Assignment 17
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Assignment 16
Open the brackets; use the correct form of the verb. The italicized wordswill help you do it. Wherever necessary, change the word order. Write thecorrect sentence in the space opposite the original one.
| World War II(to cost) Britain more than a quarter of its national wealth. | |
| Throughout the 1980s budgets(to re- duce) income tax. | |
| By the time of the Great Depression, Wall Street(to symbolize) the route to quick riches. | |
| In an attempt to stabilize farm in- come, the US Government(to pay) farmers billions of dollars. | |
| The price of the membership(to vary) considerably over the years. | |
| They said that for many years Wall Street(to be) the location of some of the chief financial institutions of the United States. | |
| The amazing productivity of American farmers(to ensure) that much of the world will have enough to eat for the next 20 or 30 years. | |
| He thought that Wall Street as a worldwide symbol of high finance and investment(to enter) modern mythology. | |
| By next century, Britain(to enjoy) great possessions of knowledge, wealth, and communications. | |
| By the time she returns from London, he(to graduate) from the university. |
Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Write your translation in the space opposite the original sentence.
| Долгое время Лондон является одним из важнейших финансовых центров мира |
| К началу прошлого века в Великобритании уже появились профсоюзы. | |
| Согласно статистических данных производство возрастет к началу века. | |
| В течение многих десятилетий Великобритания была «мастерской мира». | |
| К середине 1950-х годов цены стабилизировались. | |
| Зарплата выросла на 20% или 25%? | |
| Правительство предприняло суровые меры с момента девальвации фунта. | |
| Гид сказала, что туризм стал важной отраслью экономики страны. | |
| Не успели владельцы закрыть шахты, как началась забастовка. | |
| Когда началась первая мировая война, США и Германия уже обогнали Великобританию в экономическом развитии. |
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