4.university endowment – а) подарок b) вклад с) пожертвование d) дарование е) благотворительность

5.the value of stocks raises handsomely – a) красиво b) щедро с) значительно

d)привлекательно

6.in the investor’s favor – а) с позволения b) в пользу с) для покровительства

d)в распоряжение

LANGUAGE ACTIVITY

Exercise 1. Insert the prepositions (with, on, in, at, to , of).

1.It is easier for small business to find customers … home.

2.Currency risks depend … the currency exchange rate.

3.Money tells us how much our goods or services are worth … the international market.

4.Any business carries risk along … profits.

5.When banks lend money … international borrowers they consider possible risks.

6.When buying shares one needs to look … the economic situation … the company.

7.These goods are not to be paid … local currencies.

Exercise 2. Summarize your knowledge of the Conditional Sentences.

I.Translate the sentences into Russian.

1.If a Seller decides not to sell his goods, the Buyer has no right to oppose it.

2.If our partner increases the volume of contract, we shall have an 8 percent discount.

3.If all the contracts were strictly observed, there would be no need to break them.

4.If we had started our talks earlier, we would have increased our currency earnings.

5.Had we arrived at the agreement, you would be able to buy the currency at the agreed price.

II.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1.If the order were received on time, the manufacturing of our product (to take) not more than two weeks.

2.If a country restricted foreign investments, job and needed capital (to be lost) for other countries.

3.If a firm has to deliver a small package of goods, it usually (to prefer) to send it by road transport.

4.If a large number of trades (to want) to buy U.S. dollars, the value of the latter will go up.

5.If the shareholders (to look) at the balance sheet, they would have known what they really own.

6.Money would have lost its value, if the prices had risen.

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7.The economy slows unless banks (to stop) to lend money to business and consumers.

8.Had our banks lent money from the Central bank, we (to lend) it to our clients.

9.Had I more information about our partners’ business the talks (to be) more successful.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences.

1.If I were a genius, … .

2.If my father were a banker, … .

3.If I had $1 000 000 to spend in three days, … .

4.If somebody stole my deposit book, … .

Exercise 4. a. Read and translate the conjunctions of manner: as, as if (as though), how, in the way that, like.

b.Choose the appropriate conjunction between two given.

1.He runs the company how/ like his father used to.

2.While studying economics students are taught as/ how they will plan a budget.

3.It looks like/ as these two friends are going to leave the business.

4.The balance sheet is made up in the way that/ how the shareholders see what they really own.

5.You may use your property as/ how you like.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct tense for the verbs in brackets. Remember that using of verbs after as if as though is similar to that in Conditional sentences in real or unreal situation.

1.Tony knew nothing but he acted as if he (to know) everything.

2.He behaves as if he (to be) the boss of a company. May be he is?

3.I worked hard. By the end of the day I felt so tired as though I (to run) a mile.

4.The employees of this firm are not slaves, but they are treated as if they (to be).

5.Our new engineer had no special education, but he marked as though he (to be) a high level specialist in this branch.

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