Pskov region

People began to settle in the territory of the present Pskov region approximately 10-12 thousand years ago. In the first Russian Chronicle, the Pskov area is described as a Trade route from Scandinavia to Byzantium in the 11^th-12^th centuries. The city of Pskov has a lot of ancient Russian architectural monuments and paintings. There are about a hundred such ancient treasures within its territory. The most famous of them are the Mirozhsky monastery, the Church of Vartaan Knutynsky.

There are 14 towns and 8, 143 rural settlements in the region. The population of the Pskov region is 835, 000. The population density in this region is 15, 1 people per km². The Pskov region is divided into 26 administrative districts. The main towns of the Pscov region are: Pscov, Velikiye Luki, Ostrov, Nevel.

The Velikaya and Pskova rivers divide the city into three parts. The ancient city proper name is “the centre” but Pskovites call it the “city”. The territory beyond the Velikaya River has the historical name of “Zavelichiye”; beyond the Pskova River – “Zapskoviye”. The city is surrounded with the fortress walls where one can see a masterpiece of ancient Russian architecture – the Kremlin.

The main street of modern Pskov is Oktyabrsky Prospect. There are other beautiful churches in Pskov: St. Basil’s Church on the Hill and the church of St.Nicolas on the Usokha. There are many places of interest in Pskov: the Pskov Historical Architecture and the Fine Arts Museum; Pogankin’s Chambers (the house of one of Pskov’s merchants); the Letny park, the Botanichesky Garden; the modern monument to A.Pushkin and his nanny Arina Rodionovna; a monument to the soldiers who perished during the Great Patriotic War; and Pokrovskaya Tower (40 m. in height, 90 m. in diameter).

VIII. Информация утверждений по содержанию текста: a) верна, b) неверна, c) текст не содержит данной информации.

1. Pskov was divided into two parts: “Zavelichiye” and ”Zapskoviye”.

2. There are few administrative districts on the territory of the Pskov region.

3. The Pskov area was situated on the way from Byzantium to Scandinavia.

4. Monasteries are ancient treasures of the Pskov area.

II вариант

I. Прочитайте следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются выделенные слова, оформленные окончанием – s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно: a) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа; b) признаком множественного числа имени существительного; c) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The Golden Horde exacted a heavy tribute, which was too hard for the peasants and artisans.

2. The Russian army, recognizing the enemy’s superiority, slowly withdrew.

3. On June 12, 1812, Napoleon’s Army crossed the Russian border.

4. At the foot of the Campanile of Ivan Veliky stands the famous Tsar-Bell cast by Ivan Motorin and his son Mikhail in 1735.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным; выберите правильный перевод подчеркнутого словосочетания.

1. Peter the Great became tsar when the nation needed to build up industries, reorganize the system of state government and the army, build up a navy, and gain an exit to the Baltic.

a) правительственная установка, b) правовое государство,

c) государственное правительство

2. There are over 80 higher education institutions in Moscow, including a number of universities.

a) высокий образовательный институт,

b) высшее учебное заведение,

c) выше, чем образовательное заведение

3. Tsarskoye Selo was the former summer residence of the tsar.

a) проживание летом, b) бывшая резиденция, c) летняя резиденция

4. The Mausoleum was built in 1924 after Lenin’s death by special government decree.

a) указ губернатора, b) государственный декрет,

c) правительственный указ

III. Прочитайте следующие предложения. Укажите, в какой степени сравнения использованы выделенные прилагательные или наречия: а) положительной, б) сравнительной, с) превосходной. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Moscow is more than 800 years old, but never before has been construction on such a scale as in recent years.

2. The severe architecture of the cathedral and its white-stone exterior resemble earlier structures in Vladimir, Suzdal and Novgorod.

3. The more you read about St. Petersburg’s history, the greater is your wish to see it with your own eyes.

4. Slavic tribes have played an important role in history, and information on them become more detailed and complete.

5. The name of Bolshoy Theatre is inseparably bound up with the most glorious pages in the history and development of Russian musical art.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений; выберите правильный перевод подчеркнутого местоимения.

1. There is a school of crafts in the Russian Museum of Ethnography, where any visitor can make products from clay, rod, and glass bears, or engage in weaving.

a) каждый, b) любой, c) какой-либо

2. Some folklore ensembles use Russian costumes for their performance.

a) все, b) каждый, c) некоторые

3. An old man and his wife had no children to help with their housework.

a) никого, b) ничего, c) нет верного варианта