Put the verb in the brackets into the correct form. 1. I’m hungry. I wish it (be) _____ time for lunch. 2.If I (get up) ______ early

1. What is the highest building in Washington?
2. What is the most interesting museum in Washington?
WASHINGTON
1. Washington, the capital of the United States, is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. Washington is not the largest city in the United States but in the political sense it is the most important city.
2. Washington has one major business and that business is government. Many people living in Washington work for the federal government. At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue there is the White House where the President lives and has his office.
3. The Capitol, with its great Hall of Representatives and the Senate, is the highest building in Washington. There is a law against building structures more than 90 feet high in the capital. With its beautiful buildings and its tree-lined avenues Washington attracts a lot of visitors.
4. The capital has world-known art galleries, museums and monuments. One of the most interesting museums in Washington is the National Art and Space Museum. The museum has aircraft and spacecraft that were important in aviation history. There are even rocks that the astronauts brought to the Earth after their Moon landing.
2. Переведите в письменной форме абзацы 2, 4.
3. а) Назовите номер абзаца, в котором Participle I (причастие I) является определением. Выпишите это предложение и переведите его на русский язык.
б) В каких функциях употреблено причастие I в приведенных ниже предложениях? Переведите предложения на русский язык:
1. The Library of Congress contains millions of books and manuscripts, including personal papers of the US presidents.
2. Living in Washington you can meet people of almost all nationalities.
3. Millions of emigrants cross the ocean, hoping to find a better life in the USA.
4. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Continuous Tense (настоящее длительное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
1. Many people visit the Lincoln Memorial every year.
2. They are visiting the Lincoln Memorial now.
3. We met our friends when they were visiting the Lincoln Memorial.
5. Назовите номер предложения, в котором Participle II (причастие II) является определением, и переведите это предложение на русский язык
1. The Capitol is the highest building in Washington which is known as an American city without skyscrapers.
2. Many important events have taken place at the Lincoln Memorial.
3. Washington named after the first American President is situated on the Potomac River.
6. Назовите номер предложения, глагол-сказуемое которого стоит в Present Perfect Tense (настоящее совершенное время), и переведите это предложение на русский язык:
1. Many people visited the Lincoln Memorial last year.
2. A group of tourists has just visited the Lincoln Memorial.
3. Millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial every year.
7. Назовите номер предложения, эквивалентного данному русскому предложению:
Вашингтон стал крупным культурным и научным центром.
1. Washington is a centre of culture and science.
2. Washington has become a great cultural and scientific centre.
3. Washington became the centre of science and culture in the nineteenth century.
8. Заполните пропуски прилагательными в соответствующей степени сравнения:
1. Washington is one of (beautiful, more beautiful, the most beautiful) capitals in the world.
2. The population of New York is (great, greater, the greatest) than the population of Washington.
3. Pennsylvania Avenue is (long, longer, the longest) street in Washington.

2. Martha _______________(find) a new job. She is starting next week. 3. When ______________Simon _______________(arrive) at the cinema yesterday? 4. John is a well-known artist. He ______________(paint) a lot of pictures. 5. John ________________(paint) his first picture in 1980. 6. Mike _______________(win) more than 20 medals when he was a sportsman. 7. I ________________(see) Sting last year. 8. I ______________(speak) to Celine Dion. 9. I _______________(write) 5 letters this week. 10. I ______________(read) this book a month ago. 11. He _______________(still/not/buy) a computer. 12. They ________________(yet/not/find) the way out. 13. _______________you ______________(write) this translation yet? Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous 1. What ____________you ______________(look) at? –Some photos I __________(take) when I _____________(be) on holidays. 2. I _______________(be) sorry, but I ______________(not understand) what you _____________(mean). 3. What ___________Jane_____________(do)? – She ______________(be) a teacher, but she ______________(not teach) at the moment. 4. He never _____________(smoke) and ___________usually __________(not eat) meat. 5. Last time I _____________(go) abroad was when I ______________(go) to London. We _____________(stay) in London for three days. On the first day when I ______________(do) the sights, I _____________(meet) my old friend. He ___________just______________(go) to his hotel when we ___________(come) across. 6. ___________you ____________(often, go) to the gym? – I _______________(not go) much at the moment, I ____________(not have) time. I ____________(be) too busy these days. But I ___________(want) to go to the gym next week. 7. Tomorrow Kate _____________(visit) her aunt, that’s why now she _____________(make) a cake. It _____________(smell) delicious! When Kate ____________(visit) her aunt last week, she _______________(buy) some pastries from the baker’s, but they _____________(not be) that good.