Translate the following sentences into English

Контрольная работа №10

Учебник Upstream Intermediate B2

Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley

Unit 10. Spread the news

Read the text and fill in the gaps, make up the best title for it

December 15, 2030 - There's no _____ what the most popular Christmas present ____ be this year. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you ____ most likely get a present with stars, a gift card for a spacetrip.

The interest in the suborbital trips (100 km above the surface of the Earth) have grown steadily _____ the launch 20 years ago, but the market has basically exploded this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find suborbital flights for as low ___ US$ 3,495.

_____ tourism is one of the markets that have developed the most during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon, __ ____ __ the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. ______, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average household, so the suborbital flights with thirty minutes weightlessness during the three-hour flight, with four hours preparation, will for some time be the ____ popular trip.

The spacelines might however in the future face fierce competition from space elevators, like the one that are projected for construction start within a couple of years. Once it is fully functional it ____ start to ship cargo to space, but it will __ ____ __ possible accept passengers to get back the giant investment. Even though the elevator become successful, it will _____ several years before there will be more elevators in the world, to get in the competition for the space traffic with the spacelines.

Circle the correct tense

1) By the end of the month, he ____ here for three years.

a) will live

b) will be living

c) will have been living

2) My train _____ at 7.30 tomorrow morning.

a) leaves

b) will be leaving

c) will have been living

3) These bags are very heavy; _____ me carry them upstairs?

a) will you help

b) will you be helping

c) will you have helped

4) – Have you ever listened to those two CDs yet? – No, I haven’t had a chance to listen to ___ of them yet.

a) all

b) neither

c) either

5) - Clive has got two cars, hasn’t he? – Yes, but he bought ____ of them second hand.

a) either

b) both

c) all

6) I can’t speak French at all, ____ my sister speaks it fluently.

a) whereas

b) despite

c) in spite of

7) ____ the end of the month, he will have been teaching for three years.

a) By then

b) By

c) In

8) We will have been travelling for three months _____ we get to Thailand.

a) until

b) by the time

c) by time

Translate the following sentences into English

1) У Сары нет ни телевизора, ни плеера.

2) Хотя рубашка была очень дорогой, мы все равно решили ее купить.

3) Конечно, ты можешь взять мою машину. Однако, не забудь вернуть ее завтра к 8.

4) Пьеса начнется в 8, поэтому мы встретимся у театра в 7.45.

5) Мне нравятся триллеры, не смотря на тот факт, что они очень страшные.

6) Дождь шел все утро, и дороги были очень скользкими.

7) Я позвоню, если мы решим сегодня погулять.

8) Я слушал новости, когда приехал Тони.

9) Новый кинотеатр откроется в центре города в следующем месяце.

10) Наш преподаватель сказал, что поставит оценки к концу недели.