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Choose the correct variant 21. (Have /Has) she met him before? 22. Many businesses (is / are) sometimes risky. 23. The graph (speak / speaks) about the unemployed. 24. The South of England (is suffering / is suffer) more than the North. 25. Crime will (increased / increase) if unemployment continues. Read the text Bill White, an English businessman is a fine expert. He is in charge of a sales department of a car factory in Manchester. He has done very well there: little by little sales have increased. Many factory departments are using his new methods now. His work is very effective. He began his career when he was a University student. He was a very serious student. He was fond of psychology, mathematics, electronics and other things like these. The tutors spoke highly of him. They gave credit for his deep knowledge. Choose and copy sentences containing information from the text 26. Bill White knows business very well. 27. He is in charge of a shoe department. 28. He studied very well at the University. 29. The factory sells more and more cars. 30. Bill wasn’t interested in science at the University. LESSON 4 Write down the word containing sound [eI] 1. 1) want 2) mate 3) party 4) natural 2. 1) talk 2) really 3) mistaken 4) after Write down the word that doesn’t contain sound [٨] 3. 1) money 2) country 3) use 4) recover 4. 1) abundance 2) once 3) gun 4) unit Find the Russian equivalents to the words
Make up and write down interrogative sentences 15, 16, 17
Make up and write down affirmative sentences 18, 19, 20
Choose the correct variant 21. The British economy has held up (relative / relatively) well during the recent recession. 22. Our country (probable / probably) has little to fear. 23. It’s an (easy / easily) problem to solve. 24. If you have money you (are able to / are to) buy valuable goods. 25. The train (is able to / is to) come at 7 o’clock. Read the text Money is used for buying and selling goods. Modern world has a money economy, where paper notes and coins are used. But this has not always been true. In primitive times other systems of money were used, for example barter. Barter was a system of direct exchange of goods. Barter was not a good system because people’s needs were not the same. They needed a more practical system of exchange. For it people used salt, tobacco, teeth; later metals were used as money in the form of coins. Coins are used now too. Choose and copy sentences containing information from the text 26. Today paper money and coins are used. 27. Paper money and coins were used in primitive times. 28. Barter was a practical system of exchange. 29. Coin is a metal form of money. 30. In history there have been different forms of money. LESSON 5 Write down the word containing sound: 1. [I:] 1) deal 2) steadily 3) climb 4) search 2. [ou] 1) bottle 2) score 3) own 4) outside 3. [au] 1) day 2) now 3) own 4) growth 4. [ ∫ ] 1) cheap 2) mention 3) franchise 4) margin Write down the word that doesn’t contain sound: 5. [aI] 1) climb 2) retail 3) high 4) pie 6. [dЗ] 1) range 2) margin 3) higher 4) large Find synonyms to the words
Make up and write down interrogative sentences 14, 15, 16
Make up and write down affirmative sentences 17, 18, 19
Choose the correct variant 20. The prices are (increasing / importing). 21. Prices have gone (around / up) significantly this month. 22. (Output / Outside) of cars for export is falling. 23. A (franchise / wholesale dealer) sells goods at the market. 24. You paid a high (deal / price) for this item. 25. This company is (run / gone) by a small group of people. Read the text “About the Young and Homeless in Britain” Of London’s estimated 75 000 people who have no home, a high percentage are between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five. Every year in Britain over 5 000 young people leave homes. Most of these young people are over sixteen but some are even younger. Most of them are escaping from an unhappy home life but a few of them just want the bright lights of a big city and a chance to get some money. When their money runs out they start asking for money. Sometimes they start playing musical instruments in the streets to earn money. Many young people come home after a few months, but some don’t come. They like their freedom in the streets. Choose and copy sentences containing information from the text 26. Many young people in London are homeless. 27. Many young people stay in unhappy homes. 28. Young people leave homes with their brothers and sisters. Complete the sentences using one of the variants: 29. Young people leave homes because … 1 … their homes are not happy. 2 … they don’t like the place where they live. 3 … their friends leave their homes too. 30. Young people can also leave homes because… 1 … they want to play musical instruments in the streets of a big city. 2 … their mothers and fathers don’t earn money. 3 … they want to earn money. LESSON 6 Write down the word containing sound: 1 [:כ] 1) improve 2) launch 3) ounce 4) boost 2. [s] 1) pressure 2) occupy 3) cracker 4) hence 3. [I∂] 1) colleague 2) mere 3) fee 4) pie 4. [aI] 1) light 2) neighbor 3) label 4) claim 5. [u:] 1) built 2) improve 3) lower 4) wrap 6. [w] 1) worth 2) own 3) lower 4) wrap Write down the word that doesn’t contain sound: 7. [k] 1) basic 2) occupy 3) space 4) cost 8. [æ] 1) can 2) package 3) call 4) natural Find synonyms to the words
Put the words in brackets in appropriate order and write down word combinations 17. (flavored, lemon) drink 18. (lemon, drink, flavored) manufacturer 19. a (goods, new) production 20. a (parking, space) cost Make up and write down affirmative sentences 21, 22, 23
Read the text The 25th of December is the day when Christmas is celebrated. On the Sunday before Christmas most families decorate their houses. They buy a Christmas fur tree and place it in the corner of the front room. They also buy expensive toys and lights for the tree. There are a lot of traditions connected with Christmas but perhaps the most important are Christmas presents. The parents usually wrap them up and leave them at the bottom of the Christmas tree. Children find their presents next morning. On Christmas day the family will sit down to a big turkey dinner followed by Christmas pudding. Choose the correct variant 24. The text tells us about Christmas (giving / gives) many presents. 25. The item speaks about unemployment and (giving / it gives) a lot of information. 26. The companies produce various goods (export / exporting) them to many states. 27. People (buying / buy) new goods paying money for them. What do the underlined words mean in the text? 28. They 1) Children 2) Most families 3) Christmas 4) Houses 29. them 1) traditions 2) houses 3) presents 4) Christmas day 30. their 1) the children’s 2) family’s 3) houses’ 4) trees’ LESSONS 7–8 Write down the word containing sound 1. [ε∂] 1) weight 2) giant 3) square 4) at least 2. [g] 1) fragile 2) major 3) giant 4) mortgage 3. [ t∫ ] 1) sharp 2) agriculture 3) join 4) location 4. [ou] 1) both 2) thought 3) about 4) allow Write down the word that doesn’t contain sound: 5. [eI] 1) available 2) train 3) await 4) giant 6. [∂:] 1) quarter 2) return 3) prefer 4) purchase 7. [kw] 1) square 2) headquarters 3) await 4) quantity Find synonyms to the words
Make up and write down affirmative sentences 15, 16
Write down sentence meaning the same as the sentence in the inverted commas 17. “The three types of economies are illustrated by the chart”. 1) The three types of economies illustrate the chart. 2) The chart of types of economies illustrated. 3) The chart illustrates the three types of economies. 18. “A lot of money is allocated by the state”. 1) The state allocated a lot of money. 2) The state allocates a lot of money. 3) A lot of money was allocated by the state. 19. “All these forecasts may be easily rejected by experts”. 1) All these forecasts rejected by experts may be easy. 2) Experts easily rejected all these forecasts. 3) Experts may easily reject all these forecasts. 20. “The economic crisis affects the steel industry very much”. 1) Steel industry affected the economic crisis. 2) The steed industry was affected by the economic crisis. 3) The steel industry is affected by the economic crisis. |