Questions

1. What traditions did American higher education adopt and develop?

2. How long does the college course of study last?

3. What is a uniquely American invention in the system of higher education in the USA?

4. What traditional degree crowns the college course?

Grammar exercises

The Present Perfect Passive

Read the following sentences. Note the use of the Present Perfect Passive. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Rugby has always been played with an oval ball. 2. Has the problem been discussed yet? 3. Jane hasn't been told about it. 4. The house looks quite new. It has been painted. 5. Today's post hasn't been brought up yet, has it? 6. The report has been much spoken about. 7. Have you ever been interviewed on TV? 8. Dick is happy. His dog has been found. 9. Her new book has been recently translated into a number of foreign languages. 10. The TV set hasn't been switched off, I'm afraid. 11. The appointment has been called off, hasn't it? 12. Who has been appointed Head of the delegation? 13. Not a word has been said by the newcomer. 14. He has never been taught to play the piano, has he? 15. The papers have been torn up and thrown away. 16. The truth has been concealed from us.

Make the following sentences a) negative and b) interrogative.

Model: The plan has been changed again.

A. The plan hasn't been changed again.

B. Has the plan been changed again?

1. A new exhibition has been organized in this building. 2. He has been offered an interesting job. 3. Two windows have been broken by the storm. 4. All the money has been taken from the safe. 5. The furniture has been polished already. 6. We have been invited to a party tonight. 7. A new exhibition has just been opened in the Russian Museum. 8. He has been expelled from the University. 9. My pen has been broken. 10. The kettle has already been boiled. 11. I've just been offered a ticket for the film. 12. The flowers have been kept without water for weeks. 13. She has been told everything about the matter. 14. The room has been done up for our return. 15.The business has been taken over by a new company. 16. The house has already been sold.

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