В этом разделе мы как обычно публикуем Ваши вопросы. Если у Вас имеется подобная информация , или Вы знаете, где её можно найти, то помогите тем, кому этот материал необходим. 

Anastasia: I am writing to you to request the information about Great Britain. The topic is "My house is my stronghold. House and hearth and their meaning in Britons' life". I need this information for my project work in coutry study. It does not matter wether this information will be in Russian or in English.The level of English that I need is upper-intermediate (low advanced). I would greatly appriciate if you help me. My e-mail: sterina@ktk.ru 

Добрый день всем! Мне нужно написать работу на тему Должностные инструкции (в т.ч. фин директор и глав бух) и вступление обязали написать на английском языке. Если вы можете чем - нибудь помоч, буду очень благодарна за оказанную помощь! С уважением, Eugenia
My e-mail: feg@aeli.altai.ru 

Если нужны темы по английскому языку, пишите, вышлем (или доведём до ума Вашу) . Имеются практически все (за исключением узконаправленных). При запросе темы указывайте какой уровень Вам необходим и для каких целей.

Here you must choose the word or phrase which completes the sentence best.

/1/Jane_____________ all the exercises at ten o'clock in the morning and was free after that.
A. was doing
B. has done
C. did
D. had done

/2/Where is Ann? She______________ a bath.
A. have
B. has
C. is having
D. has had

/3/Will he receive the letter in time if it_____________ immediatly?
A. sends
B. will send 
C. will be sent
D. is sent

/4/Steve tells us that neither he nor his parents ______________ this film before.
A. has seen
B. saw
C. have seen
D. had seen

/5/Peter together with his three friends _______________ for Spain next Friday.
A. are leaving
B. is leaving
C. leave
D. shall leave

/6/Look at George! He ______________ a new haircut.
A. has had
B. had
C. had had
D. have had

/7/You must wait for some time. The decision ______________ taken by the end of the year.
A. will be
B. would be
C. shall be
D. will have been

/8/My sister is a student at Moscow University. She ________ with her realatives until she finds a flat.
A. lived
B. was living
C. lives
D. is living

/9/Mary ______________ in Hawaii for one year when her friends came to visit her.
A. had been
B. has been
C. was
D. would be

/10/We could not take our things as the room ______________ cleaned at that time.
A. was
B. was being
C. has been
D. had been

Choose a proper part of a word which makes a whole word and completes the sentence best.

Read the story and replace the figures with one of the following forms of the articles:
/ A.a / B.an / C.the / D.zero article /

A ROBOT NURSE

Jane learned that she had (-1-) incurable disease whilst studying at (-2-)  university.  She and George became (-3-) husband and wife. They had been married for 10 years when the doctor insisted on operation. George choose the best hospital in (-4-) Sixth Avenue next to (-5-)  Oriental Hotel. Jane was five days in (-6-) hospital: after the operation it was clear that she would need a domestic robot to look after her at home. It took her two days to discover that Nurse James was a robot. In one day she recovered from the suprise. In two days she realised what (-7-) comfort a robot could be, always smiling, always in good mood. Nurse James was the first robot with which she had come into (-8-) close personal contact and she liked it. When George came to (-9-) hospital, the doctor recomended (-10-) Nurse James model, a young blonde, nice to look at, but not too beautiful. The three of them returned home: Jane, George and a domestic robot.  

Here are given the keys for the test №G10. Grammatical commentaries are situated next to the key. Sign "=" means that it is a set-expression and it should be learned by heart. If you have any questions write to me at once.

Here are given the keys for the test №V10. Grammatical commentaries are situated next to the key. Sign "=" means that it is a set-expression and it should be learned by heart. If you have any questions write to me at once.

Here are given the keys for the test №A10. Grammatical commentaries are situated next to the key. Sign "=" means that it is a set-expression and it should be learned by heart. If you have any questions write to me at once.

За прошедшую неделю пришло только 2 статьи, и общее количество участников конкурса увеличилось до 10.  За лучшую статью  проголосовало 26 человек. На сегодняшний день имеются такие результаты: 

Women and Small Business - 11

Never Mind the Balalaikas - 7

Death Penalty - 5

Enjoyable Place - 3

В этом выпуске мы опять публикуем две статьи.

The Death Penalty: Morally Defensible?

The death penalty has faced much opposition as of late. Can the death penalty possibly be a morally acceptable punishment? A popular bumper sticker says, "We kill people to show people that killing people is wrong." The slogan is short, simple, and to the point. But is there really such irony in capital punishment as the slogan implies?

First of all, the slogan misses an important point. The death penalty does not punish people for killing, but for murder. Killing is justified when it is done in self-defense. Killing means to cause death. Murder is "the unlawful and malicious or premeditated killing of one human being by another." Kill and murder are not interchangeable terms. Death penalty opponents (hereafter "opponents") would like us to believe otherwise. Just because two actions result in the same end does not make them morally equivalent. If it were so, legal incarceration would be equated with kidnapping, lovemaking with rape, self-defense with assault, etc.¹ Therefore, the slogan is better stated, "We execute people to show people that murder is wrong." Not quite as catchy, is it?

Morality is defined as "the principles of right and wrong." As moral creatures, humans deserve praise for good deeds, and punishment for bad ones. Punishment may range from a slap on the wrist to death, but the punishment must fit the crime.

Morally, it is wrong to incarcerate someone for murder. A sentence of life in an air-conditioned, cable-equipped prison where a person gets free meals three times a day, personal recreation time, and regular visits with friends and family² is a slap in the face of morality. People will say here that not all prisons are like the one cited. This betrays an ignorance, however, of current trends. Eventually, criminal rights activists will see to it that all prisons are nice places to go. But regardless of the conditions of a particular prison, someone who murders another human being can only be made to pay for his actions by forfeiting his own life. This is so, simply because a loss of freedom does not and cannot compare to a loss of life.

In reality, the murderer actually gets off easy when he is sentenced to death. Executions in this country are performed by lethal injection and electrocution. If a person is lethally injected, he is first put to sleep, and then he is administered drugs that will stop his heart. If a person faces the electric chair, he is dead within seconds (180 seconds max). Compare this to the heinous crimes of the murderer, where often the victim will go through excruciating pain for minutes, hours, or sometimes days.

G11: C/C/D/C/B/A/D/D/A/B

L11: D/B/D/A/C/B/C/B/D/C

So, what are your results? I believe that grammar commentaries helped you to understand everything and correct your mistakes.
The keys for the tests (№11;№V11;№A11) with grammar commentaries will be published next time. If you have any difficulties or problems you can consult me at any time.It'll be a pleasure for me to be usefull and help you (don't be afraid of being active).
I hope that this list will be usefull for you and will help you to develop your language skills. Next time these tests are going to be deeply analysed and grammar material will be represented.
If you have any questions or suggestions write to me at once (in English if you can). Please, write to me if you want to get more information in English.