Соотнесите значения слов в левой колонке, с их эквивалентами в правой колонке. a. choose    1. come to an end

b. minority                          2. a period of planned activities

c. dissolve    3. a great number

d. compaign                        4. a representative in the House of Commons

e. majority                          5. express one's opinion during elections

f.    vote      6. pick out of smth

g. MP    7. a small number

h. function                       8. work

Ex. 3 Расположите предложения в логической последовательности так, чтобы получился пересказ текста.

For electoral purposes Britain is divided into constituencies.

When one of the parties wins, its leader is invited by the Queen to form a government.

It is the Prime Minister who chooses the date of the election.

The majority system of voting is used in parliamentary elections in Britain.

Men and women over 18 years old have the right to vote.

Voting takes place on Polling Day.

When the date of the election is known, the Prime Minister asks the Queen to dissolve Parliament.

The British Government is elected for five years.

The election campaign is launched

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1. This picture … at the beginning of the century.

C was painted

2. Jill is very honest. I … she cheated in the test.

B don’t believe

3. ……..is a shaking of the ground

A. earthquake

4. … we leave, the less traffic we’ll find in the streets.

В the earlier

5. John works Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. It’s a ……..job.

C. full-time

6. Alan said that he … help us move house next week.

B is going to

7. Ben tells the … jokes I’ve ever heard.

B funniest

8. George … abroad before, so he was very excited about his trip to Spain.

A had never travelled  

9. Sara couldn’t mend her boots, so she … by a shoemaker.

A had fixed them

10. Anne asked her new classmate where … from.

B he came

Ulcer is a common condition.

1) общий: Is ulcer a common condition?

2) альтернативный: Is ulcer a common or uncommon condition?

3) с хвостиком: Ulcer is a common condition, isn’t it?

4) специальный: What kind of condition is ulcer?

5) к подлежащему: What is a common condition?

The proper diet should be necessary for normal secretion.

1) общий: Should the proper diet be necessary for normal secretion?

2) альтернативный: Should the proper diet be necessary for normal or abnormal secretion?

3) с хвостиком: The proper diet should be nesessary for normal secretion, shouldn’t it?

4) специальный: What diet should be necessary for normal secretion?

5) к подлежащему: What should be necessary for normal secretion?