Task 1. Write the missing words In the United Kingdom… : 1. is the head of State 2. is the leader of the Government 3. is made up of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons 4. consists of 650 elected members 5. consists of more than 1000 permanent, non- elected members 6. The branch is represented by Parliament 7. The branch is represented by the Government 8. The leader of the winning party becomes the 9. Great Britain is a 10. In the UK is held every four or five years 11. Only people who are over 18 can 12. The members of the party of Parliament that didn’t win the election form the to the Government with the 13. 14. branch is an independent branch of power. 15. includes about 20 ministers.

1) …The worry about …the state of his finances drove him to … despair.
2) Would you like to study at … Oxford University?
3) …The Shishkin I bought yesterday was …a copy.
1) Alice does well with… drawing, but she isn't very good at… reading.
2) Shall we do the translation in… class? – No, you needn't. You can do it at… home.
3) Did you join … us?
4) ...At nine o'clock the lecturer entered ... the hall, walked up to... the table, put his bag onto... it, looked at... everybody and began his lecture.
1) The room is (cleaner) than it used to be.
1) Now she (is reading) the book which I ( gave) her yesterday.
2) Hardly had he (asked) his questions when she (answered) them.
3) She said she (had been teaching) at that school for 20 years.
1) I asked her where she had passed her holidays.
2) Tabret said to Stella that he was deeply grateful for all she had done for Mary.
3) He said that they would not do that.