Тема 30. Международная торговля

1. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение: An official paper giv­ing permission to take items in or out of the country is known as an import or export …

certificate

#licence

agreement

2. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. Customs... are im­posed on imported as well as exported goods

#duties

fees

penalties

3. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. As soon as one's lug­gage is cleared through the... special stamps are put on it

tax department

#customs

export-import department

4. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. To declare a commod­ity means to name an item, stating its... and other details

cost

value

#price

5. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. Invoice, bill of lading and... policy are the main documents necessary for carrying on any export- import transaction

security

#insurance

safety

6. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. The peo­ple responsible for transporting cargo

#clearing and forwarding agents

intermediaries

stockists

7. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. A list of bills of lading covering all the cargo on the vessel

a certificate

#a manifest

a price-list

8. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. The form of international trade which is used for long-term contracts and supported with huge credits

counterpurchase

barter

#buyback

9. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. A supply of raw materials or finished goods kept for sale by a firm or a shop

reserves

sources

#stocks

10. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. A direct sale of goods in exchange for commodities, with little or no money used in the deal

buyback

#barter

counterpurchase

11. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. The gov­ernment department responsible for collecting taxes on imported goods and making sure that illegal goods are not imported or exported

tax ministry

foreign agency firm

#customs authorities

12. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. A person or business that buys things in order to sell them to someone else or helps to arrange business deals for other people

clearing agent

#middleman

merchant

13. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. Nowadays, countries spe­cialize in producing some commodities and exchange them... those produced by other countries

to

#for

on

14. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. The governments some­times put restrictions... imported goods

for

to

#on

15. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. This year we've had a sur­plus of grain and have a great amount of it... stock

#in

at

on

16. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных How are you going to market these goods? I'm planning to get in touch with my foreign agent and send goods... con­signment

for

in

#on

17. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. Russia and most East- European countries have a long experience of trading. They have been carry­ing... trade in many sectors of economy for decades

for

#on

of

18. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. If you don't agree to the delivery of this make of cars, could we send you something... equal value?

#of

for

in

19. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. Selling... middlemen takes a much shorter period, for they know the structure of home market in foreign countries better than producers do

by

with

#through

20. Вставьте подходящий предлог из предложенных. It took me about two hours to be cleared... the customs

with

at

#through

21. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. The fragile cargo got damaged during the shipment but the … company covered the loss

security

licensing

#insurance

22. Вставьте наиболее подходящее слово в предложение. Profit... is the differ­ence between how much money you get when you sell something and how much it costs you to buy or make it

limit

gains

#margin

23. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение. The peo­ple arranging for the loading and unloading of the goods

intermediaries

#clearing and forwarding agents

foreign agents

24. Какому слову наиболее точно соответствует данное определение A big building where large amounts of goods are stored

#warehouse

wholesaler

stock

Тема 31. Бессоюзное подчинение

1. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное присое­динение придаточного предложения

When money is borrowed, the amount to be repaid next year is measured in units of national currency (pounds of sterling for the UK, for example)

#Money can be used to buy things we wish to consume

Money is a store of value, for it can be used to make purchases in future

2. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное присое­динение придаточного предложения

#The information the economist relied upon was outdated

It is desirable that as much information as possible about consumer demand should be obtained before planning business strategy

The number of people who are using the internet is growing, so this is a com­pany with a great future

3. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное присое­динение придаточного предложения

On a pay-day, government is taking that money out of circulation for a while

#There are four methods the government can use to control the money supply

If at any one time the government wants to borrow a lot of money, it will have to offer a higher rate of interest in order to attract that money

4. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное присое­динение придаточного предложения

The goods bought in this country consisted of traditional export commodities

#The country the goods were exported to was in the tropical climate

The increased international demand for goods results in greater production and more extensive use of raw materials and labour, which means the growth of domestic employment

5. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное присое­динение придаточного предложения

#The output of an agricultural commodity this year depends on decisions the farmer made last year

There are not enough resources to produce sufficient quantities of commodi­ties to satisfy human needs

The central economic problem for society is how to reconcile demand for goods and services and the resources which can be allocated for the production of these goods and services

6. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное подчи­нение придаточного предложения

#Armed with this basic data you are now ready to get the software you need

There are plenty of things that the authorities must do before serious negotia­tions can begin

A peak moment was when the agreement was signed in August

7. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное подчи­нение придаточного предложения

#This is exactly the kind of product they excel at

It is impossible for companies hit by fraud to keep it secret

Quality assurance programs run by manufacturers range from excellent to nonexistent

8. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное подчи­нение придаточного предложения

#The fact he is against the merger does not rule it out

The railway strike caused many workers in other trades to be idle

One-fifth of the population is known to be gardeners

9. Выберите из трех предложений то, которое содержит бессоюзное подчи­нение придаточного предложения

#You don't have to talk to everybody in the group you want to poll

A distrust of projects that are too simple is important

Optimum planning enables a firm to arrive at the best possible deployment of its resources