Test I (checking Exercises)

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. The National Security …

2. The Federal Bureau of …

3. The Financial Action Task Force … for Economic Cooperation and Development

4. The … Intelligence Agency

5. The Group of … industrial nations

6. The U.S. military …

7. The Law on Combating … Laundering

8. The Russian … budget

II. Give the Russian equivalents.

1. to attach assets of any corporation

2. to freeze personal bank accounts right away

3. to transfer money to the offshore affiliates

4. to own finance companies

5. to trace and cut off financial channels

6. to get funding through financial channels

7. to combat money laundering

8. to set up a centralized financial division

III. Give the English equivalents.

1. добытые нечестным путем прибыли

2. растрачивать средства

3. финансовое жульничество

4. личные банковские счета, замороженные согласно постановлению суда

5. отмывать «грязные» деньги

6. непрозрачные размещения денежных средств

7. движение денежных средств, заработанных совершенно законно

8. денежные средства, используемые на финансирование террористической деятельности

IV. Give the synonyms.

1. ill-gotten money

2. finances

3. to track the channels of funds

4. to support terrorists

5. to stop money laundering

6. a branch of the bank

7. to establish the investigative services

8. to struggle against terrorism

V. Give the antonyms.

1. illegal way of earning money

2. to embezzle funds

3. to settle funds via offshore affiliates

4. a peaceful act

5. inspiring results

6. cloudless relations

7. to open personal accounts

8. struggle for something

VI. Fill in the blanks.

1. In Russia the financial war against terrorists … a new military stage soon. (to enter)

2. Last month they … the ill-gotten profits settled via offshore banks. (to investigate)

3. These affiliates … all budget funds by the time our country adopted a Law on Combating Money Laundering. (to embezzle)

4. They … successfully financial channels of terrorists for two months when discovered Al Tagwa Bank.

5. Russia … the group of agents, financial analysts and investigators in a year. (to set up)

6. That time the Group of Eight industrial nations … against dirty money. (to struggle)

7. Some Russian companies … the ill-gotten profits via opaque accounts abroad. (to launder)

8. Some corporations and private individuals … still the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks. (to finance)

VII. Agree or disagree.

1. Russia did not adopt a Law on Combating Money Laundering.

2. There are a lot of top specialists in Russia who can take part in international financial investigation.

3. Some Russian influential people are willing the country to join the war against terrorism.

4. Some Russian companies have tarnished images because of their financial scams.

5. After acts in 2001 in the US all investigation organizations did not change their activities.

6. Money settlements via offshore banks are not transparent and this is the reason why terrorism has been spreading so fast.

7. The Financial Action Task Force is going to trace the ways of funds earned legally.

8. It is not so important to cut off financial channels of terrorists.