Лексико-грамматическая работа № 1

Task I. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian.

1. They have modernized several airports this year.

2. The exhibition centre has been arranging fairs here for 10 years.

3. The company decided to develop a new project two years ago.

4. They had refused to provide data on some aspects of economic policy by the given date.

5. She has already passed through customs control.

6. If he doesn’t arrive in time he’ll miss the flight.

Task II. Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form.

1. The company (to suffer) a serious fall in the demand for their products at present.

2. The proposal (not to gain) support in the European parliament yet.

3. If they (to vote) against the plan it will attract much public attention.

4. They still (to build) a new plant in Sweden.

5. Last year the company (to report) a small increase in profits.

6. How long these builders (to construct) this hotel?

Task III. Match questions and answers.

1. Are their shares rising now?

2. What is the latest news?

3. Have you read today’s newspaper?

4. Do you sometimes visit exhibitions?

5. When are you going to speak?

6. Had they met before yesterday?

a) They rose by 3% yesterday.

b) Not yet.

c) Not very often.

d) I hope to hear it from you.

e) No, as far as I know.

f) In a few minutes.

Task IV. Choose the best variant to complete the sentence.

1. I’ll wait for the customs officer until he ….. back.

a) come b) will come c)comes

2. She still ….. with the clients if we come to the office before 4 o’clock.

a) works b) will work c) will be working

3. The supply of drugs to this region …….

a) currently grows b)currently grow c) is currently growing

4. Look! The officer …… our luggage.

a) checks b) is checking c) will be checking

Task V. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. В этом году цены на этот металл выросли на 5 %.

2. Нам еще ничего не сообщили о прибытии рейса из Нью-Йорка.

3. Мы уверены, что все возможные ресурсы будут использованы.

4. Багаж этого пассажира досматривают уже полчаса.

5. Они будут уволены за коррупцию.

6. Когда был подписант этот контракт?

7. Покупатели сомневались, что им будет предоставлена скидка, о которой фирма сообщила в газете.

8. Комитет решил, что будут введены ограничения на экспорт сырья.

9. Мы знали, что вопрос о создании нового филиала уже решен.

10. Мы не сомневались, что он будет хорошим предпринимателем.

Task VI. Translate the text into Russian.