X. Answer the following questions in writing

a) What country does the United Kingdom represent today?

b) What is the most remarkable phenomenon describing economy of Britain?

c) What primary industries are there in Britain? What do they provide?

d) Do you agree that Britain has the largest energy resources in Europe? Why?

e) What issues have persisted in the American economy since the early days of the republic?

f) What did the crucial change in American economy come with?

g) What triggered the rise of an organized labor movement in the USA?

Variant 3

I. Give four forms of the following irregular verbs

bear, begin, bring, buy, cut, do, feel, get, go, have, hold, keep, lay, leave, make, meet, pay, say, seek, send, sit, stand, take, undertake, write.

II. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following adjectives

absent; absolute; accused; ancient; basic; central; charged; difficult; distinct; essential; exclusive; gifted; good; individual; inferior; lower; matrimonial; next; opposite; ordinary; private; public; royal; same; secret; similar; small; sovereign; successive; unemployed.

III. Give definitions of the following words and make up sentences with them

adviser, candidate, civil law, draft, electorate, law, lawyer, lease, leg­islation, principle, public law, will.

IV. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian paying attention to the translation of the italicized words

1. Foreign oil companies began to compete in the local market.

2. Officials want free access to all suspect nuclear sites.

3. Our prices are determined by the market.

4. Our production manager advises extreme caution.

5. Sales increased by five percent in the final quarter of the year. 

6. Secret talks were held in the hope of settling the dispute.

7. She is the general director for human resources.

8. She joined the company as a trainee three years ago.

9. The law provides a legal remedy by way of injunction or damages.

10. They stand accused of evading state taxes.

V. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. The first letter or letters of the missing words are given, and the dashes correspond to the number of missing letters

1. A majority of the elec_ _ _ _ _ _ oppose the law.

2. He briefly worked as an ad_ _ _ _ _ to the Bank of Italy.

3. He was confident the c_ _ _ against him would be dropped.

4. In the UK a bar_ _ _ _ _ _ represents people in the higher courts.

5. Many observers criticized the con _ _ _ _ of the trial.

6. One legal re _ _ _ _ might be to sue the agency for breach of contract.

7. The board has adopted a proce _ _ _ _ for doling out emergency loans.

8. The can_ _ _ _ _ _ must demonstrate good communication skills.

9. The company accepts no lia _ _ _ _ _ _ for delays caused by bad weather.

10. The shareholders have given their con_ _ _ _ to the proposed scheme.