Someone cleaned the room in the morning.

The room was cleaned in the morning.

1. Someone opened the door a minute ago. 2. Someone staged this vaudeville many years ago. 3. Someone wrote this romance in the 19^th century. 4. Someone gave the bell some minutes ago. 5. Someone directed this play-differently. 6. Someone brought the newspapers some hours ago. 7. Someone took your pen some minutes ago.

9. Закончите предложения, в соответствии с моделью.

См. модель:

The play was not staged last year, ... in a month.

The play was not staged last year, it will be staged in a month.

1. The film was not made in June, ... in October. 2. The question was not answered yesterday, ... just now. 3. The dialogue was not learned the day before, ... tomorrow. 4. The rehearsal was not called for yes­terday, ... for the day after tomorrow. 5. The poem was not recited an hour ago, ... in some minutes. 6. The new technique was not used in that film, ... in our film. 7. The news-reel was not shown before the film, ... after the film.

10. Переведите на русский язык.

1. You are taught English. 2. Students are often taken to different museums. 3. She is sometimes given interest­ing books. 4. Are you often shown good films? 5. You are not heard, speak louder. 6. The director of the film was asked many questions. 7. I was asked to recite a poem at the entrance examination. 8. This actress was given the title role in the new film. 9. We were brought some good plays. 10. He was not seen in the dark hall.

11. Переведите на русский язык.

1. The picture was looked at. 2. The new performance was much talked of. 3. If you put on this hat, you will be laughed at. 4. This film is much spoken of. 5. The expedition was not heard of. 6. Wait a minute, the doctor will be sent for. 7. You will be spoken to.

12. Поставьте глаголы в действительный или страдательный залог.

1. Peter the Great (to found) Petersburg and Petroza­vodsk. Some other towns (to found) at this time. 2. The building of the Pushkin Theatre (to design) in the 19^th century by C. Rossi. 3. Shostakovich’s 15^th Symphony (to perform) in 1972, his son Maxim (to conduct) it. 4. The monument to Tchaikovsky at the Moscow Con­servatoire (to design) by V. Mukhina. She (to design) some more monuments in Moscow. 5. The Film Studio named after Gorky (to produce) films mainly for children. About 20 films (to produce) every year at this studio. 6. F. Handel (to compose) many operas, but very few of them (to stage) now. 7. The report was very interest­ing and the reporter (to ask) many questions. I (to ask) him two questions and (to get) clever answers.

New York

Situated at the mouth of the deep Hudson River, New York has always been the gate of the USA. But it is more than just a door: it is also a window through which the life of the whole nation may be observed. New York is a city of striking social contrasts. It is a place where most of the millionaires live and at the same lime a greater proportion of New Yorkers live at a lower level than the average for the US. In 1626 Dutch colonists set up here the first settlement, named New Amsterdam. They bought Manhattan Island from Indians for 24 dollars and a barrel of rum. The Americans say that it was the best business deal ever made in New York. In 1664 the colony was captured by British fleet under Duke of York and renamed New York.

Now New York includes five boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond.

Manhattan is the smallest of the five city boroughs in size and it is not the largest in population although the majority spend a consid­erable part of the day in this center of business life. Here are Broadway, Wall Street and the Stock Exchange. This is the heart and source of American policy.

Harlem is also in Manhattan. Thick walls separate this "Black Bottom" with 450,000 coloured people from the white population.

In the bay stands the bronze Statue of Liberty given to the United States by France as a present in 1386. Its torch is 60 meters high and can be seen at night for many miles. A new American Museum of Immigration is open at the base of the Statue.

The Bronx is a more residential rather than industrial part of the city. The well-known Zoo and Botanic Gardens are in the Bronx.

Queens is both a residential and industrial area. New York's two biggest airports are both there.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is the largest naval shipbuilding center in the world. Brooklyn has more people than any other part of [he city - about 3,000,000. It is mostly a district of middle-class people.

Richmond is the borough of piers and warehouses. Its population is only 200,000.

What makes New York? First of all, it is a great seaport, the greatest in the USA. The sea encircles many of the city areas. It is also a great financial center, where "money-making" is the main law of life. It is the symbol of big business and its Wall Street has become a nickname for big monopolies all over the world. New York ii the leading textile center of the country and its clothes industry. It has a considerable printing industry and many book-shops. It is also undoubtedly one of the centres of social and spiritual life of America. There are a lot of Art Galleries, among them rich Henry Frick collections, and many impressive art museums (Metropolitan Museum, Modern Art Museum, American Art Museum and others). For a long time New York specialized in giving visitors a good time at its theatres, restaurants, night clubs, sporting arenas, and therefore has a large hotel industry. It is the main publishing, advertising and radio center with Columbia and New York universities and various city colleges.

Among the inhabitants of New York one can meet people of almost all nations. The population of New York numbers about 16 million. The citizens speak seventy-five different languages.