вар 2 History of the Olympic Games

ВОЛГОГРАДСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ Вариант 2.
I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой
частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием – s и какую функцию это окончание
выполняет, т. е. служит ли оно:
а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite;
б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного;
в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного (см. образец
выполнения 1).
Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Like other children he enjoys playing fast games2. The hotel serves meals to residents only.
3. The students’ hostel is a new and up-to-date building.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения и переведите их, обращая внимание на
особенности перевода на русский язык определений, выраженных именем существительным (см.
образец выполнения 2).
1. We soon reached the train station.
2. Tom spent the afternoon playing his computer games.
3. Both adults and children visit this swimming pool.
4. Rugby team players are very popular here.
III. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения и
переведите их на русский язык.
1. You must be more careful when you drive in the rush hour.
2. It’s the most useful book I’ve ever read on the subject.
3. He is the luckiest man.
4. The question was mach longer then the answer.
5. I don’t use my car often now, so less money goes on petrol.
IV. Перепишите и переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод
неопределённых и отрицательных местоимений.
1. No one agreed to help.
2. We didn’t find anybody there.
3. Somebody else can answer that question.
4. I have already looked for my telephone book everywhere.
5. It rains more and more often, it’s getting colder and colder.
V. Перепишите следующие предложения, откройте скобки, поставьте глагол в правильной
форме и определите видо- временные формы глаголов, переведите предложения на русский язык
(см. образец выполнения 3).
1. Food is expensive. It (to cost) a lot of money.
2. Last night he (to invite) me to the party.
3. Next Sunday we (to visit) the Tower of London.
VI. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. Письменно ответьте на вопросыThe History of the Olympic Games
Long ago ancient Greeks often waged wars. Small states suffered and lost much even if they did
not take any side and stayed out of wars. The ruler of such a small state, Elis, wanted to live in peace with
all neighbors. He was a good diplomat because his negotiations were successful and Elis was recognized
a neutral state. To celebrate this achievement, he organized athletic games.
In the beginning this feast lasted one day, but later a whole month was devoted to it. All wars and
feuds were stopped by special heralds who rode in all directions of Greece.
The games were held every four years in Olympia on the territory of Elis. The first games which
later were called the Olympic Games were held about a thousand years before our era.
Usually the Olympic Games began before the middle of the summer. Best athletes arrived from
many Greek states to Olympia to compete in running, long jumps, throwing of discus and javelin and
wrestling. In the course of time fist fighting (boxing) and chariot races were also included in the Games.
All athletes took an oath that they had been preparing well for the Games and promised to
compete honestly and keep the rules of the sacred Olympics. The athletes took part in all kinds of
competitions.
The Olympic Games had been held for about eleven hundred years, until the emperor Theodosius
banned them for religious reasons in 394 A. D.
The revival of the Olympic Games began long time afterwards, in 1892, when a young French
teacher Pierre de Coubertin made a public speech before the Union of French sports clubs in Paris. At that
time many people in many countries practiced various kinds of sports and games. They wanted to make
friends and compete with sportsmen from other lands. Pierre de Coubertin understood the importance of
sports which unified peoples of the world and served the cause of peace like in ancient time.
On the 23rd of June 1894 the International Congress of amateur sportsmen made an important
decision: to revive the Olympic Games and to establish the International Olympic Committee which
would be responsible for the administration of the modern Olympic Games. The first Committee
consisted of 12 members. Now 82 members of the International Olympic Committee control the affairs of
all member countries which joined the Olympic movement.
Questions:
1. What did ancient Greeks do long ago?
2. What did the ruler of a small state want to do?
3. Why did the ruler organize athletic games?
4. When did the Olympic Games begin?
5. When did the revival of the Olympic Games begin?