Контрольная работа по английскому языку № 1 и № 2. Вариант 3

1) Figures show that unemployment has been growing since 1990’s.

show – Present Simple Active

has been growing – Present Perfect Continuous Active

2) Proposals have been put forward for increasing worker mobility.

have been put – Present Perfect Passive

3) Experts have been warning of the bankruptcy since the company was founded.

have been warning - Present Perfect Continuous Active

was founded – Past Simple Passive

1) The two carmakers hope to achieve savings of 5% on common projects.

2) American corporations begin to offer entire packages of services.

3) After some hard talking officials decided to take part in a meeting in Geneva.

1) Mobile operators appear to have realized that they need to open up their networks.

2) The Fed is reported to accept the document issued by «government-sponsored» enterprises.

3) They called for America’s illegal immigrants to be treated sensibly and humanely.

2. Prices are on the rise. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its forecast for «core» inflation in the fiscal year ending in March 2009 to 1.8% up from 1.1%. But even Japan’s «core» inflation rate is rising, as higher prices for wholesale goods pass on to consumers. Higher prices not only do harm to Japan’s external strength. They are hurting companies’ profit margins at home.

3. The prices of Japan’s exports relative to imports have deteriorated for at least four years. Japan’s recovery was supported by strong exports to China, Europe and oil-exporting countries. In value terms, exports to America are shrinking. Now, export growth to Europe looks as if it is shaking.

4. For as long as money remains cheap, corporate restructuring is unlikely to take hold. Some companies will continue to earn for a living on a drip of cheap credit, while plenty of unproductive sectors and smaller businesses will escape the kind of consolidation they need.

1) There are many different market structures in the world.

2) In a monopoly, one company has a much larger market share.

3) The labour market obeys the laws of supply and demand.

1) Deregulation of services like transport and banking has happened in many countries in recent years.

has happened – Present Perfect Active

2) Schaeffer, a privately held industrial group, made an $17.8 billion offer for Continental, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of car parts.

made offer for – Past Simple Active

3) The first two sick days are paid by the employer.

are paid – Present Simple Passive

1) Managers who can operate effectively across cultures and national borders are invaluable in global business.

2) Americans may object to their central bank displacing private lenders.

3) Consequently, the United States must import coffee from countries (such as Brazil) that grow coffee.

1) Like most things in our modern, changing world, the function of management is becoming more complex.

is becoming – Participle 1, частьглагола-сказуемого

2) The operations required to perform a particular job could be identified.

could be identified - Participle 2, частьглагола-сказуемого

3) In managing organizations mentioned it is necessary to draw on intuition and subjective judgment.

mentioned - Participle 2, определение.

World Bank’s Action on Inflation

1. The World Bank highlighted that Russia must control inflation and allow for appreciation of the ruble if it wishes to see its robust economic performance stay on course. Recent curbs imposed on staple goods would do little to reverse inflation and could lead to price distortions. The surge in capital inflows not being absorbed by the Stabilization Fund is driving money expansion and exerting pressure on the ruble. The strong ruble has in its turn been driving up labor costs. It is suggested that wages will be growing more rapidly than productivity.

3. Salary increases in the country don’t meet up with the requirements of aging population because there is a big gap between the wages of young specialists and those who toiled their way to retirement. However Russia earned praise for maintaining an economic policy that allowed the country to weather the global liquidity and credit crunch crises. Besides Russia’s capital inflow into the economy has increased considerably. (From «The Moscow Times», 2008, July)