Вариант 2

I. Поставьте глагол to be в нужную форму. Согласуйте его с подлежащим.

Model: What ...your parents' address ?

What is у our parents ' address?

1. His advice ... very helpful.

2. Your progress in English... not quick.

3. The stairs ... not steep but he fell down and broke his leg.

4. The proceeds ... big this month.

5. Why ... you always late?

6. Who ... your favourite actor?

7. Where ... you from? - Canada.

8. Why ...John so lazy?

II.Заполните пропуски прилагательными в сравнительной или превосходной степени. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Her car isn't big. She wants a ... car. big

2. Is it... to go by car or by train? cheap

3. You're not very tall. Your brother is ... tall

4. Jill's idea wasn't good. My idea was... good

5. It was ... mistake I've ever made. bad

6. He is ... person I've ever met. interesting

7. Sydney is ... city in Australia, large

8. Brazil isn't as ... as Canada, big

III. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в Present Simple или Present Continuous.

Model: I cook meal and my sister (wash) dishes.

I cook meal and my sister washes dishes.

1. I like films but I ... (not/go) to the cinema very often.

2. Rice ... (not/grow) in cold countries.

3. Listen! Somebody ... (sing).

4. I can't talk to you at the moment. I... (work).

5. What... she (do)? - She's a dentist.

6. I... (not/watch) television very often.

7. I'm tired. I... (want) to go home.

8. Tom... (have) a shower at the moment.

IV. Раскройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или Present Perfect.

1. What time... they (have) dinner yesterday?

2. They worked on Monday but they ... (not/work) on Tuesday.

3. She .... (write) ten books.

4. Jill is not here. I think she... (go) to the bank.

5. We ... (not/have) a holiday last year.

6. ... you (see) Alan last week?

7. Last year we... (go) to Finland for a holiday.

8. Tom... just (see) Kate.

V. Заполните пропуски модальными глаголами can, can't, could, couldn't, must, mustn't, didn't have to, had to и переведите на русский язык.

1. She walked very quickly. I ... overtake her.

2. I like this room. You ... see the mountains from the window.

3. I have a big problem. But you.. .help me.

4. The game tomorrow is very important. We ... win.

5. We ... walk home last night. There was no bus.

6. I was nearly late. I... not stay in bed so long.

7. ... you run ten kilometers?

8. Не .. .ride a horse some years ago but now he is too old. VI. VI.Прочтите и переведите текст.

The British Press

Fleet Street has been the home of the British press for 300 years. Here are published almost all of Britain's national newspapers. Here also are the headquarters of many magazines, foreign and provincial press bureaus, international news agencies.

The national papers are the ones sold all over the country, with a large readership or "circulation"¹, giving general news; they are produced in London.

There are two main types of national paper - the "popular" papers and the "quality" papers. The "popular" papers are smaller in size, with lots of pictures, big headlines and short articles, they are easy to read and often contain little real information. They usually have stories about ordinary people and events which are included because they are amusing or odd. Examples of this type of newspapers are The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Daily Mirror.

The more serious reader, who wants to read about politics and foreign affairs, reads "quality" papers. These papers, such as The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Guardian are bigger in size - (they're called "broadsheets"), with longer articles and a wider coverage of events². They have different pages for home

news, foreign affairs, feature articles³, fashion, business, sport and so on.

People in Britain buy more papers on Sunday than on weekdays. The Sunday papers have higher circulation than the dailies. As with the dailies, there are both "popular" and "quality" Sunday newspapers. The "quality" ones have different sections and a colour magazine (usually full of advertisements).

1 - тираж

² - более широкое освещение событий

³ - очерк

a) Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний:

1. штаб-квартиры многих журналов

2. агентство международных новостей

3. тираж

4. крупный заголовок

5. легко читать

6. события за рубежом

7. широкое освещение событий

8. полны рекламных объявлений

b) Перепишите данные ниже предложения. Если утверждения соответствуют действительности, напишите рядом букву Т (True), если предложение неправильное - F (False)

1. Almost all of Britain's newspapers are published in Fleet Street.

2. The national papers are sold in London only.

3. The "popular papers contain political information.

4. the "quality" papers are for serious readers.

5. The "quality" papers contain amusing and odd information.

6. People in Britain buy more papers on weekdays.

7. The Sunday papers can be both "quality" and "popular".

с) Составьте 10 вопросов к тексту.