II. Образуйте подходящую по смыслу форму слова от данной в скобках.

22. We are claiming damages for unfair (dismiss)_______.

23. The managing director prefers to leave (finance)______ affairs to the accountant.

24. There have (rare)______ been disputes with our suppliers.

25. The premises have been (large) ______since my last visit.

26. The (recess) _____ certainly won’t allow us to increase our market share.

III. Для каждого слова (словосочетания) в колонке а подберите соответствующее определение из колонки в.

А

B

27. premises 28. a challenge 29. tooling 30. to lay off 31. to alienate 32. shopfloor 33. incentive 34. to bargain 35. field maintenance 36. to know the ropes 37. invoice 38. inventory levels 39. a charge 40. minutes

a) dismiss temporarily b) repairs carried out at customer premises c) a difficult but exciting thing to do d) bill e) written record of a meeting f) machines needed for production g) negotiate, discuss in order to reach agreement h) stock levels i) make (someone) into an enemy j) know the necessary procedures, steps k) something which motivates l) the buildings where a company is located m) company’s factory area n) money that must be paid for a service

IV. Заполните пропуски в тексте словами из списка. Одно слово в списке лишнее.

apply	colleague’s		tend		promote		risks		industries
competitive		earns		financial		pay		average

When Will Women Get To The Top?

There is an opinion that women in corporate America are still a generation away from real success. Why? The biggest reason is an irrational one –simple discrimination. Too many senior managers (41) _____ to want to pass their jobs along to someone who has the image and likeness of themselves. In tough times, top management prefers to entrust the (42) ______ that accompany decision-making to a known quality, meaning someone like themselves. A man.

Nor have women managers achieved paycheck parity with man. On (43) ______ a woman now (44)______ about 74 cents for every dollar a man brings home. What’s frustrating is that at the same level of management, the typical woman’s (45) ______ is lower than her male (46)_______ – even when she has exactly the same qualifications, works just as many years, provides the main (47) ______ support for her family and takes no time off for personal reasons.

Sex discrimination is already less obstacle in some (48) _______ than in others. High-tech and service companies, for example, are generally more inclined to (49) ______ women than old-line manufacturers in business like steel and auto. One important factor of change will be demographics. Restructuring and lay-offs have produced a surplus of skilled, experienced managers of both sexes. Any business that wants to stay (50) ______ will have to hire, train and reward women.

TEST 8