Контрольные упражнения для перевода

Времена группы Indefinite Active и Passive

1. At last he returned to the little town where his childhood had been spent.

2. The latest surgical instruments were used during this unique operation.

3. The trouble is that this student does not work properly at his English.

4. Before the experiment the substances are mixed in a large cup.

5. The commission will consider this offer carefully before accepting it.

6. In spite of the fact that the report was short, it covered the subject completely.

7. This instrument is preferred to all others because of its great reliability.

8. The doctor said that an urgent operation was needed.

9. They will do everything in their power to help us.

10. I hope we shall never deal with this matter again.

11. The results of the last experiment were constantly referred to by the professor.

12. This airplane crosses the Atlantic in about 10 hours.

Времена группы Continuous Active и Passive

1. When he met me I was walking to the Institute and had little time to talk to him.

2. “What’s your little brother doing?” “He is still sleeping.”

3. She was sitting there doing nothing.

4. Next Monday we’ll be working only five hours.

5. The construction of the road was being completed when the commission arrived.

6. The new engine is being tested in the laboratory.

7. Automation is being increasingly used in all branches of industry.

8. The child is being looked for by his granny.

9. A new research is being carried out successfully.

10. When I come home the family will be watching TV.

11. He cut himself while he was repairing his car.

Времена группы Perfect Active и Passive

1. He has never been there before.

2. By that time we had already changed our plans.

3. He decided to become a writer when his first story had been published.

4. No one came in since we have been there.

5. He has been shown her photo.

6. He told me that he had never been to doctors.

7. The papers have not yet been sent.

8. It’s a long time since I have visited that town.

9. By that time the story had been long forgotten even by the story-teller himself.

10. The street has been widened.

11. The light has just changed from green to red.

12. I have not made up my mind yet.

13. Several attempts have been made recently to produce artificial rain.

14. Have you ever seen a bullfight?

15. Have you ever travelled by air? – Yes, I have often travelled by air. A month ago I flew to New York.

Модальные глаголы и их эквиваленты

1. He is to go to the Far East on business.

2. When are we to visit the laboratories of the Institute?

3. He has to investigate a series of accidents that have occurred in the locality during the last three months.

4. We had to find a safe place for the pictures.

5. I shall have to take a local train.

6. You should follow all the important scientific researchers in your field.

7. He was allowed to use the mobile equipment.

8. You needn’t keep your activities in secret.

9. You can see this old film in one cinema only.

10. The talks were to be attended by the representatives of fifteen European countries.

11. We shall be able to see a number of Chaplin’s films in September.

12. You are to write your name at the top of the paper.

13. If you want to know English you have to work hard.

14. We had to walk home because the last bus had gone.

15. I’ll have to come to the Institute at eight o’clock tomorrow.

16. The teacher will have to explain this difficulty again.

Причастие. Независимый причастный оборот

1. The professor told the students about the experiments being carried out in the laboratory.

2. Having looked through all the documents and letters received that day he called his secretary.

3. Squeezed by the ice the steamer could not continue her way.

4. She showed us a list of the newly published books.

5. Lake Baikal, known to be the deepest in the world, is fed by 336 rivers.

6. The sun having risen, they continued their way.

7. The talks between the two countries were conducted behind the closed doors, measures having been taken that no correspondent should receive any information.

8. The figures mentioned in his report were published in the latest scientific journal.

9. The goods having been loaded, the workers left the port.

10. Having been advised by the doctor to go to the south, she decided to spend her leave in Sochi.

11. One of the most noticeable features of air transport development is the big increase in the quantities of goods carried.

12. Kerosene is the fuel used in jet engines.

13. Driving a car at night he met with an accident.

14. Having refused to unload American ships the French Dockers lost their job.

15. Having been taught by a good teacher he knew German well.

Степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. He thought he was the happiest man in the world.

2. Mayakovsky is one of the most talented Russian poets.

3. The new car is more comfortable than the previous one.

4. His radio set is not as powerful as mine.

5. The Neva is wider and deeper than the Moskva River.

6. Last year he spent less time on English than this year.

7. The sooner the finish the construction of the plant the better.

8. The book is not so interesting as you think.

9. The more time you spend in the open air the sooner you will recover after your illness.

10. He has much more free time than I have.

11. Tom runs fast. Dick runs faster, but Harry runs fastest.

12. This road is the worst I’ve ever travelled over.

13. If you listen to the teacher more attentively you’ll understand better.

14. Do you think people used to read more books twenty years ago than they do today?

15. Tennis and football are the games I like best.

16. This is the hottest day we have had for several weeks.

17. Smiles is the longest word in the English language because there is a mile between two s.

18. Yesterday was hotter than any other day we had this summer.

Инфинитив

1.The child wanted to be taken seriously.

2. He didn’t hear the boy enter the room.

3. The dog was the first to feel danger.

4. This question is too complicated to be answered at once.

5. The engine to be installed in this car is very powerful.

6. Where is the work to be done?

7. To explain the problem the students were interested in, the engineer demonstrated some diagrams.

8. A delegation is expected to arrive in the capital of the country to discuss the creation of a shipping line to operate between the two countries.

9. The computer is said to be able to do computation in milliseconds.

10. He seemed to be completely exhausted after a whole day of hard work.

11. His knowledge of the subject proved to be both deep and many-sided.

12. Nothing could make him changed his decision.

13. The new gaseous fuel is assumed to be both cheap and efficient.

14. Many various types of airplanes are reported to have been produced in this country during the last decades.

15. I tried to make him understand that his behavior was no good.

16. To grow fruit one must have good soil.

17. Do you know the language well enough to read English newspapers and magazines?