III. Письменно переведите текст 4. Text 4. Political system of australia

Australia is a federation of six states and two territories. Under the written Constitution, which came into force on I January 1901 when the colonies joined to form the Com­monwealth of Australia, the Federal government is mainly responsible for the national economy and Reserve Bank, customs and excise, immigration, defence, foreign policy and the postal system. The state governments are chiefly responsible for health, education, housing, transport and justice. There are both federal and state police forces.

Australia has a parliamentary system of government based on that of the UK, and the state and federal struc­tures are broadly similar. In Federal parliament, the lower house is the House of Representatives, the upper house is the Senate. The House of Representatives has 147 members, di­vided among the states on a population basis.

Elections for the House of Representatives are held at least every three years. The federal government is run by a prime minister, while the state governments are led by a premier and the Northern Territory - by a chief minister. The party holding the greatest number of lower house seats forms the government.

Australia is a monarchy, but although Britain’s king or queen is also Australia’s, Australia is fully autonomous. The British sovereign is represented by the governor-general and state governors, whose nominations for their posts by the respective governments are ratified by the monarch of the day.

Federal parliament is based in Canberra, the capital of the nation. Like Washington DC in the USA, Canberra is in its own separate, and is not under the rule of one of the states. The Constitution can only be changed by referendum, and only if a majority of voters in at least four states favour it. The Cabinet, presided over by the prime minister, is the governments major policy-making body, and it comprises about half of the full ministry.

In Federal parliament, the two main political groups are the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the coalition between the Liberal Party and National Party.

Behind a national flag is the history of the country it represents, the past and present of its people.

The Australian flag has the Britain flag in the top left-hand corner and shows the stars of the Southern cross in white on a blue field.

Вариант 4

1. Местоимения

1.1. Подчеркните строчку, в которой даны только притяжательные местоимения:

a) my, him, our, their, you;

b) my, his, our, their, your;

c) my, his, me, your, us.

1.2. Выберите нужные местоимения:

1. He was so nervous. He could not say … at the job interview.

(everything, nothing, anything, something)

2. Have you had enough to eat, or would you like something …?

(another, else, new, other)

1.3. Исправьте ошибки в каждом предложении:

1. I’ve looked somewhere for my keys.________________________________

1. I’m sure she is doing something properly.____________________________