Перепишите следующие предложения. Опреде

Контрольная работа  №1
I.    Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:
а)     показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
б)     признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
в)     показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1.     The lecturer gave several examples of the Oxford scientists' international ties.
2.     The foundation of this city dates back to the beginning of XIV century.
3.     The author mentions this phenomenon in his article.

II.     Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным.
1.     He was one of the leaders of the partisan movement during World War II.
2.     The report is about the Food Crisis Programme for Africa.
3.     Not long ago he moved into a new two-room flat.

III.    Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык.
1.     The more I study the English language, the more I like it.
2.     John is one of the best students of our group.
3.     My room is smaller than his.

IV.     Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.
1.     No student of that group studies English.
2.     Some five hundred people were present at the meeting.
3.     Have you any books on London sights?

V.    Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив; переведите предложения на русский язык.
1.     John will come here later.
2.     The student made no mistakes in this test.
3.     Plasma is the fourth state of matter.

VI.     Устно переведите весь текст, а абзацы 1, 2 и 3 перепишите и переведите письменно.

London Attractions
1.    London is more than twenty centuries old and there are a lot of interesting buildings and sights in it. The majority of them are in the West End, Westminster and the City. The West End of London is famous for its beautiful monuments and palaces, fine parks fashionable shopping centers and expensive hotels.
2.    There are many places of interest in London. One of them is Trafalgar Square with the Nelson’s monument and the National Gallery with its rich collection of European paintings. Buckingham Palace is the royal residence. Westminster Abbey is one of the beautiful buildings in London. It contains the memorials of many prominent citizens of Britain. Close to Westminster Abbey are the Houses of Parliament with probably the most famous clock tower and tower clock, Big Ben.
3.    But the most attractive sights of London are the British Museum and St.Paul Cathedral. A lot of people from Britain and all over the world come every year to visit these fine sights. The British Museum contains the richest collection of the Greek ancient art.
4.    As London is on the banks of the river Thames there is a number of bridges in London. The most famous of them are the Tower Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. There is another famous   English city on the banks of this river. This is Windsor. There is a private castle of the British monarch there.