ПКОЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения
The week of exams left Ann exhausted, and she is still rather _________________.
full of beans
under the weather
low down
in worse condition
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Seeking either hard data or a pure rush of adrenalin, they flock to the vast open spaces of Oklahoma, Texas,
may be bound together, not just by obsession, but by frustration for some time to come.
Events like that, and the Wichita tragedy of 1991,
continue to fuel a search for the causes of this dangerous but curiously exhilarating phenomenon.
But the answers may be many years away and tornado-chasers, professional or amateur,
and Kansas, armed with satellite scanners, video cameras, and a case full of maps.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: A winter weather ____________: cloudy, with rainy periods in the South; showers of sleet, and snow in the Eastern part.
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова thaw
похолодание
оттепель
смягчение международной напряжённости
потоп
потепление (в отношениях)
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the weather is still keeping fine
похоже на дождь (грозу)
to be in for a spell of good (nasty) weather
иметь период хорошей (плохой) погоды
it looks like rain (thunderstorm)
погода всё ещё стоит хорошая
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I'd never done anything like this before,
dig tunnels or camp out, whereas I can.
I'm very stubborn
and if I think I can do it, normally I can.
She can't climb trees,
apart from a few anti-McDonald's demonstrations.
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Winter cold comes back when spring seems already to be here,
with the change of the seasons.
But there is a feel of wind
almost everywhere.
The weather changes
or warm fine summer days return in mid-October (Indian summer) gilding the au tumn leaves.
The high cost of _________ – in land and equipment – makes entry into full-time farming extremely difficult for most persons.
fixed assets
capital investment
capital expenditure
cash investment
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) Did it ever rained? В) Once when we were at sea on a motor boat we caught in a heavy rain.
А- нет, В- нет
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- да
А- да, В- да
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hover
ходить с важным, напыщенным видом
scrub
низкорослая, чахлая растительность
to strut
состояние свободного полета или зависания в воздухе (о птице)
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average temperature
оставаться в помещении
to affect the climate
влиять на климат
to stay indoors
средняя температура
I even spent three nights at the camp _________ my own.
on
in
at
for
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) With new technology people won't needed to be in the same place to communicate easily. В) They'll be able to stay at home and do everything by computer and videophone.
А- нет, В- да
А- да, В- да
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- нет
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national park
лесополоса
public space
место общего пользования
shelter belt
национальный парк
Вставьте пропущенное слово: The fog gets thicker and dirtier, and yellow and full of black soot. In London this is called ________, a mixture between smoke and fog.
Вставьте пропущенное слово: It’s raining cats and ____________.
Вставьте пропущенное слово. What powers and duties for control authorities are set out by the Control of Pollution ____________ 1974?
We are in __________ a spell of good weather.
at
about
for
of
The problems of environment include a wide range of burn ing issues, such as
raising living standards
endangering human health with industrial wastes
extermination of wild-life on global scale
nature destruction and pollution
Yosemite is part of _________ America that we always want to experience and never want to lose.
an
the
--
a
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) Although Britain is densely populated, it still has large areas of open countryside, including National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Royal Parks. В) Many special sites are protected because they are of architectural or historical value (for example, Stonehenge).
А- да, В- да
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- нет
А- нет, В- да
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purist
топливосберегающий, экономящий топливо
biodegradable
портящийся под действием микроорганизмов
fuel-efficient
пурист, сторонник пуризма; борец за чистоту нравов (здесь – природы)
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова neglect
небрежность
пренебрежение
заброшенность
военная мощь
энергия
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Heavy snowfalls and the much commoner icy roads can stop traffic
can destroy houses.
Droughts occur,
but crops are never a complete loss, nor do animals perish.
Sometimes a little whirlwind (a "twister")
but fog is the greatest disaster that can happen, causing accidents on roads and railways.
They have built a network of underground tunnels, ________ they will occupy to prevent the developers from starting work.
when
how
who
which
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In the United States last century they have claimed
however, is the damage they cause.
On a single March day in 1925, nearly 700 people lost their lives
as seven tornadoes surged over 320 kilometres of the American Midwest.
What can be measured,
between 15,000 and 20,000 lives.
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) Why is the climate of the British Isles mild? В) How does the North Atlantic Drift influence the weather of the British Isles?
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- да
А- да, В- да
А- нет, В- нет
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова hover
нависать (об облаках, тучах)
расеиваться
парить (о птице)
загрязнять
порхать (о бабочке)
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frost
наступать, устанавливаться (о времени года)
frosty
морозный
to set in
мороз
Раскройте скобки. In Britain radiation (result) from industrial and other process es represents only a small fraction of that to which the population is exposed from the natural environment.
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undergrowth
черепаха (сухопутная)
den
берлога, логово, нора
tortoise
подлесок, подлесье
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Events like that, and the Wichita tragedy of 1991,
and amateur tornado-chasers alike during the months of May and June, the tornado season.
But the answers may be many years away and tornado-chasers, professional or amateur,
may be bound together, not just by obsession, but by frustration for some time to come.
'Tornado Alley', a belt of the American Midwest, is a mecca for research scientists
continue to fuel a search for the causes of this dangerous but curiously exhilarating phenomenon.
There are very few unexplored areas left in the ____________
space
universe
cosmos
world
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tadpole
рвануться, кинуться, мчаться стрелой
pounce
коготь (ястреба и т. п.)
to dart
головастик
The children watched open-mouthed as the meteor blazed across the evening________.
heavens
sky
serene
palate
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ewe
клюв
hive
улей, рой пчел
beak
овца
Раскройте скобки. There were parts of houses, trees and debris everywhere and a tidal wave (have) destroyed many homes on the island.
I don't want to worry her, but ______ the development is more important.
stops
stop
stopping
stopped
Определи те правильные варианты перевода слова purify
осветлять
загрязнять
рафинировать
очищать
добавлять
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But there is a feel of wind
and there are the soft westerly winds when "rain" is more usually called "mist", so soft and warming it is.
Winter cold comes back when spring seems already to be here,
or warm fine summer days return in mid-October (Indian summer) gilding the au tumn leaves.
There are the bitter easterly winds that the natives of Suffolk proudly tell you come straight from Siberia
almost everywhere.
An earthquake measuring Force 5 on the Richter __________ was yesterday recorded in the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in the Russian Far East.
copy
scale
base
table
Yosemite is a spectacular _________ park.
Sierra Nevadas
Sierra Nevada’s
Sierra’s Nevada
Sierra Nevada
There was no _________ in the weather.
variety
break
interval
alternation
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) Many of the larger mammals may to become extinct in the wild. В) And some, such as tigers and black rhinos, will possibly survive only in zoos.
А- нет, В- да
А- да, В- да
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- нет
Вставьте пропущенное слово. The world agreed to ban the ivory ___________ completely.
Вставьте пропущенное слово. Do you like it __________ it is hot?
Верна ли грамматическая конструкция в данных предложениях? А) I can't say that it was very pleasant. В) Was it warm here in September?
А- да, В- да
А- нет, В- да
А- да, В- нет
А- нет, В- нет
Although factory farming is still widespread, farmers are aware that consumers are increasingly interested in the living conditions and even the feelings of _________.
livestock
migrant birds
insects
pets
Определите правильные варианты перевода слова scattered
редкий
чистый
частый
расположенный на расстоянии друг от друга
разбросанный в беспорядке