Focus on Grammar. Exercise 23.Translate the following sentences into English

Exercise 23. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. История становления Ростова-на-Дону тесно связана с образованием таможни на реке Темерник.

2. Традиционные обязанности таможни включают сбор таможенных пошлин и предотвращение контрабанды.

3. Южное таможенное управление было основано 20 апреля 1982 года.

4. В структуру ЮТУ входят 13 таможен, 85 таможенных постов и 72 пункта пропуска.

5. Регион деятельности Южной оперативной таможни – Южный федеральный и Северо-Кавказский округа.

6. В состав Ростовской таможни входят 12 таможенных постов.

Exercise 24. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions if necessary.

Find false statements and correct them.

1. Customs revenues provide the income ____ the Federal Assembly.

2. The duty ____ a Customs officer is only to punish people ____ various Customs violations.

3. Customs officers collect ____ passengers’ visas and prevent ____ Customs taxes.

4. Customs responsibilities include check ____ passengers’ declarations and inspection ____ their baggage.

5. Customs officers confiscate all the articles entering and departing ____ the state.

Exercise 25. Open the brackets using the Passive forms.

1. Passengers only (allow) to carry liquids, gels and aerosols in containers no bigger than 100ml.

2. Some items (import) into the UK without incurring Customs duty.

3. Weapons and ammunition, narcotics and explosives (prohibit) for bringing in and taking out.

4. There are some items which are to (declare) and subject to special permission.

5. Cargo can (unload) after Customs clearance.

6. Valuables can (take) out of the country if they are exhibition goods or if they (accompany) by a special permit issued by the Ministry of Culture.

7. The entry declaration (not renew) in case of loss.

8. If an article was not declared or produced for Customs inspection, it (confiscate).

Exercise 26. Translate into English:

1. Пассажиры должны прибыть в аэропорт Шереметьево за 1,5 часа до вылета самолета.

2. Он оставил свою въездную декларацию в отеле и вспомнил об этом только по пути в аэропорт.

3. Я уже прошла таможенный досмотр и сейчас хочу перекусить в баре и купить несколько почтовых открыток.

4. Сейчас мистер Грей оформляется на рейс 732 в Осло в зале регистрации. У него мало времени до отправления самолета.

5. Она опоздала на рейс (на регистрацию), и ей пришлось поменять билет.

6. Обычно иностранные туристы предъявляют паспорт и две декларации: въездную и выездную.

7. Они вышли из дома довольно рано и поймали такси.

8. Наш отель предлагает многие услуги. На первом этаже находятся бар, парикмахерская, справочные службы и ресторан.

9. В прошлом месяце мистер и миссис Редклифф решили поехать в Москву в отпуск.

10. В нашем аэропорту имеются различные удобства для транзитных пассажиров.

Exercise 27. Turn the verbs in the following sentences into Passive, but do not change the tenses! The original subject disappears because it is not important.

Example: Somebody fetched a chair for Mrs. Dixon. – A chair was fetched for Mrs. Dixon.

1. They speak French at this shop.

2. Somebody stole my car.

3. They have sent the books to the wrong address.

4. Somebody has left this umbrella in the café.

5. They haven’t caught the smugglers yet.

6. Some men robbed the Glasgow – London mail train in 1961.

7. They stopped the train between two stations.

8. They disconnected the engine and the first two coaches.

9. They drove them to a lonely bridge.

10. People discussed the mail robbery all over the world.

11. The police caught some of the criminals and found part of the money.

12. Somebody will look after their children.

13. You have not paid for the excesses of your luggage.

Exercise 28. Choose the correct answer.

1. I was ______ to make a presentation at the Conference.

a) suggested

b) increased

c) permitted

d) invited

2. The job was ______ to Frank but he turned it down.

a) offered

b) permitted

c) left

d) written

3. I was ______ that I wouldn’t need to bring my own slide projector.

a) told

b) increased

c) permitted

d) written

4. The report was ______ by a leading expert in the field.

a) suggested

b) increased

c) left

d) written

5. Taxes are being ______ by 20%.

a) suggested

b) increased

c) offered

d) invited

6. Microsoft was _______.

a) invented in Lyon, France

b) founded by Bill Gates

c) bought by Rupert Murdoch

d) written by Elton John

7. Television was _______.

a) invented in Lyon, France

b) written by Charles Dickens

c) won by England

d) invented by John Logie Baird

8. Penicillin was _______.

a) discovered by Alexander Fleming

b) written by George Gordon Byron

c) bought by Rupert Murdoch

d) founded by Lord Reith

Exercise 29. Make a choice to fill in the gaps.

1. Everybody ______ by the terrible news yesterday.

a) shocked

b) was shocked

2. Mr. Green ______at the University since 1989.

a) has been teaching

b) has been taught

3. Not much ______ about the accident since that time.

a) has said

b) has been said

4. A new book ______ by that company next year.

a) will publish

b) will be published

5. The secretary ______ to her new boss yesterday.

a) introduced

b) was introduced

6. Our plan ______by the members of the committee.

a) is being considered

b) is considered

7. A prize ______ to whoever wins this competition.

a) will be giving

b) will be given

8. When the manager arrived, the problem ______.

a) had already been solved

b) had already solved.