«Английский, вариант 2 (23 задания)»

Задание № 1. Выберите соответствующее местоимение. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык.

Задание № 2. Выберите нужный предлог after, of, for, with, at. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык.

Задание № 3. Закончите разделительные вопросы и перепишите их.

Задание № 4. Поставьте предложения с модальными глаголами в прошедшем или будущем времени, используя слова, данные в скобках. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. She could play a few simple tunes on the piano when she was a little girl.

2. They must go home alone tomorrow.

3. I can translate this article the next week.

Задание № 16. Вставьте there's или it's. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык.

Задание № 22. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.

America in the Past and Today

Many hundred years ago on the territory of the present day America the red-skin Indians lived. They hunted animals and fished, grew corn and tobacco.

In the middle of the 15lh century Christopher Columbus from Spain sailed with his crew on 33 small ships. They thought it was India. But Columbus was mistaken. It was an island near North America. This discovery took place on the 12' of October 1492. But this new land got its name "America" a little later when an Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci described it in his writings in 1499.

In 1620 more than one hundred Englishmen left their country forever and went to America on board the ship "Mayflower" to live and work there. Later on, more and more people from many countries came to live in America. England considered these new territories as its colonies and soon the newcomers began to fight for their independence. The biggest war lasted from 1775 up to 1783. Commander-in-Chief of the North American Army was George Washington. His troops won this War for Independence and on July 4, 1776 the famous Declaration of Independence was signed by 13 United States of America. George Washington was elected to be the first American President.

At present the USA is a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. The population of the USA is about 250 million people of many nationalities.

Some of the biggest cities are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and others.

The capital of the country is Washington. The American parliament (called Congress) has two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The flag of the USA has 13 red and white stripes representing the original 13 states and 50 stars - for each of the 50 states of the country. Each state has its national