Вариант 5

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык. Во второй группе предложений обратите вни­мание на перевод пассивных конструкций.

1. Today scientists are still looking for the substance as a source of energy.

2. The Mendeleyev system has served for almost 100 years as a key to discovering new elements.

3. Synthetic rubber products were developed between 1914 and the 1930s.

4. The intensity of this process is influenced by many factors.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в них Participle 1 и Participle II и установите функции каждого из них, т.е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола-сказуемого. Переве­дите предложения на русский язык.

1. These reactions convert hydrogen into helium, giving off a great amount of light and heat.

2. The formula E=mc² deduced by Einstein is perhaps the most well-known equation in the world.

3. Soils containing too much sand or clay are of less value in agriculture.

4. Plastics articles are often difficult to repair if broken.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. One object may be larger than another one, but it may weigh less.

2. Mass can also be defined as a measure of inertia.

3. Man-made satellites had to use solar cells as a source of power.

4. Plastics should be reinforced by different kinds of fibres (to reinforce – усиливать, укреплять)

IV. Прочитайте и устно переведите текст. Перепишите и письменно переведите 1-ый и 2-ый абзацы.

Слова к тексту

Government – правительство

The support – поддержка

To appoint – назначать

To consist of – состоять из

To sign – подписывать

Government

1. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, this means that it has a monarch (a queen) аs its Head of the state. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. Everything is done in the Queen’s name. It's her government, her armed forces, her law courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers, including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the advice of the elected Government, and the monarch takes no part in the decision-making process.

2. Parliament consists of two chambers known as the House of Com­mons and the House of Lords. Parliament and the monarch have dif­ferent roles in the government of the country. In reality, the House of Commons is the only one of three which is true power. It is here that new bills are introduced and debated. If the majority of the members are not in favor of a bill it goes to the House of Lords to be debated and finally to the monarch to be signed. Only then it becomes Act of parliament and the Law of the Land.

3. The House of Commons is made up of 650 elected members known as Members of Parliament (MPs), each of whom represents an area in En­gland, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. MPs are elected for 5 years at a general election or at a by-election following the death or retirement of an M.P. The political parties choose candidates in elections. The party which wins the majority of seats forms the Government and its leader usually becomes Prime Minister.

V. Ответьте на вопрос V III абзацу.

What party forms the Government?