Veronica seems _________ since she moved schools.

			happier
			happy
			more happy
			happily

There are special schools for _________ in our country.

			the blind
			the blinds
			blinds
			a blind

Porcelain was first made by …

			the Chinese
			a Chinese
			Chineses
			Chinese

They discussed, ________ other things, recent events in Europe.

			among
			between
			by
			at

Christine and Andrew knew happiness, _________ they were so poor.

			though
			after
			before
			lest

My youngest brother _______ a new job a week ago.

			got
			has got
			gets
			had got

We can’t give refunds on articles of clothes that …

			have been worn
			are wearing
			are being worn
			have worn

He is clever enough _______ the crossword.

			to do
			to have done
			doing
			do

He turned _____at the very end of the party when nobody expected him to appear.

			up
			round
			on
			back

Headmaster to student: «That was terrible behaviour! You ________ apologize to your history teacher».

			must
			should
			may
			can

Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения. Passer-by 1: «Am I going in the right direction?» Passer-by 2: «__________________».

			Oh yes!
			I am afraid so.
			This is the way I look at it.
			Very likely.

Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения. Business partner 1: «Items 2.5 and 2.6 lacked in the consignment of the equipment». Business partner 2: «_______________».

			We apologize for the oversight. It won’t happen again.
			It’s not our problem.
			Is this our problem?
			I don’t understand your problem.

Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения. Teacher (subordinate): «I hope I didn’t keep you waiting». Dean: «_____________».

			You are in time.
			Better late than never.
			Oh, you are here at last!
			I haven’t seen you for ages!

Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения. Agent: «South-West Airways. Myra Davis speaking». Customer: «______________».

			Good afternoon. Can you please tell me how much it costs to fly from Los Angeles to Hong-Kong?
			Look! I want to know how much it costs to fly from Los Angeles to Hong-Kong.
			Hi, I need some info about the price of the flight from Los Angeles to Hong-Kong.
			Hi. Would you like to fly to Hong-Kong with me?

A stage through which a bill has to go before it becomes an Act of the British Parliament is called …

			reading
			ratification
			consideration
			consent

Food which is served in Mc Donald’s is called …

			fast food
			easy food
			prepared food
			cheap food

The maple leaf, a Canadian symbol, appears on the …

			penny
			nickel
			quarter
			dollar

An English musician one of the founding members of The Beatles is …

			John Lennon
			Freddi Mercury
			Michael Jackson
			Phill Collins

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.                                                  Planned Economies 1. Planned economies are sometimes called «command economies» because the state commands the use of resources that are used to produce goods and services as it owns factories, land and natural resources. Planned economies are economies with a large amount of central planning and direction, when the government takes all the decisions; the government decides production and consumption. Planning of this kind is obviously very difficult and the result is that there is no society, which is completely a command economy. The actual system employed varies from state to state, but command or planned economies have a number of common features. 2. Firstly, the state decides precisely what the nation is to produce. It usually plans five years ahead. It is the intention of the planners that there should be enough goods and services for all. Planners are afraid to produce goods and services unless they are sure substantial amounts will be purchased. This leads to delays and queues for some products. 3. Secondly, industries are asked to comply with these plans and each industry and factory is set a production target to meet. If each factory and farm meets its target, then the state will meet its targets as set out in the five-year plans. You could think of the factory and farm targets to be objectives, which, if met, allow the nation's overall aim to be reached. 4. A major problem faced by command or planned economies is that of deciding what to produce. Command economies tend to be slow when responding to changes in people's tastes and fashions. Planners are likely to underproduce some items as they cannot predict changes in demand. Equally, some products, which consumers regard as obsolete and unattractive, may be overproduced. Определите, какое утверждение соответствует содержанию текста.

			A major problem of planned economies is inability to predict consumers’ demand.
			Out of date and unattractive products are usually underproduced.
			All countries with planned economies have the same system.
			Industries of planned economies can produce the goods and services they want.

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.                                                  Planned Economies 1. Planned economies are sometimes called «command economies» because the state commands the use of resources that are used to produce goods and services as it owns factories, land and natural resources. Planned economies are economies with a large amount of central planning and direction, when the government takes all the decisions; the government decides production and consumption. Planning of this kind is obviously very difficult and the result is that there is no society, which is completely a command economy. The actual system employed varies from state to state, but command or planned economies have a number of common features. 2. Firstly, the state decides precisely what the nation is to produce. It usually plans five years ahead. It is the intention of the planners that there should be enough goods and services for all. Planners are afraid to produce goods and services unless they are sure substantial amounts will be purchased. This leads to delays and queues for some products. 3. Secondly, industries are asked to comply with these plans and each industry and factory is set a production target to meet. If each factory and farm meets its target, then the state will meet its targets as set out in the five-year plans. You could think of the factory and farm targets to be objectives, which, if met, allow the nation's overall aim to be reached. 4. A major problem faced by command or planned economies is that of deciding what to produce. Command economies tend to be slow when responding to changes in people's tastes and fashions. Planners are likely to underproduce some items as they cannot predict changes in demand. Equally, some products, which consumers regard as obsolete and unattractive, may be overproduced. Завершите утверждение согласно содержанию текста. In planned economies industries …

			meet a production target
			consider people’s demands
			decide what to produce
			own natural recourses

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.                                                  Planned Economies 1. Planned economies are sometimes called «command economies» because the state commands the use of resources that are used to produce goods and services as it owns factories, land and natural resources. Planned economies are economies with a large amount of central planning and direction, when the government takes all the decisions; the government decides production and consumption. Planning of this kind is obviously very difficult and the result is that there is no society, which is completely a command economy. The actual system employed varies from state to state, but command or planned economies have a number of common features. 2. Firstly, the state decides precisely what the nation is to produce. It usually plans five years ahead. It is the intention of the planners that there should be enough goods and services for all. Planners are afraid to produce goods and services unless they are sure substantial amounts will be purchased. This leads to delays and queues for some products. 3. Secondly, industries are asked to comply with these plans and each industry and factory is set a production target to meet. If each factory and farm meets its target, then the state will meet its targets as set out in the five-year plans. You could think of the factory and farm targets to be objectives, which, if met, allow the nation's overall aim to be reached. 4. A major problem faced by command or planned economies is that of deciding what to produce. Command economies tend to be slow when responding to changes in people's tastes and fashions. Planners are likely to underproduce some items as they cannot predict changes in demand. Equally, some products, which consumers regard as obsolete and unattractive, may be overproduced. Ответьте на вопрос: What causes delays and queues for some products?

			Underproduction of some goods does.
			Overproduction of some goods does.
			Cosumers’ demands do.
			Cosumers’ decisions do.

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.                                                  Planned Economies 1. Planned economies are sometimes called «command economies» because the state commands the use of resources that are used to produce goods and services as it owns factories, land and natural resources. Planned economies are economies with a large amount of central planning and direction, when the government takes all the decisions; the government decides production and consumption. Planning of this kind is obviously very difficult and the result is that there is no society, which is completely a command economy. The actual system employed varies from state to state, but command or planned economies have a number of common features. 2. Firstly, the state decides precisely what the nation is to produce. It usually plans five years ahead. It is the intention of the planners that there should be enough goods and services for all. Planners are afraid to produce goods and services unless they are sure substantial amounts will be purchased. This leads to delays and queues for some products. 3. Secondly, industries are asked to comply with these plans and each industry and factory is set a production target to meet. If each factory and farm meets its target, then the state will meet its targets as set out in the five-year plans. You could think of the factory and farm targets to be objectives, which, if met, allow the nation's overall aim to be reached. 4. A major problem faced by command or planned economies is that of deciding what to produce. Command economies tend to be slow when responding to changes in people's tastes and fashions. Planners are likely to underproduce some items as they cannot predict changes in demand. Equally, some products, which consumers regard as obsolete and unattractive, may be overproduced. Определите основную идею текста.

			A planned economy when the government takes all important decisions can lead to delays and queues.
			A planned economy is a command economy with central planning and direction of the government.
			Industries of the planned economies are set out production targets to meet in the five-year plan.
			Command economies slowly when respond to changes in people's tastes and fashions which leads to unproduction.