1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. When do pupils take their "О" level exam?
2. How many "A" levels are enough to go to university?

"O" LEVEL AND "A" LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

1. Pupils at secondary schools in England (that is, pupils between the age of twelve and eighteen) have two main exams to worry about. They take the first one when they are about fifteen. It's called "O" (ordinary) level.

2. Many pupils take "O" level in about seven or eight different subjects. There are a lot of subjects to choose from carpentry to ancient languages.
3. For a lot of jobs it's quite enough to have four or five "O" levels and usually these include English and Maths.

4. Some pupils leave school when they are fifteen. But if they stay at school, they go to the sixth form and start working for the second main exam: "A" (advanced) level. It's a difficult exam, so pupils don't usually take it in more than three subjects.
5. Three "A" levels are enough to go to university. But if they want to go to such universities as Oxford and Cambridge they take special exams as well. If you don't want to go to university, you get a good job with two or three "A" levels.

2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 1, 2, 4.

3. Выберите нужную форму глагола to be и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. History (is, was, will be) my favourite subject at school.
2. Private schools (are, were, will be) expensive.
3. We (are, were, will be) engineers in five years.
4. Напишите предложения в вопросительной, а затем в отрицательной форме и переведите их на русский язык:

1. They have secretarial courses this year.
2. This teacher had two lectures yesterday.
3. You will have three exams next term.

5. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite Tense (прошедшее неопределенное время):

1. The course of study (to last) five years.
2. He (to graduate) from the university last year.
3. They (to take) five exams last term.

6. Составьте три предложения, используя слова, данные в колонках, и переведите их на русский язык (никакие другие слова добавлять не нужно):

7.Заполните пропуски соответствующими предлогами по смыслу:

1. English was difficult... me in the first term.
2. There are three terms ... a school year.
3. Usually our lessons begin ... 9 o'clock.
   
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   1. Прочтите текст и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

4. What is the highest building in New York?
5. What is the longest street in New York?

6. NEW YORK

   1. New York is one of the largest cities in the world. It is situated on the Hudson River. In 1626 the Dutch Trade Company bought Manhattan Island from the local Indians for twenty-four dollars. At present Manhattan Island is the centre of New York and its business section. 

   2. New York is the city of skyscrapers. The highest skyscraper is the Empire State Building. It has 102 stories and its height is 380 metres. Not far from the Empire State Building is Rockefeller Centre. Rockefeller Centre houses all kinds of offices, enterprises, theatres and music halls.

   3. Wall Street is the financial heart of the USA. The National Bank and large offices are situated there. Broadway is the longest street in the city. It is 29 kilometers long. Broadway is the street of the best known theatres and cinemas.

   4. The Statue of Liberty greets everybody who comes to New York by sea. Millions of emigrants from all parts of the world cross the ocean, hoping to find a better and happier life there.

7.  Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4.

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9.  а) Назовите номер абзаца, в котором Participle I (причастие I) является определением. Выпишите это предложение и переведите его на русский язык.

10. б) В каких функциях употреблено причастие I в приведенных ниже предложениях? Переведите предложения на русский язык:

11. Feeling not well she decided not to go to the party.
12. Many people running in Central Park try to get slim.
13. Playing in Central Park children are away from fast cars and busy streets.

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    4.  Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Past Continuous Tense (прошедшее длительное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:

15. The children were playing in Central Park when we met them.
16. Many children play in Central Park.
17. The children are playing in Central Park.

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    5.  Назовите номер предложения, в котором Participle II (причастие II) является определением, и переведите его на русский язык:

19. Most skyscrapers are situated in the lower part of Manhattan.
20. The Empire State Building constructed in 1931 is the highest building in New York.
21. Many skyscrapers are made almost entirely of glass.

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    6.  Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Perfect Tense (настоящее совершенное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:

    1. They built a new bridge last year.

23. The workers have built a new bridge this year.
24. The workers are building a new bridge.

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    7. Назовите номер предложения, эквивалентного данному русскому предложению: Я никогда не был в Нью-Йорке.

    1. I didn't go to New York last year.

    2. I have never been to New York.

    3. I wasn't in New York when it happened.

     

    8. Заполните пропуски прилагательными в соответствующей степени сравнения:

    1. The subway in New York is (cheap, cheaper, the cheapest) means of transport.

    2. Wall Street is (important, more important, the most important) banking centre in the world.

    3. New York is (large, larger, the largest) than Washington.