Exercise 3

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Look at the underlined verbs in each sentence. Choose the form of the verb that is incorrect.

1. Several thousand workers at the plant were threatening to go on strike unless the company was improving its latest pay offer.

2. We were listening to the sound of voices in the corridor, then the door opened and Mr. Dent was appearing.

3. When the society was understanding the true costs of making one decision rather than another it could make the best decision.

4. This section helped us to understand that every economic choice was involving opportunity cost.

5. Since we had limited resources and unlimited wants people and societies had to make choices about what they were wanting most.

6. These students worked the whole summer and earned enough money to satisfy their wants in clothes and leisure.

7. They drew the family budget with their adult children and the younger children had to make choices about what they were wanting most.

8. If your coat was wearing out in a year, it certainly wasn't good value.

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

1. They both studied the quotation carefully; so was the man

(A) (B)

three tables away, who was watchingthem both carefully.

(C) (D)

2. If you are desiringto buy a new house, give up all the needless

(A) (B) (C) (D)

expenses.

3. You always buy a lot of essential goods from us. Can we assume

(A) (B)

that we sold them more cheaply than other shops?

(C) (D)

4. As John wrote the report, Peter was lookingfor moreprecise

(A) (B) (C) (D)

information.

5. A mixed economy is one with a combination of nationalism and

(A) (B) (C)

private enterprise and fit the goals of many producers.

(D)

6. When I workedforthe Japanese I always was making silly mistakes.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

7. The supporters of this economic model are assuming that the

(A) (B)

principle of supply and demand is more effective than

(C)

government control in regulating the economy.

(D)

8. This company was producing a wide range of high-quality

(A) (B) leather goods which are always available to customers and fit the

(C) (D)

customers' values.

9. Many companies are tryingto cut labour costs and gradually

(A) (B)

reduce their work force now.

(C) (D)

10. The manager's eyebrows were moving up and down like the

(A) (B)

Dow-Jones index in an election year – he was always sounding

(C) (D)

like a textbook.

Exercise 4

Render the following into English:

1. Гектор Грант понимал важность внедрения на новый рынок, но он тогда боялся потерять время и потратить деньги, а получить очень незначительную прибыль.

2. Стоимость жизни повышается по мере того, как растут цены, а также увеличивается плата за квартиру (rents) и проезд в транс­порте (fares).

3. Старый мистер Грант основал дело, и фирма крепко встала на ноги, когда ему удалось заключить крупный контракт на по­ставку оборудования для правительственных офисов.

4. Гектор Грант внимательно слушал своего коммерческого ди­рек­то­ра, но не спешил принимать решение. Он всегда ко­ле­бал­ся, когда дело касалось больших затрат.

5. Когда я работал в коммерческом отделе, я вечно делал ошибки.

6. Резюмируя сказанное (короче говоря), разнообразные ресурсы, используемые для производства товара или услуги, – это затраты на производство в натуральном исчислении.

7. – Наш школьный советник по профориентации разговаривал с нами о том, как найти работу. – Это было бы великолепно!

8. Не могу сказать, чтобы я разделял твою точку зрения. Твои родители предупреждали тебя, что если пойти в колледж, то ценой этого будут затраты денег и времени в данный момент для получения больших преимуществ в будущем.

9. Все утро, когда Том обслуживал клиентов, он думал о том, сколько он может заработать.

10. – Пока я разговаривал с миссис Саймон, кто-то вошел в мой офис и украл компьютер. – Ты шутишь!