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A MELTING POT

А The United States of America has probably one of the most “mixed populations” in the world. This is why it is often called “melting pot”. The first Americans were the Native Americans- there are about 2 million of them today, about 0.8 percent of the population. Their ancestors came to America over a “land bridge” from Asia 40,000 years before Columbus.

B Many years later, in the 1600s, people arrived from Europe. The first group came from England and France. Today about 32 million Americans (about 13%) have English ancestors from over 300 years ago. The Europeans also took people by force from Africa to work for them in the “New World”. As slaves they had a very hard and difficult life, and many of them died during the journey to America or on tobacco and cotton farms. There are about 30 million black Americans (about 12% of the population in the United States today) and most of these are descendants of slaves. More recently, people have come to the United States from other parts of the world. Between 1820 and 1860 many people came from Germany and Ireland – about 58 million (about 23%) of Americans have German ancestors and about 39 million (15%) have Irish ancestors. From 1860 to 1920 many more people came from other European countries including Russia, Poland, Greece, Turkey and Italy.

C Today, the fastest growing group in the United States is Hispanic. There are about 25 million Hispanics (about 9% of the population) in the United States who came from Spanish-speaking countries such as Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico. There are also large numbers of people from Asian countries, including China, Japan Korea and the Philippines. In total, there are about 7.5 million Asian Americans (about 3% of the population).

1) В каком абзаце текста ( A - C ) рассказывается о:

1. появлении первых переселенцев со «старого света»?

2. происхождении термина, использованного в названии?

3. особенностях заселения территорий страны?

4. увеличивающейся народности, заселяющей США?

5. коренных жителях страны?

Найдите в тексте слова сходные по значению с данными ниже.

1. to come from –

2. travelling –

3. sum –

4. to involve –

5. quick –

6. possibly –

Сопоставьте предлоги и существительные так, чтобы получить 5 выражений, употребляя каждое слово только раз.

Preposition	Noun
1. by 2. in 3. over 4. during 5. on	A__bridge B__farm C__force D__total E__journey

Вставьте пропущенное слово согласно информации, данной в тексте.

1. The first group of Europeans _______ from England and France.

2. Many of black slaves _____ during the journey to America.

3. About twenty-three percent of Americans have German ________.

4. _____ is the fastest growing group in the United States at present.

5. Nowadays large ______ of people from Asian countries live in America.

Найдите в тексте необходимую информацию и дайте ответы на вопросы, приведенные ниже.

1. Why are the United States of America often called “a melting pot”?

2. When did the first Americans arrive to America?

3. Where did Europeans bring their slaves from?

4. How many black Americans live in the United States now?

5. What tendencies are there in the growth of population in the United States today?

 

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Вариант III

I . Выберите правильный перевод глагольной формы в скобках.

1.	The professor (читающий) lectures at our university is a well-known scientist.
		a) when delivering	b) delivering	c) is delivering
2.	(Проводя) experiments, students use many devices.
		a) making	b) having made	c) being made
3.	They (обсуждают) the plans for the next year.
		a) while discussing	b) discussing	c) are discussing
4.	(Окончив) their work they left the building.
		a) having finished	b) finishing	c) have finished
5.	The device (измеряющий) a temperature is called a thermometer.
		a) having been measured	b) measuring	c) is measuring
6.	(Переводя) the article, he consulted the dictionary.
		a) translating	b) is translating	c) being translated
7.	The substance (растворяющийся) is colourless.
		a) having been dissolved	b) was dissolved	c) being dissolved
8.	Imagine that the ship (движется) in space.
		a) moving	b) is moving	c) while moving

II . Укажите номера предложений, в которых слово sent переводится как «отправленный».

1. Being sent on business to London, my friend hoped to improve his English.

2. Telegrams sent at the night time must be paid for a reduced price.

3. When he hadn’t received the answer to his invitation, he sent a postcard.

4. The present for her birthday was sent by a stranger.

5. Having sent the article to a magazine he waited for the answer.

6. The new furniture will be sent to your house in two days.

7. Having been sent on the Internet the message came in time.

8. The letter sent was not delivered to the address.

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