X. Answer the following questions in writing

a) What is civil law concerned with?

b) What is the main distinction of civil law from criminal law?

c) Is English law one of the great legal systems of the world? Why?

d) What are the most important characteristics of English law?

e) How many laws does the Parliament pass every year?

f) Who does the Prime Minister discuss the date of the election with?

g) Why does the Prime Minister meet a group of advisers before the election?

TEST 2

Variant 1

I. Give four forms of the following irregular verbs

become, bring, buy, choose, cost, deal, do, feel, find, give, go, hold, lay, make, mean, pay, say, see, seek, send, show, spread, take, understand, withdraw.

II. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following adjectives

able; affluent; alive; clear; core; courte­ous; different; distant; early; favourable; flexible; fundamental; giant; immediate; incredible; intelligent; invisible; junior; manual; massive; modern; necessary; numerous; outward; particular; polite; potential; sentimental; sleek; valuable.

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

applicant, appointment, company, division of labour, employee, hierarchy, office, payment, product, promotion, specialization, supplier.

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

1. He's suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal.

2. It is really quite incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.

3. Once we have all the relevant information, we can make a decision.

4. The car was seen in the area on numerous occasions.

5. The Democratic candidate is rapidly gaining ground in many states.

6. The domestic economy showed no improvement.

7. The online bank says it is attracting more affluent savers.

8. Their shares doubled thanks to strong results and a favourable outlook.

9. They hope to fulfil their objectives by the end of the year.

10. This was a routine problem that could be handled easily.

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. European distri _ _ _ _ _ _ is handled from our centre in the Netherlands.

2. He is responsible for the day-to-day mana _ _ _ _ _ _ of the firm.

3. Health ins _ _ _ _ _ _ is funded by employer and employee contributions.

4. Her pro_ _ _ _ _ _ to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise.

5. Our future pros _ _ _ _ _ _ depends on economic growth.

6. She’s quite high up in the management hier _ _ _ _ _.

7. The company invests heavily in the mar_ _ _ _ _ _ of its brands.

8. The plant has increased production in order to meet de _ _ _ _ .

9. The report said the banks had too much po _ _ _ over small businesses.

10. The twenty-hour help desk adds a new dime_ _ _ _ _ to the product.