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Вопрос №10710
Прочитайте текст Surikov’s first large painting, the “Morning of the Streltsy Execution” (1881), was devoted to the time of Peter the Great. The picture “Menshikov in Beryozov” (1883), was devoted to Alexander Menshikov, the statesman at the time of Peter the Great. After the Tsar’s death…
Вопрос №10711
Прочитайте текст A master of the landscape, Levitan, never introduced figures into it. Though if you look at ‘The Autumn Day in Sokolniki”, everything seems to bring out the loneliness of the figure in the centre: the trees losing their leaves, the remote, indifferent sky, the path going off into…
Вопрос №10712
Прочитайте текст Andrew Wyeth painted portraits, landscapes, seascapes and domestic scenery. His favourite media are tempera and water-colour. Wyeth’s works are easily recognized by dimly lit and deserted landscapes in tones of grey and brown, which convey feelings of loneliness and solitude. One…
Вопрос №10713
Прочитайте текст Mary Cassatt began her career as a realistic painter. Later she started experimenting with light and colour. In 1877 Degas invited her to join the Impressionists. Mary Cassatt was the only American who exhibited with the French Impressionists. Cassatt took part in four of their…
Вопрос №10714
Прочитайте текст One of the world-wide known museums is the Hermitage. The word “Hermitage” means a place of solitude. This name was given in the XVIII century by Catherine II to her private museum housed in a small building adjacent to the Winter Palace and accessible only to the chosen few. In…
Вопрос №10715
Прочитайте текст The Leonardo da Vinci Hall is one of the most gorgeous interiors. The hall is decorated in the style of 17 century French Baroque. The Hermitage possesses two, out of 12 or 14 works surviving from Leonardo. The Rembrandt collection is one of the most treasured possessions of the…
Вопрос №10716
Прочитайте текст William Hogarth is one of the greatest English painters. In his pictures he reflected social life and in many of them the beauty of his painting was accompanied by satire. The “Marriage-a-la-Mode”, “The Election Entertainment” were painted to show the life very satirically. In 1742…
Вопрос №10717
Прочитайте текст Children in Britain go to school at the age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) until they are 16. Before school many children attend nursery schools. Some parents send their children to private (fee-paying) nursery schools or kindergartens. Children first attend the infants’ school until…
Вопрос №10719
Прочитайте текст City Technology Colleges (CTCs) give boys and girls strong technological and business education. They are non-fee-paying independent schools, set up by the Government with the help of business sponsors who finance the schools. There are now 15 such colleges in England and Wales…
Вопрос №10720
Прочитайте текст All universities admit men and women, but in some universities there are colleges specially for one sex. Most of the universities provide hostels for their students. There are many types of colleges in England. There are colleges within universities. There are teachers’ training…
Вопрос №10722
Прочитайте текст The Smithsonian Institution includes Freer Gallery of Art, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American Art, National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum…
Вопрос №10723
Прочитайте текст Scotland has a number of universities established long ago. By the end of the Middle Ages Scotland had four universities at Edinburgh (founded 1583), Glasgow (founded 1450), Aberdeen (founded 1494) and St Andrew’s (founded 1411). The University of Wales was founded in 1893. It…
Вопрос №10724
Прочитайте текст William Turner, a great romantic English landscape painter, was born in Devonshire in 1775. He lived with his uncle in Middlesex, where he began to attend school. His first drawings are dated 1787, when he was only twelve years of age. His childish cketch-books, filled with…
Вопрос №10725
Прочитайте текст Moscow is replete with art galleries and museums. Yet there is one gallery that remains a symbol of Russian art. It is the world-famous Tretyakov Gallery. The founder of the gallery was the entrepreneur Pavel Tretyakov (1832—1898), who was from the merchant class. Beginning in…
Вопрос №10726
Прочитайте текст Nine million children attend 35,000 schools in Britain. Education is compulsory from 5 till 16 years. Parents can choose to send their children to a nursery school or a pre-school playgroup to prepare them for the start of compulsory education. Children start primary school at 5…
Вопрос №10727
Прочитайте текст At 16 pupils take a national exam called "GCSE" (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they wish. This is the end of compulsory education. Some 16-year-olds continue their studies in the sixth form at school or at a sixth form college. The…
Вопрос №10728
Прочитайте текст Seven per cent of British schoolchildren go to private schools called independent schools. There are 2,400 independent schools and they have been growing in number and popularity since the mid-1980s. Parents pay for these schools, and fees vary from about 250 pounds a term for a…
Вопрос №10729
Прочитайте текст The most famous schools are called "public schools" and they have a long history and traditions. It is often necessary to put your child’s name on a waiting list at birth to be sure he or she gets a place. Children of wealthy or aristocratic families often go to the same public…
Вопрос №10730
Прочитайте текст In England and Wales compulsory school begins at the age of five, but before that age children can go to a nursery school, also called play school. School is compulsory till the children are 16 years old. In Primary School and First School children learn to read and write and the…
Вопрос №10731
Прочитайте текст When students are 16 years old they may take an exam in various subjects in order to have a qualification. These qualifications can be either G. С. S. E. (General Certificate of Secondary Education) or «0 level» (Ordinary level). After that students can either leave school and…
Вопрос №10732
Прочитайте текст In Great Britain school begins at the age of five. At the age of sixteen the children usually leave school. So they spend eleven years there. There are primary and secondary schools in England. When children are five, they go to primary schools. First they attend infant schools or…
Вопрос №10733
Прочитайте текст At the age of seven the children go to junior schools and stay there till they are eleven. Real school begins. The lessons are more formal. There are different subjects on the timetable. Children study English, Maths, History, Nature Study, Geography, Art, Music, Physical Education…
Вопрос №10735
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого грамматического явления When Moscow University was founded there were three faculties – philosophy, law and medicine there. Today there are 24 faculties there. Professors were invited from all European countries. The instructions were…
Вопрос №10736
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого грамматического явления Independent and preparatory schools are private schools too. They prepare pupils for public schools for money. The teachers of the private schools pay personal attention to each pupil. It is possible to enter…
Вопрос №10737
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова There are no distinctions between different types of universities in Britain. But still there are some categories of them. First of all, Oxbridge, Oxford and Cambridge were founded in the medieval period. These universities…
Вопрос №10740
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого грамматического явления At college the student will eventually specialize in one area of study such as Mathematics, Science, History, Literature, Theology, Computer or a Foreign Language. At the end of four years of studying he or she…
Вопрос №10741
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого грамматического явления The Moscow State University is the oldest university in Russia. It was founded in 1755 by the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. According to the results of national and international surveys the M…
Вопрос №10742
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения During the 19th century various institutions of higher education were founded in the industrial towns and cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. Their buildings were of local brick, so they got the name “redbrick”…
Вопрос №10744
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения One of the most striking features of English life is the self-discipline and courtesy of people of all classes. There is little noisy behaviour, and practically no loud disputing in the street. People do not rush excitedly…
Вопрос №10745
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения English people don't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations, and ordinary people seem to remain good-tempered and cheerful under difficulties. The Englishman does not like any boasting or…
Вопрос №10746
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения The Englishman prefers his own house to an apartment in a block of flats, because he doesn't wish his doing to be overlooked by his neighbours. "An Englishman's house is his castle". Many Englishmen help their wives at home…
Вопрос №10748
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения American society seems to be much more informal than the British and, in some ways, is characterized by less social distinction. Students do not rise when a teacher enters the room. One does not always address a person by…
Вопрос №10750
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого слова Yet, in spite of all the informality, Americans, even in the way they address each other, show consciousness of social distinction. For example, one is likely to use somewhat more formal language when talking to superiors. While…
Вопрос №10751
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения It is important to know how to introduce people correctly. Remember the following: - men are introduced to women; - young people - to old people; - married people - to single people; - people in lower position to people in…
Вопрос №10752
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Why do so many new ideas come from California? It must be something in the air. New lifestyles, new kinds of medicine, new religions, new house styles - so many new things come from California. Let’s talk about bungalows…
Вопрос №10753
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Santa Barbara, a favourite Californian vacation town, is famous for its Spanish architecture. The story began in 1925. A big earthquake destroyed many of the buildings. After this disaster, a woman called Pearl Chase worked…
Вопрос №10754
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Californians love the sun, and their houses show it. The old ranch houses of California copied the mission style. In the centre of the house was an open place, or "patio", with buildings on two or three sides. Californians…
Вопрос №10755
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого грамматического явления American homes are some of the biggest and best in the world. Many have a garage for one or two cars, a big modern kitchen, a living room, and a playroom for the children. Some families have two homes. They…
Вопрос №10756
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Seventy percent of Americans buy the house they live in. They are lucky. But thirty percent cannot buy a house or an apartment. Some of them rent their home from a landlord. Some landlords are good, but some are not. Windows…
Вопрос №10757
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Americans who live in towns and cities move often. A family stays in one house for four or five years, and then they move again. Some people move because they have found a new job. Other people move because they want a…
Вопрос №10758
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения Americans like to think the United States is a young country, but really it has a long and interesting history. You can see some of its history in the styles of the houses. The lovely pueblo houses of Native American…
Вопрос №10759
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения The traditional American family consisting of a husband, wife and children is becoming less and less frequent. More people who are illegally married are living together. More and more children are being raised in…
Вопрос №10760
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения While young people are getting married later in life, the divorce rate is increasing. Roughly 50% of all marriages in the United States now end in divorce. In cases of divorce the financial support required from the…
Вопрос №10761
Прочитайте текст и найдите соответствующий перевод подчеркнутого выражения American apartments are usually described as one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartments. Two- and three-room apartments usually have a connecting living-room; frequently they have two bathrooms. Virtually all…
Вопрос №10784
Прочитайте текст Physical training is a very important subject at school, high school and college. Preference is given to team games, such as American football, football (called soccer by Americans), baseball, and basketball. In every city one may find a cafe with a dozen of large TV sets showing…
Вопрос №10785
Прочитайте текст Great attention is paid on keeping oneself physically fit. Companies spend money on building gyms and arranging sports facilities for their employees. A company staff may have an option of going to a swimming pool, a training centre or a golf course for a symbolic fee. The…
Вопрос №10786
Прочитайте текст Britain was the originator of many sports such as football, rugby, golf, hockey, lawn tennis. Other sports, whose origins were much earlier, were first organized in Britain in the form they are played today - athletics, boxing, horse racing, for example. Some sports, such as…
Вопрос №10787
Прочитайте текст Sports based on the water have a natural home in Britain, which has a long and indented coastline providing sheltered and open water, as well as many lakes and rivers. Sailing is particularly popular, and to a lesser extent power boating. The national governing body, the Royal…
Вопрос №10788
Прочитайте текст Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in…
Вопрос №10789
Прочитайте текст Baseball is the most popular sport in America. It is played throughout the spring and summer and professional baseball teams play well into the autumn. Not only boys, high school and college teams play baseball in the spring, but it is played by grown men as amateurs and by…