Test 1 (Variant c)

1. Read the text:

MY INSTITUTE

* The Belarusian Law Institute was established in 1991 as a commercial institution of higher learning. It means that the Institute does not get any finance support from the state; the only source of finance is the students’ fees. (1)The legal basis of the Institute is the National Law on Education. The Institute is headed by Stephen Sokol, Professor and Doctor of Law.

*The Institute trains lawyers in economy, finance, politology and international relations. The top rated fields are tax and banking, and also customs, public and private international law. (2)This year about 3000 students study at the Minsk department, and almost half of them are full-time students. Among the correspondence students there are members of the National Assembly, decision-makers at different levels of management and government. (3)The Institute had its first graduation in 1994, when 75 graduates joined law-enforcement bodies and business companies.

(4)The Institute has field department offices in Mogilev and Grodno.

The Grodno Department was established in 1994. It trains specialists in a wide sphere of law. There are about 300 full-time students and about 500 correspondent ones. During the first two years the Grodno Department had to lease premises from the technical college, but in 1996 an annex to the building of the college was built, and the Department got its first own building comprising 4 big lecture-halls and 7 smaller rooms for practical classes. In December 2010 the Department moved to its contemporary lodgings in Mostovaya Street. Today the students can enjoy comfortable and spacey halls and rooms for practical classes. The staff of the Department includes highly qualified lecturers; some of them are invited from Grodno University and from Minsk Department of the Institute. (5)The Department possesses audio-visual equipment which makes the educational process more effective. The Department is regularly visited by the Ministry of Education inspections and the results of these inspections are so far very good, what shows a high standard of training at the Institute. (6)The Grodno Department had its first graduation in June, 1998. The graduates work at industrial enterprises and business firms as legal advisers, at judicial offices as bailiffs and at Interior Ministry structures.

2. Translate the marked (*) paragraphs from the text above in writing.

3. Using the underlined words and word combinations translate the following sentences into English:

а) Студенты изучают налоговое и банковское право.

б) Органы местного управления избираются каждые четыре года.

в) Судебные органы страны устанавливаются конституцией.

г) Исполнительная власть возглавляется Премьер-Министром.

д) Мистер Холл предоставил свои владения для размещения делегатов.

е) Обе стороны обеспокоены состоянием международных отношений в этом регионе.

4. Put questions to the numbered in the text sentences using prompts:

1. What ...? General question.

2. How many ...? Alternative question.

3. When ...?

4. Disjunctive question.

5. What equipment ...?

5. Use Present Indefinite, Present Continuous, Past Indefinite or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Excuse me, I (to wait) for a phone call. Will you page it to me, please? 2. When I (to look for) the book I (to need), I (to find) some old maps. 3. Most of the shops (to open) at 9.00 and (to close) at 19.30 every day. 4. Don’t count on me, I (to leave) for Minsk next Monday. 5. The sum of the Russian debt to foreign investors (to increase) at the moment. 6. John often (to arrange) fancy receptions. 7. I can’t attend this sitting, I (to work) with my electorate. 8. Can anybody open that door? Somebody (to knock). 9. This time last year I (to make) a tour of Europe. 10. We (to arrive) at Victoria terminal at 10.15 p.m. yesterday. 11. I (to be) very busy now: I (to build) a house. 12. While Maggi (to prepare) the room, John (to correct) his report. 13. He (to have) a country house, but he (to use) it very seldom. 14. I (to get up)very early tomorrow, because my practice (to begin) at 7.00 a. m.

6. Use the verbs can and must in the correct forms:

1. She ... play the piano beautifully now, but she ... play at all two years ago. 2. They ... get to the camp before dark two days ago. 3. Excuse me, I ... phone my mother. May I use your telephone? 4. I had a very long day yesterday. I ... pass my driving test, then I ... visit my tutor. 5. The talks were very difficult but they ... find a compromise. 6. Don’t panic! I ... do it for you in no time. 7. A collecting bank ... receive all invoices in duplicate. 8. You ... instruct your staff every Monday.

7. Insert articles where necessary:

1. How can I get to ... post-office? 2. He likes to read ... detective stories. 3. At last I received ... book I have been looking for. 4. He found ... telephone bill and ... letter from his friend in his morning mail. 5. ... English language is considered to be easier than ... Russian. 6. On ... way home I had to call at ... bank. 7. ... Telephone was invented by Alexander Bell. 8. It is ... funniest book I have ever read. 9. I can’t say what is more difficult: to play ... tennis or to play ... violin. 10. ... British respect their traditions very much. 11. Can you find ... mistake in ... sentence on ... blackboard? 12. ... Lawyers are paid much better than ... teachers.

6. Use the correct form of the adjectives:

1. My boss’s office is much (large) than my flat. 2. The problem was (serious) than we expected. 3. It was (long) and (boring) speech I have ever heard. 4. He is (good) defender in criminal cases. 5. To my mind this kind of tea is (tasty) than that one. 6. It was (complicated) operation in his practice. 7. They expect (bad) development of the situation. 8. His (old) brother is four years (old) than he. 9. This item will be touched upon in (far) discussion.