Test №5
1. Turn the following nouns into adjectives
government reason
peace parliament
religion
2. Complete the following text with the words and phrases from the box; using them in the appropriate form
to divide
to be based on
to track down
to be put to break
to manage
to follow
to deal with to involve
to provide
to cross
to be enforced
The whole system of American government a) ___ the principles b) ___ in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The people believe that the government should c) ___ a framework of law and order in which they are left free to run their own lives.
The state governments d) ___ much the same pattern as the federal government. Each has a governor as the Chief executive; with power e) ___ among the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. State governments f) ___ such affairs as maintaining order; educating children and young adults; and building highways. The federal government g) ___ national problems and international relations and with regional problems that h) ___ more than one state. Laws affecting the daily lives of citizens i) ___ by police in the cities and towns. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Inverstigation – the famous FBI j) ___ criminals who k) ___ state borders or who l) ___ federal laws.
3. Fill in the gaps with the prepositions from the box. Some of them can be used more than once:
into Without in upon from by about of for
1. The Constitution was officially adopted ___ the thirteen states.
2. Compromise ___ politics is a matter of necessity.
3. The President must have its agreement his proposals and programmes.
4. He cannot declare war ___ the approval ___ Congress.
5. All election districts must have ___ the same number of residents.
6. The number of Representatives ___ each state is based ___ its population.
7. Each state is divided ___ congressional districts.
8. Each Senator is elected ___ six year terms of office.
4. Use the verbs in the sentences in the Passive Voice.
1. The Constitution (to a mend) already.
2. The Constitution (to adopt) in 1790.
3. Legislators (to elect) from geographical districts directly by the voters.
4. In foreign affairs; the President (to be) strongly limited.
5. Any treaty must (to approve) by the Senate
5. Match each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right
1. a shop – lifter a) murders for political reasons or a reward
2. a burglar b) breaks into houses or other buildings to steal
3. a murderer c) steals from shops white acting as an ordinary customer
4. a kidnapper d) kills some one
5. a pickpocket e) steals things from people’s pockets in crowded places
6. a drug dealer f) gets secret information from another country
7. a spy g) buys and sells drugs illegally
8. a terrorist h) takes away people by force and demands money for their return
6. Translate sentences from Russian into English
1. Ты уже изучил правительственную систему Америки?
2. Они еще не подписали этот договор.
3. Это дело еще не представили на рассмотрение жюри присяжных заседателей.
4. Конгресс регулирует торговлю между штатами и зарубежными странами.
5. Этот закон принят для обеспечения равноправия мужчин и женщин.