II Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты к следующим словам и словосочетаниям:

1) стать свидетелем небывалого в истории бума;

2) предприятия, работающие за границей;

3) расположенный за пределами страны;

4) тот, кто покупает, является импортером товаров и услуг;

5) могут быть либо потреблены внутри страны, либо экспортированы в другие страны;

6) в результате происходит движение капитала;

7) улица с двухсторонним движением;

8) при минимуме торговых барьеров;

9) делает всех богаче;

10) путем создания искусственных торговых барьеров;

11) за определенный период времени;

12) прямые вложения в активы;

13 не обязательно равны друг другу;

14 остальной мир.

III Ответьте на следующие вопросы по содержанию текста:

1 What is the basic idea of international trade?

2 Why is the balance of payment the broadest indicator of international trade?

3 What is the result of erecting artificial trade barriers?

4 What is the main difference between domestic trade and international trade?

IV Поставьте глаголы в The Present Continuous Tense или The Simple Future Tense для выражения будущего.

1 – When your partners (to visit) Minsk? – Next Monday.

2 – Is the sales report ready for the presentation? – No, it (to be) ready in a few hours.

3 – When you (to have) talks with the customers? – Today in the afternoon. – Have they arrived yet? – Not yet. We (to meet) them at the airport in 2 hours.

4 – Have you decided on your delivery terms yet? – Not yet. Maybe I (to think) about it tomorrow.

5 – The Managing Director (to sign) the contract? – I don’t know yet.

6 – Who (to get) the Agenda ready for the shareholders’ meeting? – The Company Secretary will.

V Раскройте скобки и употребите глаголы в The Present Perfect или The Simple Past Tense.

1 The Buyers already (to discuss) the price but they (not to agree) on the terms of payment yet.

2 On Friday evening Mr. Bell (to come) back from his business trip.

3 – The secretary (to finish) typing letters?

– Not yet. In fact, she just (to begin).

4 We (not to see) any changes in supply this month.

5 Our company (to sell) 200 units in and outside the country lately.

6 Last year their products (to be) in great demand in Europe.

7 Yesterday our department (to receive) 23 offers. We (to study) 15 so far.

VI Откройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в нужном времени.

1 Mr. Bell (to work) at a big firm in London. His firm (to have) good business contacts with the firm in Belarus. Last week Mr. Bell (to arrive) on business in Minsk and (to stay) about a week there.

2 I (to be) very happy when I (to see) my old friend yesterday.

3 I hope the British businessmen (to arrive) in Minsk soon.

4 They (not to hear) from their manager since Friday.

5 – What your assistant (to be) busy with right now?

– She (to look) through the e-mail.

6 – The Board Meeting (to start) tomorrow at 10?

– Yes. You (to be going) to make a speech there?

7 – What your company (to produce)?

– We just (to launch) a new model of computer monitors.