ВАРИАНТ 1

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения.  

1. They spent their vacation at the same village where they had lived many years ago.

2. Isn’t Professor Blake going to be invited to make a speech?

3. As French was constantly spoken around him, he soon became familiar enough with the language to understand a great deal of what was said.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения слов it, that, one.

1. The authorities found it necessary to close all schools.

2. One must realize that the increasing number of cars brings about considerable pollution of the air.

3. That computers and industrial robots are important for industrial uses is well known to scientists and engineers.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, помня о разных     значениях глаголов to be, to have, to do.

1. The study of theory is accompanied by practical training.

2. I had to get up early yesterday.

3. The development of science is closely connected with the development of higher education.

4. She has just passed her History exam.

5. Our company is doing well now.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. You can easily bring the people you need together electronically.

2. Have you still got the journal you showed me some days ago ?

V.  Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения; обратите внимание на то, что в них просьба или побуждение выражены с помощью глагола to let.

1. Let us know when they will go on a hike.

2. Let me do it myself.

VI. Перепишите следующие предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива, герундия и причастия в предложении.

1. The books written by Charles Dickens give us a realistic picture of the 19^th century England.

2. Watching football matches may be exciting enough, but of course it is more exciting playing football.

3. I hate to bother you, but the students are still waiting to be given books for their works.

VII. Переведите на русский язык.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY

The University of Oxford may be said to date from 1214, when the first charter was granted by the Pope, but long before this date there had existed in the town a number of religious communities and these were the real beginning of the University.

First there were only about 60 chapels and a student was living and studying at one of these chapels learning theology, logic and rhetoric. Oxford University of today is a federation of 48 colleges, each largely independent.

The governing body of Oxford University is the congregation of 1500 men- the assembly of all the members of the colleges. The colleges admit students, organize programs, students’ work and residence, laboratories, libraries and term examinations and confers degrees. Forty colleges of 48 admit only men, two colleges are mixed and six colleges are only for women.

 A person studying for a degree at a British University is called a graduate.       B.A. or B.Sc. stands for Bachelor of Arts or of Science, the first degree given after a period of 3-4 years of specialized study at a University. M.A. or M. Sc. denotes Master of Arts, or of Science, a higher degree, usually conferred after a year’s post-graduate study.

 Social changes have certainly transformed Oxford considerably. Some of the traditions have gone in the past. However in spite of all these changes Oxford has not lost its distinctive character.

ВАРИАНТ 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения.  

1. He went somewhere after returning to America from Europe, and for years has not been heard of.

2. These goods are being exported to all European countries.

3. They have never closed the library at eight o’clock.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения слов  it, that, one.

1. The engineer was told that he might test the device in the afternoon.

2. It is evident that electricity will be the energy of the future.

3. One may get all the necessary books there and it is possible to keep them till the end of the academic year.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, помня о разных     значениях глаголов to be, to have, to do.

1. I am to leave for London soon.

2. We were taught to use the lab equipment.

3. He is good at mathematics and does it whenever he has a chance.

4. The car has brought mobility to millions of people, but at the same time polluted the atmosphere.

5. Next term I shall do research in the field of computer engineering.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. They realized they might be close to the discovery of a new material.

2. I never regret the five years I spent on a farm.

V. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения; обратите внимание на то, что в них просьба или побуждение выражены с помощью глагола to let.

1. Let them look through these newspapers.

2. Let him apologize.

3. Let her tell about her work.

VI. Перепишите следующие предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива, герундия и причастия в предложении.

1. Clyde was awfully glad to have renewed his acquaintance with Sondra.

2. As we were given dictionaries, we managed to translate the article easily.

3. At last he broke the silence by inviting everybody to walk into the living room.

VII. Переведите на русский язык.

THE UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (SCOTLAND)

Strathclyde is an exciting and stimulating environment in which to study. Founded in 1796 by John Anderson, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University, it has quickly earned a reputation as a center of excellence in scientific and technological education. By 1993 Strathclyde was organized into 5 faculties: Arts and Social Studies, Business, Engineering, Science and Education.

The University main campus is only a stone’s throw from Glasgow’s civic center. It means that students can enjoy an unparalleled range of amenities right on their doorstep. The Faculty of Education, for instance, supports the academic and recreational needs of its students through the wide range of facilities which include a library, theatre, bank, two shops, refectory, swimming pools, gymnasia and sports grounds.

As for cultural activities, the University Theatre Group has presented everything from new interpretations of Shakespeare to the latest drama from the USA. The Drama Center’s professional staff and visiting specialists offer regular workshops in most areas of theatre practice, including acting, design, voice, mime and movement.

Strathclyde postgraduates can take advantage of careers services in the UK. A particular feature of the University is its strength in contract research. It is one of two Universities that have been most successful in working with industry in developing academic research into commercial applications. Once close working relationships of this sort have been formed, other areas of work, such as training studentships, staff secondments and visiting professorships follow.

Thus, you will find that Strathclyde has a reputation as Scotland’s most dynamic and innovative university.

ВАРИАНТ 3

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения.

1. We need more water for agriculture, yet we are now wasting hundreds of tons of water a day.

2. We shall send you the goods as soon as they are available.

3. The house was being built, when I learned at school.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения слов  it, that, one.

1. The important fact is that electricity offers improved service at reduced cost.

2. It is industrialization that is making ecological problems very serious.

3. One must study six years to become an engineer.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, помня о разных     значениях глаголов  to be, to have, to do.

1. The work was done perfectly.

2. Measures are being taken to save Lake Baikal.

3. According to the weather forecast, it’ll be raining the whole day tomorrow.

4. They will have to repair their car.

5. Computers of different types and sizes have appeared in every country of the world.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

2. We shall spend our holidays in the same village we visited last year.

V. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения; обратите внимание  на то, что в них просьба или побуждение выражены с помощью глагола to let.

1. Let us book the tickets beforehand.

2. Let her put on her new dress.

3. Let him apologize.

4. Let us send a letter to her mother.

5. Let me do it myself.

VI. Перепишите следующие предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива, герундия и причастия в предложении.

1. After being corrected by the teacher, the students’ papers were returned to them.

2. The man standing at the door of the train carriage and saying goodbye to his friends is a well- known musician.

3. Very high temperatures often cause certain materials to break.

VII. Переведите на русский язык.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

Cambridge is one of the two main universities of England located at the Cam River. It was founded at the beginning of the 12^th century. The University consists of 24 different colleges including 4 for women. Each college is self-governing. The head of the University is the chancellor who is elected for life.

Each student has a tutor who practically guides him through the whole course of studies. The teachers are commonly called “dons” and “tutors”. Part of the teaching is by means of lectures organized by the University. Besides lectures teaching is carried out by tutorial system for which the Cambridge University is famous all over the world. This is a system of individual tuition organized by the colleges.

Each student has a tutor who practically guides him through the whole course of studies. The tutor plans the student’s work and once a week a student goes to his tutor to discuss his work with him. The training course lasts 4 years. The academic year is divided into 3 terms. The students study natural and technical sciences, law, history, languages, geography and many other subjects.

After three years of study a student may proceed to a Bachelor’s degree, and later to the degrees of Master and Doctor. Students are required to wear gowns at lectures, in the University library, in the street in the evening, for dinners in the colleges and for official visits. All the students must pay for their education, examinations, books, laboratories, university hostel, the use of libraries, etc. Very few students get grants. The cost of education depends on the college and specialty.

A number of great men, well-known scientists and writers studied at Cambridge. Among them are: Erasmus, the great Dutch scholar, Bacon, the philosopher, Milton and Byron, the poets, Cromwell, the soldier, Newton and Darwin, the scientists.

ВАРИАНТ 4

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения.  

1. Why is she being looked at now?

2. This building had been built by the end of the last century.

3. When the students complete their control work their mistakes will be corrected by the teacher.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на разные значения слов it, that, one.

1. One must observe traffic regulations when crossing the street.

2. The efficiency of the new computer is much higher than that of the old one.

3. It was a very interesting article about the development of the national economy.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, помня о разных     значениях глаголов to be, to have, to do.

1. He had to read a lot of books to make his report.

2. Have you given them any work?

3. I had no time to go there.

4. The letter will be posted at once.

5. They were to have arrived at seven o’clock.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. We thought you had accepted their invitation.

2.  I learnt he had been rector of our  University for about ten years.

3.  He said he preferred to spend his days off at home.

V. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения; обратите внимание на то, что в них просьба или побуждение выражены с помощью глагола to let.

1. Let ‘s send her a letter from her brother.

2. Let her send a letter to her brother.

VI. Перепишите следующие предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на функцию инфинитива, герундия и причастия в предложении.

1. The results obtained showed that this scientist was right.

2. When showing him my poems I always want to know his opinion.

3. He found the problem too difficult to solve.

4. There is nothing to trouble about.

VII. Переведите на русский язык.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

The University of London was created to conduct the examination and to grant degrees upon the students from any institution situated anywhere in the British Empire.

Up until 1900 the University of London was only an examining and degree-awarding body, but in that year an Act of Parliament permitted to provide lecture rooms, museums, laboratories, work shops, etc. for both teaching and research. Today the University of London is a federation of colleges, each largely independent. There are four faculties of Theology, thirteen of Arts, thirty-one of Medicine, ten of Science, etc.

 The University of London grants degrees to all who satisfy its examinations, with the exceptions of engineering and medical degrees (for which the study at an approved institution is required). The London external degree has been of great importance in the development of the university system.

Many of the new independent universities were at first university colleges (i.e. university institutions which could not award their own degrees) and for them the University of London became the degree-awarding body.  The London external degree is very important to students in technical colleges and some teacher-training colleges, as well as for private students working on their own, away from educational centers.

The development of new qualifications (e.g. the new Diploma in Technology) and increasing enrollment in regular university courses have made the external degree less important. 

ВАРИАНТ 5

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите  в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения.

1.  I was recommended another doctor.

2. The dinner had been eaten before the conversation was finished.

3. They were being taught drawing at that lesson.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание  на разные значения слов  it, that, one.

1. This wireless set is better than that one.

2. One must always keep one’s word.

3. It is the industrial concentration that makes Sheffield unique.

III. Перепишите предложения  и переведите их на русский язык, помня о разных значениях глаголов  to be, to have, to do.

1. I had a bad toothache, but just hadn’t enough courage to go to the dentist.

2. Do they have to hurry?

3. Who is to speak next?

4. That is a very difficult problem for us.

5. The new modern building of a picture gallery is to be set up in one of those industrial centers. It is being designed by a group of talented architects.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на бессоюзное подчинение.

1. I know he will speak about our future work at the meeting.

2. They were sure this Research Institute had been founded several years ago.

V. Перепишите и переведите на русский язык следующие предложения; обратите внимание на то, что в них просьба ( побуждение ) выражена с помощью глагола  to let.

1. Let him read the text.

2. Let the students correct their mistakes in their control works.

VI. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их на русский язык обращая  внимание  на функцию инфинитива,  герундия и причастия в предложении.

1. He insists on the problem being solved at once.

2. Making these experiments we can compare the weight of elements.

3. The material to be tested had interesting properties.

VII. Переведите на русский язык.

 HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1636, Harvard University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the United States. From its classrooms have emerged six American presidents - from John Adams to John F. Kennedy - and an impressive group of statesmen, business leaders, and literary figures. Its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just across the Charles River from Boston provides a rich architectural mix that includes the ivy-covered brick of Puritan New England and the concrete and glass of contemporary design.

Today, the university includes Harvard and Radcliff undergraduate colleges, 10 professional schools, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and an extension school. There are some 1,600 students from every state and 45 foreign countries in it; tuition is about $12,000 a year, and 70% of those attending receive financial aid.

The university library system is the largest in the world; it contains more than 10 million volumes and subscribes to 100,000 periodicals. There are three notable art Museums which house works from ancient Egyptian to contemporary American. There is also a botanical Museum, 40 acres of fields, an experimental forest located in New England, a center for a study of the Italian Renaissance in Italy, and a center for Byzantine studies in Washington, D. C.