he hung up. He knew that his company was ahead of the competition.
And while I have my crystal ball out, here are some predictions about how we will communicate in the future… Firstly, I think people will forget how to write because all communications will be oral. And one day before too long we will have phones with 3D video screens which allow you to see your friends and watch TV! More good news: phone calls will be free – they’ll be paid for by advertising! And finally, I believe that eventually humans in the future will have phones in our brains! With a speaker in an ear, and a microphone in a tooth, we will be able to dial numbers just by saying them.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. When did Bell patent telephone?
2. What were the first telephones like?
3. When was the first portable phone invented?
4. Why was Martin Cooper happy?
5. Who will pay the phone calls in future?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. делать звонок
2. повесить трубку
3. опережать в конкуренции
4. однажды очень скоро
5. оплачиваться за счет рекламы
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. Instant communication
2. Go dead
3. To be no surprise
4. To take out something
5. Dial a number
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Will you have … tea?
2. Is... the matter with you? Has … offended you? I see by your face that … has happened.
3. We didn’t see … in the hall.
4. Do you need … books to prepare for your report?
5. Are there … theatres or cinemas in your town? – There aren’t … cinemas, but there is a theatre festival in summer.
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. There are … bears in the zoo.
2. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents so he had very … clothes.
3. There is too … soup in my plate. Give me some more, please.
4. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very … mushrooms.
5. There was too … light in the room that I couldn’t read.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. My mother says I eat too … French fries and drink too … beer. She wants me to be healthy.
2. There is not too … space in my flat.
3. There are … new pictures in this room.
4. There are … workers in our department and … of them are women.
5. … of these plays are quite new.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. She (not to read) in the morning.
2. I (to write) a composition now.
3. I (not to drink) milk now.
4. I (to go) for a walk after dinner.
5. I (not to go) to the theatre every Sunday.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. When I (to ring up) my friend, he (to sleep).
2. When grandfather (to watch) TV, he (to fall) asleep.
3. When my friend (to come) to see me, I (to do) my homework.
4. When I (to go) to the stadium, I (to meet) Kate and Ann.
5. The cat (to take) a piece of fish and then (to run) away.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. My father knows so much because he (to travel) a lot.
2. I (to see) Pete today.
3. She (to see) this film last Sunday.
4. You (to be) ever to Paris?
5. Alex (to meet) his friend 2 hours ago.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. Where you (to work) before you (to enter) the institute?
2. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university.
3. Lanny (to say) that he (to get) his education in Cape Town.
4. The boy (to want) to act the main part in the play because he (to organize) the theatre.
5. Lanny (not to know) who to attack him in the darkness.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Джонни заметил, что все смотрели на него и засмущался.
2. Свет распространяется быстрее, чем звук.
3. Когда я пришел в гости к Пете в прошлое воскресенье, он читал интересную книгу. Сейчас я читаю ее.
4. Уходя, студенты поблагодарили профессора, который прочел интересную лекцию.
5. Мы уже проехали около 10 миль, когда Петр, который смотрел в окно, воскликнул: «Вот станция!»
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. The girl was not allowed to go to the concert.
2. She said that the new time-table had not been yet hung up on the notice board.
3. The roast chicken was eaten with appetite.
4. It was so dark that the houses could not be seen.
5. The light has not yet been turned off.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. We (to show) the historical monuments of the capital to the delegation tomorrow.
2. You can (to find) interesting information about the life in the USA in this book.
3. The question (to settle) as soon as they arrived.
4. Your report must (to divide) into two chapters.
5. Soon he (to send) to a sanatorium.
ВАРИАНТ 4
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
Stories of successful people
When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments before it got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to fail so many times. He said, “I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2000-step process.”
In 1962, four nervous young musicians played their first record audition for the executives of the Decca recording company. The executives were not impressed. While turning down this group of musicians, one executive said, “We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out.” The group was called The Beatles.
In 1944, Emmeline Snively, the director of the Blue Book Modelling Agency, told modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker, “You’d better learn secretarial work or else get married.”
She went on and became Marilyn Monroe.
In the 1940-s, young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, including some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 – after seven long years of rejections! – he finally got a tiny company in Rochester, New York, the Haloid company, to purchase the rights to his invention – an electrostatic paper copying process.
Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
The morale of the above stories is:
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face…. You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace.
A winner is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
II. Answer the following questions.
1. When did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb?
2. Who did four young musicians play their first record audition for?
3. What did the director of the Blue Book Modelling Agency tell Norma Jean baker?
4. What did Holoid company become?
5. How can the character be developed?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. 2000-етапный процес
2. (не) быть под впечатлением
3. продолжать и становиться
4. представлять идею корпорациям
5. достигать успеха
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. Turn somebody down
2. To purchase the rights to invention
3. Experiences of trial and suffering
4. To look fear in the face
5. To get sent through the hottest furnace
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Is there … for young people – a zoo, interesting museums? – There are … museums, … discos and every three weeks there is a rock concert for young people here.
2. Has she got … nephews or nieces? – She has got … nephews.
3. Do you know … about Chinese art?
4. They have … cousins in Minsk.
5. Did you go … yesterday?
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. We didn’t have any money, but Tom had ….
2. He doesn’t speak much English. Only … words.
3. Nora’s father died … years ago.
4. “Would you like some more cake?” “Yes, please, but only …”.
5. This town isn’t very well-known and there isn’t much to see, so … tourists come here.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. – Don’t mention it. It wasn’t …bother.
2. …of her advice was useful.
3. He had … pairs of socks.
4. Please, don’t put … pepper on the meat.
5. There were … plates on the table.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. He (to play) now.
2. He (to play) now? My mother (to work) at a factory.
3. My aunt (not to work) at a shop.
4. You (to work) at an office?
5. Your father (to work) at this factory?
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. When Nick (to ring) me up yesterday, I (to help) my mother.
2. When the children (to walk) through the wood, they (to see) a fox.
3. When I (to come) home, my sister (to wash) the floor.
4. When Mike (to play) in the yard, he (to find) a ball.
5. Yesterday I (to get up) at seven o’clock.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. I just (to meet) our teacher.
2. The children already (to decide) what to do with the books.
3. Yesterday they (to decide) to help their grandmother.
4. I (not to see) you for a long time. I (to see) you in town two or three days ago, but you not to see me. I (to be) on a bus.
5. Last night I (to feel) tired and (to go) to bed very early.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. The girl (to be glad) that she (to find) a seat near the window.
2. Suddenly he (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning.
3. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers.
4. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket.
5. She (to think) that Gert and Larry (to quarrel).
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Он был здесь 5 минут тому назад, но сейчас его здесь нет.
2. Вы читали «Мышеловку» Агаты Кристи? – Нет, еще не читал.
3. Когда мы пришли на станцию, поезд уже прибыл.
4. Пассажиры спешили занять свои места в вагонах.
5. Концерт имел значительно больший успех, чем мы ожидали.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. The boy was punished for misbehaving.
2. By three o’clock everything has been prepared.
3. The dictation was written without mistakes.
4. Whom was the poem written by?
5. Her dress was washed and ironed.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. Budapest (to divide) by the Denube into two parts: Buda and Pest.
2. Yuri Dolgoruki (to found) Moscow in 1147.
3. The book (to discuss) at the next conference.
4. The composition must (to hand in) on Wednesday.
5. Yesterday he (to tell) to prepare a speech.
ВАРИАНТ 5
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
Information society
Once upon a time scientists were organized on the base of religion, farming trade or industry. In many parts of the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important – the exchange of information, and the technologies that we use to do this. Twenty-four hour news, e-commerce, international call centers, mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems … all these are making the world smaller and faster.
But how can everybody in the world share the recent technological advances? Millions of people cannot read these words because they don’t have access to a computer. They don’t understand English either, the language that 80% of the information is written in. They don’t even have a telephone. They are more worried about how far they will have to walk today to get clean water or if they can feed themselves and their families. For most people on this planet, information is not a priority.
The contrast between countries that have information technology and those that don’t is called “digital divide”. Scandinavia and South East Asia have a high number of people who use Information Communication Technologies (ICT). Central Africa and the Pacific have almost none.
The United Nations is trying to make the information society a reality for most of the developing world. This organization wants to see rich countries transfer new technology and knowledge to the poorer nations.
Ten years from now, the plan is that everybody in the world will have a radio or television and that 50% of the world’s population will have access to the Internet from school and universities, health centres and hospitals, libraries and museums. This will improve medical care and education, science and agriculture, business opportunities and employment. At the same time, they say, local communities, languages and cultures will become stronger.
Can the world create an information society at all? If a farmer in Bangladesh can read this in the year 2015, then maybe the answer is “yes”.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. Why can’t millions of people read these words?
2. Why is English so important?
3. What are most people worried about?
4. What is called the “digital divide”?
5. Where will the world’s population have access to the Internet from?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. организовывать на основе
2. последние технологические улучшения
3. доступ к интернету
4. улучшение медицинского обслуживания и образования
5. деловые возможности и трудоустройство
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. Exchange of information
2. International call-centres
3. (not) to be a priority
4. “digital divide”
5. Developing world
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Do you have … brothers? – No, I don’t.
2. I have … good friends.
3. We didn’t know … about his problems: he didn’t tell us ….
4. Have you got … interesting books?
5. Can you pass me … butter, please?
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. There are vey … people who don’t know that the earth is round.
2. There is … salad left in this bowl.
3. His father earned … money but he enjoyed his job.
4. There are … cookies in the box.
5. Work quicker, please. We have very … time.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. I never eat … bread with soup.
2. Why did you eat so … ice-cream?
3. She wrote us … letters from the country.
4. … of these students don’t like to look up words in the dictionary.
5. … in this work was too difficult for me.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. You (to play) chess now?
2. Look at the sky: the clouds (to move) slowly, the sun (to appear) from behind the clouds, it (to get) warmer.
3. How is your brother? – He is not well yet, but his health (to improve) day after day.
4. Listen! Who (to play) the piano in the next room?
5. Henry usually (to wear) glasses and now he (to wear) sunglasses.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. When I (to draw) yesterday, I (to break) two pencils.
2. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to go) to the shop.
3. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) hide-and-seek.
4. Father (to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday.
5. I (to go) to bed at 9 o’clock yesterday.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. Where you (to spend) your holidays?
2. You ever (to spend) your holidays in the Crimea? While travelling in the Crimea I (to meet) your friend.
3. I (never to visit) that place.
4. He (to visit) that place last year.
5. I (just to get) a letter from Tom.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. Tom (to return) from the cinema at 5 o’clock.
2. Tom (to return) from the cinema by 5 o’clock.
3. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money.
4. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film.
5. When I (to come) home, mother already (to cook) dinner.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Ленни вернулся домой после 7-ми лет своего отсутствия. В течение этих лет он учился в Кейп-тауне, куда его направил завод.
2. Мы не можем выйти, потому что идет сильный дождь.
3. Она преподает в нашей школе уже 20 лет.
4. Он начал писать сочинение в 3 часа. Уже 11, а он все еще его пишет.
5. Мы помогали библиотекарю расставить книги в правильном порядке в течение 3-х дней, но мы уже расставили всего половину книг.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. I wasn’t blamed for the mistakes.
2. The papers had been looked through and corrected by the next lesson.
3. This house was built last year.
4. The letter has just been sent.
5. This article will be translated at the lesson on Tuesday.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. Moscow university (to found) by Lomonosov.
2. We (to call) Zhukovski the father of Russian aviation.
3. The article (to publish) last week, if I am not mistaken.
4. The lecture (to attend) by all of us yesterday.
5. A taxi (to call) 15 minutes ago, so we are expecting it any moment.
ВАРИАНТ 6
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
Lady Diana
Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36.
Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the interest of Prince Charles. She won the hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the fairy-tale royal wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons.
Diana was nervous at first in public, but soon she developed a charming manner. She took a strong interest in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the sufferings of the homeless and AIDs victims. She also campaigns for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them.
Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She struggled with depression and eating disorders for many years after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was closely followed by paparazzi, which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her funeral, British Prime Minister Tony Blair called her the “People’s Princess”. To many, she was simply the “Queen of Hearts”
II. Answer the following questions.
1. What was Diana by profession?
2. How did she win the hearts of a nation?
3. When was her royal wedding?
4. What did she highlight?
5. Who did she finally find happiness with?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. завладеть сердцами нации
2. сказочная королевская свадьба
3. очень сильно интересоваться благотворительными мероприятиями
4. бороться с депрессией
5. постоянно преследоваться журналистами
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. Normal, quiet upbringing
2. Fame and glamour
3. To hit newspaper headlines
4. To catch the interest of
5. To give birth to somebody
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Have you got … interesting books?
2. Have you got … friends in America?
3. He has … English books in the bookcase.
4. Could you give ma … butter, please?
5. Did you meet … on your way to school?
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. I’m sorry to say I have read very … books by Walter Scott.
2. I know very … about this writer. It is the first book I am reading.
3. When we walked … farther down the road, we met another group of students.
4. I have very … money at the moment.
5. At the conference we met … people whom we knew well.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. … of their answers were excellent.
2. … of their conversation was about university.
3. You don’t make … mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? – Oh, yes, I do, I work very….
4. We’ll have to hurry. We haven’t got … time.
5. Tom drinks … milk – one litre a day.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. Who (to listen) to music on his personal stereo over there right now?
2. I (not to know) what to give my brother for his birthday.
3. They (to want) to publish this book in July?
4. She (to think) he (to drive) dangerously.
5. He (to understand) that he (to eat) noisily, but he always (to forget) about it.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I (to finish) my work at 9 o’clock yesterday.
2. I (to play) the piano at 5 o’clock yesterday.
3. He (to begin) to do his work at 4 o’clock yesterday.
4. When I (to come) home, Kate (to play) the piano.
5. When I (to meet) John, he (to go) to railway station.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. You (to take) any photographs while travelling in the south?
2. He (to be) abroad 5 years ago.
3. You (to be) in the Caucasus last year?
4. They (to leave) England when he (to be) still a child.
5. He (not yet to come) back.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. I (to finish) my homework at 7 o’clock.
2. I (to finish) my homework by 7 o’clock.
3. When father (to return) from work, we already (to do) our homework.
4. When the teacher (to enter) the classroom, the pupils already (to open) their books.
5. Kate (to give) me the book which she (to buy) the day before.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Что ты делал, когда я вошел?
2. Когда я вошел в его дом, они мне сказали, что он ушел за час до этого.
3. Проверяя свои ответы, он выяснил, что сделал несколько ошибок.
4. Когда я уходил из дома, снег уже перестал идти, но сильный ветер все еще дул.
5. Ты читал эту книгу? – Да, я читал ее. И я думаю, что эта книга очень интересная.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. Invitations have been sent to all the old pupils to be present at the school’s anniversary.
2. All the passengers of the bus were listening to the story of the boy who had been saved from drowning by the quickness of the driver.
3. The work was finished in time.
4. The child is taken care of.
5. This book must be read by every student.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. He (to speak) very highly of the doctor.
2. The young man (to introduce) to me only a couple of hours ago.
3. They (to look) for the girl everywhere.
4. Two reports on Hemingway’s stories (to make) in our group last month. Both of them were very interesting.
5. One of my friends (to take) me to the cinema last week.
ВАРИАНТ 7
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
The millionth word in the English language
It is being claimed that the millionth word in the English language is about to be created. A US company which follows the use of language on the Internet has made the prediction. However, traditional dictionary makers aren’t so sure. The idea of the millionth word entering the English language is a brilliant bit of public relations for Texas-based Global Language Monitor (GLM). GLM runs a powerful search service which monitors web traffic. They make their money telling organizations how often their name is mentioned in new media, such as the Internet.
What they can also do is search for newly coined words. Once a word has been used 25 000 times on social networking sites and such like, GLM declares it to be a new word.
By their calculations a new word is created in English every 98 minutes, hence they estimate that the millionth word is about to be created.
If you talk to lexicographers, however, dictionary professionals, they tell a slightly different story. Dictionaries have tighter criteria about what constitutes a new word, for example, it has to be used over a certain period of time.
Lexicographers will tell you that the exact size of English vocabulary is impossible to quantify, but if you accept every technical term or obscure specialist word then we’re already way beyond a million.
And if you restrict inclusion of specialist slang, then there are possibly three quarters of a million words in English. All of which is way beyond the 20-40,000 words that a fluent speaker would use, or the few thousand you could get by with in English. Basically, with 1.5 billion people speaking some version of the language, it’s small wonder – English is the fastest growing tongue in the world.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. What prediction has a US company made?
2. How does GLM make money?
3. What do lexicographers tell you about dictionary criteria?
4. Why is it impossible to quantify English vocabulary?
5. How many words would a fluent speaker use without restriction?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. делать предсказание
2. быть уверенным
3. общественные отношения
4. учитывать каждый технический термин
5. человек, который свободно владеет языком
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. To follow the use of language
2. To be mentioned in mass media
3. Newly coined words
4. To have tighter criteria
5. To restrict inclusion of specialist slang
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Have you got … pencils in your bag?
2. Do we have … chalk on the blackboard?
3. She has … mistakes in her test.
4. Could you give me … milk, please?
5. I can’t find my book …. I have looked all over the house.
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. There are very … old houses left in the street. Most of them have already been pulled down.
2. If you have … spare time, look through this book.
3. There are … things here that I can’t understand.
4. There is... chalk on the desk.
5. He had … English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. She is a very quiet person. She doesn’t say ….
2. I put … salt in the soup. Perhaps too ….
3. …people do not like flying.
4. The man was badly injured in the accident. He lost … blood.
5. It’s not a very lively town. There isn’t … to do.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. Who that man (to be) who (to stand) in the doorway? – You (not to recognize) him? It (to be) John, my cousin.
2. I (to have) no time now. I (to have) dinner.
3. Your family (to leave) St. Petersburg in summer? – Yes, we always (to go) to the seaside. We all (to like) the sea.
4. Where Tom and Nick (to be) now? – They (to have) a smoke in the garden.
5. What you (to do) here now? – We (to listen) to the tape recordings.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. She (to wash) the floor at 4 o’clock yesterday.
2. I (to meet) Nick at 3 o’clock yesterday.
3. When I (to go) to the museum, I (to see) a big crowd of people in the street.
4. They (to play) in the yard in the evening yesterday.
5. They (to play) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. He (to go) already?
2. When you (to see) him last?
3. I (not to see) him for ages.
4. His health (to improve) greatly since I (to see) him last.
5. You (to pass) your driving test yet? – Yes, I (to pass) it in May, but I (not to buy) a car yet.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. Nick (to show) the teacher the picture which he (to draw).
2. The boy (to give) the goats the grass which he (to bring) from the field.
3. Mother (to see) that Nick (not to wash) his hands.
4. The teacher (not to understand) that Lena (not to do) her homework.
5. I (to know) that my friend (not yet to come).
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Что делают дети? – Они играют в новую игру, которую я только что им купил.
2. Они уже дошли до угла улицы и стоят на автобусной остановке.
3. После того как мы прошли 2 часа, мы прибыли в красивый сад со свежей травой.
4. Библиотекарь дала книгу, которую я ожидала 2 месяца. Я пошла домой и начала читать ее сразу же.
5. Не отвлекай его: он занят, он выполняет срочную работу.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. This film can be seen at our cinema.
2. Spartan children were taught by their parents to endure all hardships.
3. Which article was translated by your brother?
4. They were being taught drawing at that lesson?
5. This name was seldom mentioned in his novels.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. He said that Grandmother’s letter (to receive) the day before.
2. Two new engineers just (to introduce) to the head of the department.
3. We (to finish) this work in time.
4. They (to build) this house in 2001.
5. They (to sell) new children’s books at that shop when I entered it yesterday.
ВАРИАНТ 8
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
London, the capital of England
London is the largest city in Europe, stretching for almost 30 miles. Enjoy some of the world’s finest museums, galleries, parks, concerts, theatres and restaurants all set within the rich historical setting that is London.
With a population of just under eight million, London is Europe’s largest city, spreading across an area of more than 620 square miles from its core on the River Thames. Ethnically it’s also Europe’s most diverse metropolis: around two hundred languages are spoken within its confines, and more than thirty percent of the population is made up of first-, second- and third-generation immigrants.
Home to a range of universities, colleges and schools, London has a student population of about 378,000 people and is a centre of research and development. Most primary and secondary schools in London follow the same system as the rest of England – comprehensive schooling.
With 125,000 students, the University of London is the largest contract teaching university in the United Kingdom and in Europe. It comprises 20 colleges as well as several smaller institutes, each with a high degree of autonomy. Constituent colleges have their own admission procedures, and are effectively universities in their own right, although most degrees are awarded by the University of London rather than the individual colleges. Its constituents include multi-disciplinary colleges such as UCL, King’s, Royal Holloway and more specialized institutions such as London School of Economics, Royal Academy of Music, Courtauld Institute of Art and Institute of Education.
Imperial College London and University College London have been ranked among the top ten universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement: in 2008 Imperial was ranked the 6-th best and UCL the 7-th best university in the world.
In addition there are three international universities: Schiller International University, Richmond University and regent’s College.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the population of London?
2. How many languages are spoken in London?
3. How many students does the University of London teach?
4. What is the largest contract teaching university?
5. Are there any international universities?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. простираться
2. обучающий по контракту университет
3. большая степень автономии
4. обучающий по разным направлениям колледж
5. специализированные заведения
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. Comprehensive schooling
2. Rich historical setting
3. To be made up of
4. Follow the system
5. As well as
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. Here are … books by English writers. Take … book you like.
2. I can see … on the snow but I don’t know what it is.
3. Are there … in the classroom? - Yes, there are many.
4. Johnny lives … near Chicago.
5. Could you give me … sugar?
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. She gave him … water to wash his face and hands.
2. I’d like to say … words about my journey.
3. After the play everybody felt … tired.
4. Let’s stay here little longer: it is such a nice place.
5. There were … new words in the text, and Peter spent … time learning them.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. This car isn’t expensive to run. It uses … petrol.
2. Don’t disturb me. I’ve got … work to do.
3. He’s got so … money, he doesn’t know what to do with it.
4. He always puts … salt on his food.
5. We didn’t take … photographs when we were on holiday.
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. You (to want) to see my father. – Yes, I …
2. Michael (to know) German rather well. He (to want) to know English, too, but he (to have) little time for it now.
3. What magazine you (to read)? – It (to be) a French magazine. There (to be) good articles on sports here.
4. We (to have) an English lesson now.
5. He (to feel) in a position to lend her money.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I (to clean) my teeth at eight o’clock in the morning yesterday.
2. We (to go) to the wood in summer.
3. When the teacher (to open) the door of the lecture-room, the students (to sit) at their desks.
4. He (to get) up at 7 o’clock yesterday.
5. I (to read) a book at 6 o’clock yesterday.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. He already (to move). He (to find) a nice flat before Christmas and he (to be) there for two years.
2. I (not yet to eat) today.
3. He (not to eat) yesterday.
4. You (to play) the piano yesterday.
5. You (to play) the piano today.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. When I (to wake up) yesterday, father already (to go) to work.
2. Nick (to think) that his father (not yet to come) home.
3. Mary (to tell) us that she (to cook) a good dinner.
4. Yesterday I (to find) the book which I (to lose) in summer.
5. When we (to come) to the station the train already (to leave).
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Я не заметила, что мои часы остановились, и когда я пришла на станцию, мой поезд уже ушел, и мне пришлось покупать билеты на следующий поезд.
2. Он ожидал 15 минут, затем увидел ее в конце платформы.
3. К концу года он прочел около 200 страниц.
4. Мы были счастливы, когда солнце взошло, потому что ночь была холодной.
5. Где ты положил мой словарь? Я нигде не могу его найти.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. I am often told about it.
2. This man has never been spoken of.
3. When was it done?
4. What museums were visited last year?
5. Have your compositions been handed in?
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. Don’t worry, everything will be all right: the children (to take) to the theatre by the teacher and they (to bring) back to school in the evening.
2. I am sure I (to ask) at the lesson tomorrow.
3. A large group of young people (to join) us on our way to the station.
4. A young teacher (to start) school in the village.
5. They (to translate) this article now.
ВАРИАНТ 9
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
J.K.Rowling: the author of Harry Potter novels
J.K.Rowling is the pen name she uses as a writer. The J. is for Joanne, her real first name, but she prefers to be called Jo. Apparently, people only call her Joanne when they are angry with her. The K. is made up. Her publisher asked her to write using a name with two initials, but she didn’t have a middle name.
Jo did a few different things before she struck upon the idea of writing children’s books. She worked as a researcher and a bilingual secretary for Amnesty International and as an English teacher in Portugal.
The idea of Harry Potter books came from nowhere while she was on a train to London. She said, “The characters and situations came flooding into my head”.
Seven Potter novels later – and Rowling is one of the richest women in the world. In fact, she is the first novelist ever to become a billionaire from writing. Her rags-to-riches story is a fantasy story in itself. She was on government handouts while writing her first novel. Her last four books broke records for the fastest sellers in literary history.
Today she devotes much of her time to many charitable projects. She famously demanded that Coca-cola donate 18$ million to the Reading is Fundamental charity if it wanted a tie-up with the Potter movies.
The future? In March 2008, she said: “I will continue writing for children because that’s what I enjoy”.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. What does J. mean?
2. What did Jo do before she started writing for children?
3. How did the idea of Harry Potter come to her?
4. Is J.K.Rowling one of the richest women in the world?
5. Why did she demand that Coco-Cola donate money?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. побить рекорд в
2. иметь дотацию правительства
3. посвящать время
4. благотворительные проекты
5. связь с кино
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. The pen-name
2. To make up
3. To strike upon the idea of
4. Bilingual secretary
5. Rags-to-riches story
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. There are … books on the desk but there aren’t … exercise books.
2. Did he say … about it? – No, he didn’t say ….
3. What shall I do now? I have already done everything. – You can do anything you like.
4. It so happened that he had … to go to. So last summer he stayed at home in his beloved city for his holidays.
5. Would you like … apples?
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. He’s got very … time left. If he doesn’t hurry up, he’ll miss the plane.
2. I’m sorry I have seen … plays by this author.
3. I think you can spare me … time now.
4. She left and returned in … minutes.
5. I can’t buy this expensive hat today: I have too … money.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. He’s got financial problems. He hasn’t got … money.
2. We need to go to a petrol station. We don’t have … petrol.
3. We can make omelettes for lunch. We’ve got … eggs.
4. Have you got … time for reading now?
5. Has she got … mistakes in her dictation?
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. I (to think) she (not to feel) safe here.
2. You (to see) what I (to mean)?
3. You (to hear) what she (to say)?
4. He (not to feel) at liberty to tell you the truth.
5. Ron has got a new job. He (to earn) am fortune as a managing director. They (to think) he (to be) a bag of money.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. He (to read) a newspaper, when I (to come) in.
2. Yesterday I (to get up) at 7 o’clock.
3. The train (to start) at fifteen minutes to ten.
4. He (to put on) his coat and cap, (to open) the door, and (to go out).
5. When somebody (to knock) at the door, she (to argue) with her husband.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. You (to see) Mary today?
2. When you (to see) Mary? – I (to see) her last week.
3. Look at my new dress. I (to make) it myself.
4. He is not at university today, he (to fall) ill. – When he (to fall) ill? – He (to fall) ill yesterday.
5. He just (to come) home.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (to go) to bed.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I (to go) straight to bed.
3. Sorry I am late. The car (to break down) on my way here.
4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (to break down) and the driver was trying to repair it. So we (to stop) to see if we could help.
5. By 8 o’clock yesterday I (to do) my homework.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Я еще не заснул, когда телефон зазвонил.
2. Что ты делал вчера с 6 до 9 вечера?
3. Дети играли здесь в 11 часов, но сейчас они идут домой.
4. Ты всегда проводишь лето на море? – Да, как правило. Прошлым летом я ездил в горы, но отдых там не был таким приятным, как отдых в горах.
5. Когда они вернулись, они рассказали нам о многих интересных вещах, которые они видели в путешествии.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. What has been said is true.
2. After the facts had thoroughly been explained to her, she no longer felt worried.
3. He was fined for crossing the street in the wrong place.
4. The Greeks were attacked by the Persians from the sea.
5. This mountain has never been climbed before.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. They told me that the new student always (to speak) of.
2. The hostess said that one more guest (to expect).
3. Galsworthy (to write) “The Forsyte Saga”.
4. Thousands of people (to attend) this meeting.
5. He just (to interrupt) me.
ВАРИАНТ 10
I. Read and translate in written form the following text.
Bill Gates: the story of success
William Henry Gates III was born on 28 October 1955. He is one of the world’s richest people and perhaps the most successful businessman ever. He co-founded the software giant Microsoft and turned it into the world’s largest software company. He is the best known entrepreneur of the PC revolution. He has also written two best- selling books and started his own charity with his wife.
Gates was fascinated with electronics from a young age. In 1975 he read about a small technology company. He contacted them to see if they were interested in a computer program he had written. This led to the creation of Microsoft. Gates later struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on IBM computers. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry.
Gates was in charge of Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active software developer at the beginning. He had a vision that computers could change everyone’s life. He helped to make this vision come true and developed many products that are now part of modern life. His management style has been studied and copied around the world.
Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 20008. He now spends his time with his wife, Melinda, focusing on their charitable foundation. They provide funds for global problems that are ignored by governments and other organizations. Time magazine voted Gates as biggest influences of the 20-th century.
II. Answer the following questions.
1. Who is William Henry Gates III?
2. When did he read about a small technology company?
3. How did he create Microsoft?
4. How long was Gates in charge of Microsoft?
5. What was his vision about computers?
III. Put questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.
IV. Give English equivalents to:
1. превратить в самую большую компанию по програмному обеспечению
2. основать свой собственный благотворительный фонд
3. привести к созданию
4. осуществить представление
5. один из самых влиятельных людей
V. Give Russian variant to:
1. To co-found the software giant
2. To be fascinated with
3. To strike a deal with
4. To be in charge at
5. To step down
VI. Choose the correct form of the pronouns. Insert “some”, “somebody”, “something” “somewhere” or “any”, “anybody”, “anything”, “anywhere”.
1. There wasn’t … in the street because it was very late.
2. … wants to see him.
3. Is there … here who knows this man?
4. Have you got … books on Dickens? I want to read … about him.
5. Do you live … near them.
VII. Insert “few” or “little”.
1. The hall was almost empty: there were very … people in it.
2. This lemon drink is sour: if you put … sugar in it, it will be sweater.
3. This lemon drink is sour, if you put … lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweater.
4. He didn’t like it in the camp: he had very … friends there.
5. This girl works very …, that’s why she knows nothing.
VIII. Insert “much” or “many”.
1. Did you spend … time on your translation?
2. Were there many students present?
3. I haven’t read … English books this term.
4. I didn’t have … spelling mistakes in composition.
5. Has the place changed …?
IX. Open brackets using Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. In the evening I often (to go) to see my friends.
2. On Sunday we sometimes (to go) to the cinema or to the disco club.
3. Where Boris (to be)? I (to look) for him. – He (to have) dinner.
4. Where your sister (to be)? – She (to do) her home work in the next room.
5. It usually (to take) me an hour to do my written exercises.
X. Open brackets using Past Continuous or Past Simple.
1. What you (to do) at 4 o’clock yesterday? – I (to feed) my cat.
2. What your brother (to do) yesterday? – He (to play) computer games.
3. I (to begin) repairing my camera at 6 o’clock.
4. At 5 o’clock yesterday Helen (to cook) soup.
5. When Pete (to jog) in the park in the morning, he (to lose) his Walkman.
XI. Open brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. He (to come) home a minute ago.
2. You ever (to be) to New York?
3. I never (to be) to Washington.
4. It (to be) very cold yesterday.
5. I (to invite) Linda to the party. – When you (to see) her? – I (not to see) her for ages. I (to call) her an hour ago.
XII. Open brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. By 6 o’clock father (to come) home and was having dinner.
2. By 9 o’clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at 9 she was watching TV.
3. When I (to meet) Tom he was eating an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street.
4. When father (to come) home we were cooking the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.
5. When I (to see) Ann she was sorting the flowers which she (to pick) in the field.
XIII. Translate using necessary tenses.
1. Когда вы видели его в последний раз?
2. Я встретил его, когда он шел через парк.
3. Вы когда-нибудь играли на сцене? – Да, я играл на сцене в течение 6-ти лет.
4. Не входи в спальню. Там спят дети и они всегда просыпаются, когда кто-то открывает дверь.
5. Где твой багаж? – Я оставил его на станции.
XIV. Translate the following sentences into Russian, paying attention to the Passive Voice.
1. She told me that those newspapers had carefully been put away where they would not be lost.
2. Why have these cups been put here in the cupboard?
3. Nick was told to go home at once.
4. The rule explained by the teacher at last lesson, was understood by all of us.
5. The young man was introduced to me only a couple of hours ago, but it seemed to me that I have known him for years.
XV. Open brackets using Passive or Active Voice.
1. The students (to finish) their translation in time.
2. Betty often (to take) her brother for a walk.
3. All the texts (to look through) yesterday and not a single mistake (to find).
4. The newspaper said that the interesting exhibition (to open) in the Hermitage the next week.
5. This new dictionary (to sell) everywhere now.
