Контрольное задание № 4. 1. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, содержащие инфинитив, причастие I и герундий

ВАРИАНТ 7

1. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, содержащие инфинитив, причастие I и герундий.

1). I was interested to hear that Peter has got a new job.

2). I’m trying to sell my car but nobody is interested in buying it.

3). We were prevented from leaving the building.

4). He likes people to be on time.

5). I would like to play tennis today.

2. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, содержащие обороты с причастием I.

1). Having finished his work, he went home.

2). Being unemployed, he hasn’t got much money.

3). Being a foreigner, she needs a visa to stay in this country.

3. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, содержащие фразовые глаголы.

1). The car is being repaired and I find it difficult to do without it.

2). He picked the magazine up from the floor where it had fallen.

3). His problem is that he can’t get his ideas across.

4). If I were you, I’d look up the word in a dictionary.

5). At last there’s some good economic news! They are going to take on a hundred new workers at our local furniture factory.

4. Прочитайте и устно переведите следующий текст на русский язык, а затем выполните задания к нему.

A few scientists are dedicated to researching mysterious unclassified beasts which other scientists refuse! To believe exist. While these cryptozoologists keep an open mind about their object of study, they are quick to point to cases in which the skeptics were proved mistaken. For example, the pygmy hippopotamus, once claimed to be extinct, was found to exist in East Africa. The giant squid was dismissed as the product of an overactive imagination until a specimen was washed up on a beach in 1873.

One of the most intriguing mysteries being investigated by cryptozoologists is "Bigfoot," a large hairy humanoid creature which many people claim to have seen in parts of North America. In 1967, a film of Bigfoot was actually taken by an amateur photographer. Some scientists are convinced of Bigfoot's existence, while others argue that Bigfoot is just an elaborate hoax.

The Loch Ness monster provokes similar disagreements among researchers. In this case some scientists argue that while some creature may have been seen, it is probably a type of whale which penetrates the loch when the Ness River floods.

The Yeti of the Himalayas may be the most fascinating undiscovered creature. Many climbers claim to have seen the Yeti or its footprints, and local inhabitants of the mountains are convinced of its existence. Such well-known mysteries as the Yeti and less well-known mysteries as the Congo dinosaur and the Queensland tiger will no doubt be the source of much speculation for years to come.

1. The passage mainly discusses

(A) wild animals

(B) false beliefs

(C) unknown creatures

(D) cryptozoologists

2. A cryptozoologist would probably show most interest in

(A) an elephant

(B) a lizard

(C) human beings

(D) a giant octopus

3. The author discusses the pygmy hippopotamus to show that creatures which many people believe do not exist

(A) live in Africa

(B) are extinct

(C) are fascinating

(D) may exist

4. The giant squid became a classified creature when

(A) it was dismissed as having been imagined

(B) one was washed up on the shore

(C) one was found in East Africa

(D) it was filmed to sell products

Письменно переведите на русский язык весь текст.