V. В следующих предложениях сказуемое используется в а) Present Simple, b) Past Simple, c) Present Perfect, d) Past Perfect. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The pedestal of “ The Bronze Horseman ” consists of solid granite in the shape of a wave.

2. Colonel Pavel Pestel organized a secret society known as Southern Society in 1821 in the Ukraine.

3. The Petrograd Soviet had the support of the armed workers.

4. The tribes of Eastern Slavs united in the 9^th century and formed a state, which was called Rus.

5. Moscow has contributed greatly to the development of Russian and world scholarship.

VI. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на функцию выделенного существительного в предложении. Укажите, выполняет ли оно функцию: a) подлежащего, b) определения, c) дополнения, d) обстоятельства.

1. The coronation of Ivan IV, grandson of Ivan III, in 1547, strengthened the foundations of autocracy and raised Russia’s international prestige.

2. Three of the main symbols of royalty are the crown, the orb and the scepter.

3. The tsar Monomakh’s Crown was a heavy crown indeed because of heavy jewelry and gold the famous Hat was decorated with.

4. The thickness of the Kremlin’s walls is from 3.5 m up to 6.5 m.

VII. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст на русский язык:

Valaam

Valaam is the biggest island in the northern part of Ladoga Lake. The nature of Valaam is unique. More than 460 kinds of the plants grow on the island. Valaam has an ancient and complicated history. In the remote past, a place of worship of heathen gods was located on the island. According to a legend in the 1^st century St. Apostle Andrew arrived at Valaam and hoisted the Cross there as a token of enlightenment of that land by Christ’s light. In the 10^th century, before Russia became Christian, the founders of the cloister, St. Serge and St. Herman, Miracle-Workers of Valaam, came to the island.

The orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ, founded on the island of Valaam, many times repelled Swedes’ attacks. The monastery was ruined in the 17^th century and restored in the 18^th century.

In the middle of the 19^th century, the monastery of Valaam reached the high point of its flourishing. Many monastery workshops, a dairy farm, photographer’s and icon-painting studios, and a library began their activities during this period. The monks were occupied with agriculture and fishing, satisfying the needs of the monastic brotherhood and all visitors to the island. In the summer months, Valaam was flooded with groups of pilgrims from neighboring regions. People came to the monasteries to play and to get spiritually refreshed.

From 1811 to 1917, the Valaam archipelago was a member of the principality of Finland of the Russian empire. From 1917 to 1940, the territory was under the jurisdiction of Finland. In February 1940, the monastery of Valaam was evacuated to Finland, where the New Valaam Monastery started functioning. When the monks were driven out, the monastery housed a School of Sea Cadets, and after the war there was a Home for Invalids.

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

1. Monastery workshops and library began their activities during the 19^th century.

2. Valaam archipelago was a member of the principality of Finland.

3. People come to themonasteries to get occupied with agriculture and fishing, satisfying the needs of the monastic brotherhood and all visitors to the island.

4. People come to Valaam to see the Cross, which was according to a legend hoisted there as a token of enlightenment of that land by Christ’s light

IV 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. Everybody knows about the heroism of the 316^th Rifle division under I. Panfilov.

2. The Kremlin stands in the heart of the Moscow.

3. During the reign of Boris Godunov, Moscow had three walls with towers and moats surrounding, respectively, the Kremlin, the Kitay-Gorod and the white city.

4. Today Russian museum consists of a unique museum complex made up of four restored monuments of Russian architecture.

5. Vasnetsov’s paintings are among the most poetic works of Russian national art, as his works are based on folk-tales and legends, epics and lyrical fairy-tales.

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. At the State Armoure you can see the most richly ornamented weapons, armour, gold and silver ware of Russian and foreign origin, clothes and other objects of court life.

a) королевская жизнь, b) жизнь во дворе, c) придворная жизнь

2. The Moscow people’s volunteer divisions fought valiantly before the city.

a) народные добровольцы разделились,

b) народные добровольческие подразделения,

c) разделение народа и добровольцев

3. The development of railway transport, motor transport and air transport had the strategic significance of increasing of the military might of the troops.

a) воздушный транспорт, b) транспортная авиация, c) самолет

4. Osip Bovet is responsible for reconstruction work in Red Square.

a) работы по реконструкции, b) рабочая реконструкция,

c) рабочие, принимающие участие в восстановлении

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

1. Kalinin Avenue is one of the best loved spots in Moscow with sky-scrapers, cafes, varieties and the whirling globe at “Arbat” restaurant.

2. The longer we traveled east, the worse were the roads.

3. The Muscovite Nadezda Bogdanovna, who later became ballet dancer of the Bolshoy Theatre, was applauded in Paris, Vienna and Milan.

4. V.Vasnetsov’s paintings are among the most poetic works of Russian national art.

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

1. Today any large-scale military conflict will be accompanied by a global-wide impact on the biosphere.

a) несколько, b) какой-либо, c) любой

2. Some 5000 years ago the Assumption Cathedral was built.

a) несколько, b) совсем, c) около

3. Some examples of water systems where the effects of pollution have become or are becoming increasingly apparent are the Adriatic, Baltic and Mediterranean seas.

a) какие-то, b) некоторые, c) любые