Question

Ex. 16. a) Supply the correct form s of the verbs. A 1. The power of the Queen of England (to limit) by Parliament. 2. — Who (to control) the power of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet? — It (to control) by Parliament. 3. Lately the company (to send) us an invitation to take part in the exhibition of electronic equipment which (to hold) in London. 4. It (to give) me a lot of pleasure to read an interesting book on the history of old Russian towns. 5. Mr Bell (to appoint) manager of the company lately. 6. Before I (to leave) London, I (to show) the most famous sights in the centre of the city. 7. Some seats in the Strangers’ Gallery just (to reserve) for the Russian business people. They (to be going) to visit the House of Commons tomorrow. 8. After the purpose of the meeting (to explain) to the participants they (to invite) to the conference hall. 9. A new collection of paintings of modem French artists (to exhibit) in the halls of the Museum this month. B В The Hermitage [ЪэгтиЫз] Museum (to be) one of the world’s greatest art galleries. The rich collection of the Hermitage (to attract) very many people since it (to open) to the public. 2 500 000 exhibits (to display) in the Museum’s halls and galleries. If somebody (to want) to look for a minute at each exhibit it (to take) him 12 years to see all of them. When the Director of the Hermitage (to ask) how the Museum (to get) such a big collection, he (to answer): “The history of our Museum (to begin) in 1764 when 225 paintings (to purchase) in the West by Catherine the Great. The collection (to grow) in size from year to year since then. After the revolution a lot of splendid pieces of art (to come) to the Museum from private collections”. b) Sum up the facts about: 1. the history of the museum; 2. the size and popularity of the museum at the present time

Answer 1

1.is limited

2.does control, is controlled

3.had sent, have been held

4.gives

5.have appointed

6.left, had already shown

7.have been reserved, they are going to visit

8.as an explanation, they were invited

9.have been exhibited

B

1.is

2.have been attracting, had opened

3.have been beeing displayed

4.wants, it would take

5. was asked, how it gets, he answered

6.began, had purchased, have been beeing grown

7.have come

Answer 2

a) Supplying the correct forms of the verbs:

1. The power of the Queen of England is limited by Parliament.
2. — Who controls the power of the Prime Minister's Cabinet? — It is controlled by Parliament.
3. Lately, the company sent us an invitation to take part in the exhibition of electronic equipment which is held in London.
4. It gives me a lot of pleasure to read an interesting book on the history of old Russian towns.
5. Mr Bell has been appointed manager of the company lately.
6. Before I left London, I was shown the most famous sights in the center of the city.
7. Some seats in the Strangers' Gallery have been reserved for the Russian business people. They are going to visit the House of Commons tomorrow.
8. After the purpose of the meeting has been explained to the participants, they are invited to the conference hall.
9. A new collection of paintings by modern French artists is being exhibited in the halls of the Museum this month.

b) Summing up the facts about:

1. The history of the museum: The Hermitage Museum has been one of the world's greatest art galleries. Its rich collection began in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased 225 paintings in the West. Since then, the collection has grown in size year by year. After the revolution, the museum received many splendid pieces of art from private collections.

2. The size and popularity of the museum at the present time: The Hermitage Museum currently displays 2,500,000 exhibits in its halls and galleries. It has attracted a large number of people since it opened to the public. If someone wants to spend a minute looking at each exhibit, it would take them 12 years to see them all.