Volgograd

1. Volgograd stands on the beautiful Volga. The town is about four hundred years old. The rapid development of industry and trade, river and railway transport in the 19th century led to the intensive growth of the city. During the Civil War of 1918-1920 the city on the Volga became the scene of decisive battles in the fight for the victory of Revolution in our country. The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 earned the city the immortal glory of a hero-city.

2. The entire country participated in the restoration of the hero-city. The heroic labour of millions of people helped the city to rise from its ashes. And the best monument to the heroes who defended the city on the Volga is the beautiful modern city, wide squares and prospects, its parks and gardens. The city grows from year to year.

3. Today Volgograd is one of the biggest industrial centers: many industrial enterprises, large and small, function here. An endless stream of steel, aluminium, oil and steel cables, tractors, medical equipment and building materials, river boats and chemical products flows day and night from the ports and railway terminals of Volgograd to all corners of our country and abroad.

4. The Volga Hydro-Electric Power Station is the biggest in Europe. The total capacity of its aggregates exceeds 2, 5 million kilowatts. The opening of the Volga-Don Navigation Canal named after V.I.Lenin meant the realization of an age-long dream of the people to join two great rivers- the Volga and the Don. Volgograd now is a port of five seas.

5. Volgograd is also a cultural center.There are higher and secondary educational institutions, a lot of vocational schools and schools of general education. Many foreign students from the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America live and study in Volgograd. There are some theatres, a Circus and a planetarium in the city.

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Who studies in the educational institutions of Volgograd?

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА № 1

Вариант 8.(Washington)

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием - S - и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. является ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;

б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;

в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец выполнения).

Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. Members of the Congress discuss the nation’s affairs.

2. The U.S. President lives and works in the White HOUSE.

3. There are five universities in Washington.

II. Перепишите предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным:

1. It is the world’s largest one-industry city.

2. People from all parts of the country come to see the United States capital.

3. The Capitol contains paintings and statutes collections.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, переведите их на русский язык:

1. The library of Congress is the largest library in the U.S.

2. There are the most impressive and the best-known memorials and monuments.

3. The sooner you come, the better is for you.

IV. Перепишите предложения, переведите их на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений

1. No building in the city may be more than 4 meters tall.

2. There are some important museums in Washington.

3. Any park or square has a monument of a memorial.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видо - временные формы глаголов, укажите их инфинитив и переведите на русский язык:

1. The U.S. President works in the Oval Office.

2. It was easy to get lost in that huge building.

3. Since 1800 it has been the Federal capital.

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