Нужен грамотный перевод текста RF political system The Russian Federative Republic has been set, up by the Constitution of 1993. Under the Constitution Russia is a Presidential Republic. The federal government consists of three branches: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. Each of them is checked and balanced by the President. The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of two chambers. The Upper Chamber is the Federation Council. The Lower Chamber is the State Duma. Each Chamber is headed by the Chairman. Legislature is initiated in the Lower Chamber. But to become a law a bill must be approved by the Lower and Upper Chambers and signed by the President. The President may veto the bill. The State Duma may override the veto. The President makes treaties, enforces laws, appoints the Prime Minister to be approved by the State Duma. The executive power belongs to the Government which is headed by the Prime Minister. The first action of the Prime Minister on appointment is to form the Government. The judicial branch is represented by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Arbitrary Court and regional courts. The members of the State Duma are elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The Council of Federation is not elected. It is formed of the heads of the regions. Today the state Russian banner is three coloured. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolises the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one signifies liberty. It was the first state symbol that replaced the former symbols in 1991. The hymn of Russia was created by Alexandrov and Mikhalkov. Now the national coat of arms is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of Russia. It originates from the heraldic emblem of the Ruricovitch signifying the succession of the Russian state from the Byzantine Empire.

1) She was promised a trip to London by Betsey.

What was she promised by Betsey?

Was she promised a trip to London by Betsey?

2) The work had been done before they arrived.

What had been done before they arrived?

When was the work done?

3) Sergey’s stay in England has been paid for by his parents.

Whose parents has Sergey’s stay in England been paid for by?

4) She was being looked at when she started to speak.

Why was she being looked at when she started to speak?

When did she start to speak?

5) Why are they talking so loudly? Very important problems are being discussed.

What is being discussed?

Are very important problems being discussed?

When Professor Mallory, the famous archaeologist, invited me to take part in his expedition to find the Lost City of the Himalayas, I did not hesitate to accept his invitation. Mallory had discovered an ancient map showing the position of the city, although no European had ever gone to the area before. In fact, most of Mallory’s colleagues either believed that the city had never existed or felt that it vanished long ago and became simply a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city had hidden it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches. He believed that the descendants of these ancient people were still keeping themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the very same reasons. So when we set off on a cool May morning towards the distant mountains, each of us was looking forward to exciting discoveries. For a week or more we were climbing higher and higher, following the map, which Mallory studied from time to time. Then one afternoon, while we were resting at the top of a valley, we noticed that a rider on a horse was waving at us from the other side of the valley. A rider whose clothes were shining like gold!

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1. was trying, stopped, offered.

2. paid, had phoned.

3. was not wearing, didn't notice, was driving.

4. lay, were feeding.

5. admitted, had hit, hadn't damaged.

6. wasn't listening, was thinking.

7. felt, (had) finished, fell asleep.

8. got, had disappeared.

9. phoned, didn't answer, were you doing?

10. didn't go out, was raining.