Английский язык. Горохов В.М. - 12 стр.

       7. Во время обеда папа читал газету.
       8. Когда я переводила текст, он читал книгу.

         Упражнение 11. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в требующемся
времени.
         l.What you (to do) here? - I (to prepare) for my report. - How long you (to
prepare) for it? - Oh, I (to work) since morning. 2.He (to teach) at school for five
years when the war (to break) out. 3.She (to study) English since last year. 4.What
you (to read)? - I (to read) a magazine. - How long you (to read) it? - I (to read) it for
half an hour. S.She (to live) in Moscow for ten years when her sister (to come) to live
with her. 6.Out teacher (to come). Now he (to speak) with оur monitor. 7,They (to
speak) when I (to look) at them. 8.1 (to walk) about an hour when 1 (to see) a little
house not far from the river. 9.When he (to read) the newspaper, he (to give) it to his
brother. lO.He (to leave) for Rostov in 1990 and since then he (to live) there. 11.At
this time tomorrow we (to discuss) your report. 12.Now she (to read) the book which
I (to give) her yesterday.

       TEXT. Прочитайте и переведите следующий текст:

                       GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE OF THE U.S.A.

         There are three basic levels of government: local, state, and federal or
national. At each level, there are three independent branches: the 'legislative, the
executive, and the judicial. Because each branch is independent, it can check and
balance (control) the authority of the branches. This is called the balance of powers.
         The United States is a democracy; it is controlled by its citizens. As Abraham
Lincoln said, it is a «government of the people, by the people, and for the people».
The United States is also a republic, to be specific, a democratic republic. This means
that its laws are made and administered by representatives elected by the people. (In
this sense, the President, senators, and even local mayors are representatives.)
         The only governments in the U.S. run directly by the people (pure
democracies) are those of small towns, like those in New England, which make all
basic decisions in Town Meetings, and even in those towns elected volunteers
(selectmen) run the town between Town Meetings.

       STATE GOVERNMENTS
       There are 50 states in the U.S. and 13 associated states and possessions in the
Caribbean and Pacific. Each has its own government. Although their structures vary
in many ways, each of these governments has three branches like the federal
government and the following explanations are generally true.

       LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: The legislative branch of each state has a
bicameral (two-house) structure like the federal government. There is an upper house
called the Senate and a lower house called the House or Assembly of

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