Вариант 8

I. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Вставьте нужный артикль: a) a; b) an; c) the; d) -.

1. … majority of … personal investors have rather small stock portfolios.

2. … apples are sold by … pound. These are forty pence … pound.

3. I don’t know what … price … owners are asking.

4. She’d been to … Oxford and she’d taken her degree in … economics.

II. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Заполните пропуски неопределенными местоимениями или их производными: a) some; b) any; c) no; d) их производные.

1. … people go to the bank in search of a safe place to keep their money.

2. They understood each other without … words.

3. But in any case, what can … do?

4. … one knows who started the world’s first bank.

III. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Заполните пропуски следующими словами: a) much; b) many;

c) (a) little; d) (a) few.

1. Very … financial institutions nowadays keep off technical innovations in the banking industry.

2. Last week there was so … rain that I was not able to go out.

3. He was in good shape, but perhaps should take thinks … easier.

4. This lemon drink is sour; if you put … lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter.

IV. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите форму глагола.

1. The demand for bread … in Western Europe for several years.

a) is declining b) was declining

c) have been declining d)has been declining

2. I suggested meeting again after we … the proposals.

a) has read b) have read

c) had read d) read

3. When population is growing fast, the proportion of the people in the younger age … .

a) will be increasing b) increases

c) will increase d) increased

4. The large industrialized countries … for a large proportion of international trade.

a) will account b) accounted

c) will be accounting d) account

V. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите правильную форму глагола в пассивном залоге.

1. A personnel manager … now … .

a) will be appointed b) had been appointed

c) has been appointed d) have been appointed

2. Prices … by supply and demand and the willingness to buy and sell is subject to many influences.

a) is determined b) are determined

c) was determined d) were determined

3. A good many business transactions … with an enquiry.

a) is opened b) are opened

c) was opened d) were opened

4. The contract … now.

a) is being typed b) are being typed

c) was being typed d) were being typed

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык. Выберите правильную форму глагола в условных предложениях.

1. If we … the chance, the competitors products will stay on the supermarket shelves.

a) don’t lose b) doesn’t lose

c) didn’t lose d) wouldn’t lose

2. What will a company do if it … some idle money on hand?

a) have b) has

c) had d) will have

3. If the market value … up, the dividends will also increase.

a) will go b) would go

c) goes d) go

4. If we … this right, we would have got more sales.

a) will promote b) would promote

c) have promote d) had promoted