Дата сдачи: Апрель 2012

ВАРИАНТ II

I. Прочитайте и письменно переведите следующий текст.

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892) is regarded as one of the great English poets and a powerful voice from the Victorian Age. Born the son of the parson, he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, winning a medal for his poetry. However, his first published work, at the age of twenty one, attracted little attention from the public and it was not until twelve years later that a third volume, "Poems", was to bring him the recognition he deserved. Many of those poems from his youth are today among his most famous. On the death of William Wordsworth in 1850, Tennyson had established himself sufficiently to take his place as Poet Laureate and it was during this period that some of his finest works were produced. The themes of his poetry range from medieval Romance to the forces of nature and through them con­stant attacks are made on the brutal hypocrisy of the Victorian era. There are those who would argue that this last area was more skilfully dealt with by the Victorian novelists rather than the poets, yet the strength of Tennyson's writings has ensured his place among the great literary figures of history.

II. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на Perfect и Perfect Continuous. (смотрите образец в варианте № 1).

1. We haven't been to a concert for over a year.

2. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.

3. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.

4. Ann had just got home when I phoned. She had been in London.

III. Перепишите предложения, выбрав правильную форму глаголов. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. She is | was | will have been | has been | rather unfriendly recently.

2. Since my last birthday, I skate | was skating | have been skat­ing | every day.

3. We have moved | had moved | have been moving | to a new flat recently.

IV. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Perfect или Present Perfect Continuous. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. I (play) tennis since 2 o'clock.

2. Somebody (smoke) all my cigarettes. The packet is empty.

3. Mary is still writing letters. She (write) letters all day.

4. Look! Somebody (break) that window.

V. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Мы купили новую машину.

2. Она интересуется медициной с детства.

3. Дождь идет с утра.

4. Он все еще смотрит телевизор. Он смотрит телевизор весь день.