Тестовые задания для итогового контроля

<question>The difference between a country’s total earnings from exports and its total expenditure on imports is

<variant>balance of trade

<variant>dumping

<variant>surplus

<variant>tariffs

<variant>deficit

<question> Core is …

<variant> the central part of something (e.g. a company’s workforce)

<variant> the extent to which a person has skills that employers want

<variant> the period of holding a job

<variant> generally held beliefs (that are probably false)

<variant> language used to persuade people to believe something

<question> The central part of something (e.g. a company’s workforce)

<variant> Core

<variant> Tenure

<variant> Employability

<variant> Rhetoric

<variant> Received wisdom

<question> Rhetoric

<variant> language used to persuade people to believe something

<variant> the extent to which a person has skills that employers want

<variant> the period of holding a job

<variant> generally held beliefs (that are probably false)

<variant> the central part of something (e.g. a company’s workforce)

<question> Language used to persuade people to believe something

<variant> Rhetoric

<variant> Core

<variant> Tenure

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> Speech

<question> Received wisdom is …

<variant> generally held beliefs (that are probably false)

<variant> language used to persuade people to believe something

<variant> the extent to which a person has skills that employers want

<variant> the period of holding a job

<variant> the central part of something (e.g. a company’s workforce)

<question> Generally held beliefs (that are probably false)

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> Tenure

<variant> Employability

<variant> Core

<variant> Future

<question> The work done by a computer or computers is called …

<variant> computerization

<variant> flexibility

<variant> growth

<variant> Self-employment

<variant> taxes

<question> The ability to change, to suit new conditions or situations

<variant> flexibility

<variant> growth

<variant> Self-employment

<variant> taxes

<variant> computerization

<question> An increase in the size, amount or degree of something

<variant> growth

<variant> Self-employment

<variant> taxes

<variant> computerization

<variant> flexibility

<question> Work for yourself

<variant> Self-employment

<variant> computerization

<variant> flexibility

<variant> growth

<variant> taxes

<question> Money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services

<variant> taxes

<variant> Self-employment

<variant> computerization

<variant> flexibility

<variant> growth

<question> The process of giving some power of a central government, organization, etc. to smaller parts or organizations around the country

<variant> decentralization

<variant> Free trade

<variant> Job-sharing

<variant> stability

<variant> technology

<question> A system of international trade in which there are no restrictions or taxes on imports and exports

<variant> Free trade

<variant> decentralization

<variant> Job-sharing

<variant> stability

<variant> technology

<question> An arrangement for two people to share the hours of work and the pay of one job

<variant> Job-sharing

<variant> Free trade

<variant> decentralization

<variant> stability

<variant> technology

<question> The quality or state of being steady and not changing

<variant> stability

<variant> Job-sharing

<variant> Free trade

<variant> decentralization

<variant> technology

<question> Scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, e. g . in designing new machines

<variant> technology

<variant> stability

<variant> Job-sharing

<variant> Free trade

<variant> decentralization

<question> To free a trade, a business activity from rules and controls

<variant> deregulation

<variant> globalization

<variant> productivity

<variant> welfare

<variant> rationalization

<question> The fact that different cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected

<variant> globalization

<variant> deregulation

<variant> productivity

<variant> welfare

<variant> rationalization

<question> The rate at which a company produces goods and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them

<variant> productivity

<variant> deregulation

<variant> globalization

<variant> welfare

<variant> rationalization

<question> Practical or financial help that is provided often by the government for people

<variant> welfare

<variant> productivity

<variant> deregulation

<variant> globalization

<variant> rationalization

<question> To make changes to a business, system in order to make its more efficient especially by spending less money

<variant> rationalization

<variant> welfare

<variant> productivity

<variant> deregulation

<variant> globalization

<question> Find the term for the following definition: Decreasing the number of permanent employees

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<variant> core

<variant> rhetoric

<variant> employability

<question> Find the term for the following definition: generally held beliefs (that are probably false)

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<variant> core

<variant> rhetoric

<question> Find the term for the following definition: language used to persuade people to believe something

<variant> rhetoric

<variant> Agency employment

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<question> Find the term for the following definition: temporary jobs in companies arranged by employed agencies

<variant> Agency employment

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<question> Find the term for the following definition: the central part of something (e.g. a company’s workforce)

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<variant> employability

<question> Find the term for the following definition: the extent to which a person has skills that employers want

<variant> employability

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<question> Find the term for the following definition: the fear that you might lose your job

<variant> Job insecurity

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<variant> charities

<question> Find the term for the following definition: the period of holding a job

<variant> tenure

<variant> charities

<variant> employability

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<question> Find the term for the following definition: institutions or organizations that provide help for people in need

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<variant> welfare

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<question> Find the term for the following definition: acceptability, according to law or public opinions

<variant> legitimacy

<variant> welfare

<variant> core

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> Perfect competition

<question> Find the term for the following definition: the situation when there are a large number of sellers and buyers, freedom to enter and leave markets, a complete flow of information, and so on

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<variant> welfare

<variant> core

<question> Find the term for the following definition: a condition of general well-being (and government spending designed to achieve this)

<variant> welfare

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<variant> threatening

<question> Find the term for the following definition: menacing, endangering

<variant> threatening

<variant> welfare

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<question> Find the term for the following definition: liveliness, health, energy, strength

<variant> vitality

<variant> Free enterprise

<variant> conforming

<variant> embodied

<variant> proponents

<question> Find the term for the following definition: an economic system in which anyone can attempt to raise capital, form a business, and offer goods or services

<variant> Free enterprise

<variant> welfare

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<question> Find the term for the following definition: complying with or following (rules)

<variant> conforming

<variant> Free enterprise

<variant> welfare

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<question> Find the term for the following definition: expressed, given a material form

<variant> embodied

<variant> Received wisdom

<variant> downsizing

<variant> tenure

<variant> core

<question> Find the term for the following definition: supporters, people who argue in favor of something

<variant> proponents

<variant> welfare

<variant> Perfect competition

<variant> charities

<variant> legitimacy

<question> To give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade to help you especially by doing something dishonest

<variant> bribery

<variant> ethics

<variant> lobbying

<variant> pollution

<variant> stakeholder

<question> Moral principles that control or influence a person’s behavior

<variant> ethics

<variant> bribery

<variant> lobbying

<variant> pollution

<variant> stakeholder

<question> To try to influence a politician or the government to persuade them to oppose or support a change in the law

<variant> lobbying

<variant> ethics

<variant> bribery

<variant> pollution

<variant> stakeholder

<question> The process of making air, water, soil dirty

<variant> pollution

<variant> lobbying

<variant> ethics

<variant> bribery

<variant> stakeholder

<question> A person that is involved in a particular organization, project, system, especially because he has invested money in it

<variant> stakeholder

<variant> pollution

<variant> lobbying

<variant> ethics

<variant> bribery

<question> Which of the following means: obvious

<variant> evident

<variant> Low-cost

<variant> At odds with

<variant> illness

<variant> Borne in mind (to bear in mind)

<question> Which of the following means: inexpensive

<variant> Low-cost

<variant> evident

<variant> At odds with

<variant> illness

<variant> Borne in mind (to bear in mind)

<question> Which of the following means: inconsistent with or contrary to

<variant> At odds with

<variant> Low-cost

<variant> evident

<variant> illness

<variant> Borne in mind (to bear in mind)

<question> Which of the following means: bad health

<variant> illness

<variant> At odds with

<variant> Low-cost

<variant> evident

<variant> Borne in mind (to bear in mind)

<question> Which of the following means: remembered or not forgotten

<variant> Borne in mind (to bear in mind)

<variant> At odds with

<variant> Low-cost

<variant> evident

<variant> illness

<question> Which of the following means: poor or unemployed people

<variant> The underclass

<variant> The affluent

<variant> achievements

<variant> reluctantly

<variant> planetary

<question> Which of the following means: rich or wealthy people

<variant> The affluent

<variant> The underclass

<variant> achievements

<variant> reluctantly

<variant> planetary

<question> Which of the following means: successes

<variant> achievements

<variant> The affluent

<variant> The underclass

<variant> reluctantly

<variant> planetary

<question> Which of the following means: unwillingly, not eagerly

<variant> reluctantly

<variant> achievements

<variant> The affluent

<variant> The underclass

<variant> planetary

<question> Which of the following means: global or worldwide

<variant> planetary

<variant> reluctantly

<variant> achievements

<variant> The affluent

<variant> The underclass

<question> Which of the following means: costly

<variant> expensive

<variant> Spent, used or consumed

<variant> Done for us

<variant> A medical doctor

<variant>(non-serious) illnesses

<question> Which of the following means: disposed of

<variant> Spent, used or consumed

<variant> expensive

<variant> Done for us

<variant> A medical doctor

<variant>(non-serious) illnesses

<question> Which of the following means: on our behalf

<variant> Done for us

<variant> A medical doctor

<variant>(non-serious) illnesses

<variant> Spent, used or consumed

<variant> expensive

<question> Which of the following means: a physician

<variant> A medical doctor

<variant> Spent, used or consumed

<variant> expensive

<variant> Done for us

<variant> planetary

<question> Which of the following means: ailments

<variant>(non-serious) illnesses

<variant> A medical doctor

<variant> Spent, used or consumed

<variant> expensive

<variant> Done for us

<question> Which of the following means: to resort to force

<variant> To use violence

<variant> To compel people to do something against their will

<variant> Someone who arranges funerals

<variant> Someone who fixes water pipes

<variant> A large number of

<question> Which of the following means: to coerce

<variant> To compel people to do something against their will

<variant> To use violence

<variant> Someone who arranges funerals

<variant> Someone who fixes water pipes

<variant> A large number of

<question> Which of the following means: a mortician

<variant> Someone who arranges funerals

<variant> Someone who fixes water pipes

<variant> A large number of

<variant> To compel people to do something against their will

<variant> To use violence

<question> Which of the following means: a plumber

<variant> Someone who fixes water pipes

<variant> A large number of

<variant> To compel people to do something against their will

<variant> To use violence

<variant> Someone who arranges funerals

<question> Which of the following means: a host of

<variant> A large number of

<variant> To compel people to do something against their will

<variant> To use violence

<variant> Someone who arranges funerals

<variant> Someone who fixes water pipes

<question> The tax people pay on their wages and salaries is called

<variant> Income tax

<variant> Direct tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Progressive tax

<question> A tax on wages and salaries or on company profits is a\an

<variant> Direct tax

<variant> Income tax

<variant> Progressive tax

<variant> Capital

<variant> Value-added tax

<question> A tax levied at a higher rate on higher incomes is called a

<variant> Progressive tax

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<variant> Value-added tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<question> A tax paid on property, sales transactions, imports and so on is a \an

<variant> Indirect tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Progressive tax

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<variant> Value-added tax

<question> A tax collected at each stage of production, excluding the already taxed costs from previous stages, is called a\an

<variant> Value-added tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Progressive tax

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<question> Profits made by selling assets are generally liable to a

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Progressive tax

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<variant> Value-added tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<question> Gifts and inheritances over a certain value are often liable to a

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<variant> Wealth tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Value-added tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<question> The annual tax imposed on peoples’ fortunes (in some countries) is a \an

<variant> Wealth tax

<variant> Capital gains tax

<variant> Capital transfer tax

<variant> Value-added tax

<variant> Indirect tax

<question> Making false declarations to the tax authorities is called

<variant> Tax evasion

<variant> Tax avoidance

<variant> Creative accounting

<variant> Fiscal policy

<variant> Wealth tax

<question> Reducing the amount of tax you pay to a legal minimum is called

<variant> Tax avoidance

<variant> Creative accounting

<variant> Tax evasion

<variant> Fiscal policy

<variant> Wealth tax

<question> Which of the following means: reducing the value of a fixed asset, by charging it against profits

<variant> depreciation

<variant> consumption

<variant> National insurance

<variant> perks

<variant> Tax shelters

<question> Which of the following means: something which discourages an action

<variant> disincentive

<variant> Self-employed

<variant> Tax-deductible

<variant> Tax havens

<variant> Creative accounting

<question> Which of the following means: an adjective describing a tax that is proportionally higher for people with less money

<variant> regressive

<variant> disincentive

<variant> Self-employed

<variant> Tax-deductible

<variant> Tax havens

<question> Which of the following means: spending money to buy things, rather than saving it

<variant> consumption

<variant> Tax avoidance

<variant> Creative accounting

<variant> Tax evasion

<variant> Fiscal policy

<question> Which of the following means: working for yourself, being your own boss

<variant> Self-employed

<variant> Tax-deductible

<variant> regressive

<variant> Creative accounting

<variant> disincentive

<question> Which of the following means: a tax on incomes that pays for sickness benefit, unemployment benefit and old-age pensions

<variant> National insurance

<variant> depreciation

<variant> consumption

<variant> perks

<variant> Tax shelters

<question> Which of the following means: non-financial benefits or advantages of a job

<variant> perks

<variant> National insurance

<variant> depreciation

<variant> consumption

<variant> Tax havens

<question> Which of the following means: a way to delay the payment of tax to a later time

<variant> Tax shelters

<variant> perks

<variant> National insurance

<variant> depreciation

<variant> consumption

<question> Which of the following means: an adjective describing expenditures that can be taken away from taxable income or profits

<variant> Tax-deductible

<variant> regressive

<variant> Creative accounting

<variant> disincentive

<variant> Self-employed

<question> Which of the following means: a country offering a very low tax rates to foreign businesses

<variant> Tax havens

<variant> perks

<variant> National insurance

<variant> depreciation

<variant> consumption

<question> Which of the following verbs means: to make changes to something

<variant> adjust

<variant> appreciate

<variant> convert

<variant> peg

<variant> suspend

<question> Which of the following verbs means: to change something into something else

<variant> convert

<variant> peg

<variant> suspend

<variant> establish

<variant> fluctuate

<question> Which of the following verbs means: to end something permanently

<variant> abolish

<variant> revalue

<variant> adjust

<variant> appreciate

<variant> convert

<question> Which of the following verbs means: : to end something temporarily

<variant> suspend

<variant> establish

<variant> abolish

<variant> revalue

<variant> appreciate

<question> Which of the following verbs means: to go up or down (in quantity, value, etc.)

<variant> fluctuate

<variant> appreciate

<variant> convert

<variant> peg

<variant> suspend

<question> Which of the following verbs means: to move away from what is considered normal

<variant> diverge

<variant> abolish

<variant> revalue

<variant> appreciate

<variant> fluctuate

<question> Which of the following means: beliefs about what will happen in the future

<variant> expectations

<variant> mortgage

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<question> Which of the following means: money borrowed in order to buy a house or a flat

<variant> mortgage

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<question> Which of the following means: money paid for the use of a house or flat owned by somebody

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<variant> mortgage

<question> Which of the following means: the amount of something produced by a company, a country, and so on

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<variant> mortgage

<variant> rent

<question> Which of the following means: spending on new machines, factories and so on

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<variant> mortgage

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<question> Which of the following means: owners or managers of manufacturing companies

<variant> industrialists

<variant> consumers

<variant> clients

<variant> scientists

<variant> workers

<question> Which of the following means: spending on goods and services

<variant> consumption

<variant> mortgage

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<question> Which of the following means: to dismiss employees

<variant> Lay off

<variant> diverge

<variant> abolish

<variant> revalue

<variant> appreciate

<question> Which of the following means: concerning the number of births, deaths, population movement and so on

<variant> demographic

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<variant> mortgage

<question> Which of the following means: an absence of luxury and comfort

<variant> austerity

<variant> rent

<variant> output

<variant> investment

<variant> expectations

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: Companies only invest

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money

<variant> Result in higher rents and mortgages

<variant> Include psychological factors

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: During a period of economic growth

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money

<variant> Result in higher rents and mortgages

<variant> Include psychological factors

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: Increases in interest rates

<variant> Result in higher rents and mortgages

<variant> Include psychological factors

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: Internal theories of the business cycle

<variant> Include psychological factors

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money

<variant> When they are afraid of becoming unemployed

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: People can demand higher pay

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money

<variant> Result in higher rents and mortgages

<variant> Include psychological factors

<question> Match up the following half-sentences: People tend to spend less

<variant> When they are afraid of becoming unemployed

<variant> Include psychological factors

<variant> If their company’s sales are increasing

<variant> While consumption is increasing

<variant> Consumers borrow a lot of money