3. What do the following prefixes mean? Choose the right meaning. Find the sentences containing these words in the text and paraphrase them.

prefixes	meaning
outstanding	‘not’	‘superior’
refinance	‘before’	‘extra’
import	‘taking in’	‘taking out’
export	‘taking in’	‘taking out’
outperform	‘outside’	‘better’
incorporated	‘united’	‘difficult’

D. Word Fields

1. Which of the words and phrases below are associated with:

*Heavy engineering industry: (trailer tracks; optical instruments and devices; leather; lowlands hollows; dump trucks; ornithology routes; garment) *Forestry and agriculture (timber; yarn; private plot; oil and gas basin; kitchen stoves; furniture; lumbering; livestock and crop) *Light industry (earthmovers; the tariff system; knitting; fur; chemical fibers; fertilizers; textiles; curtain and lace products; garment; optical instruments and devices) *Banking ( accounts; contamination; loans; currency budget; radioactive fallout; deposit; credit; interest rate)

E. Word Usage

1. Put the following words into correct order: e.g.: Increasingly difficult market conditions. Consult the text after you have tried it.

tested	routinely	exports	milk
payments	government	advanced	credit
run	farms	privately	Belarusian
interest	strongly	negative	rates
production	complex	multisectoral
textile	novel	materials	raw
hygienic	improved	exceptionally	properties
clean	regions	environmentally
industrial	well-developed	base	relatively

2. Complete: use an appropriate preposition where necessary.

from, into, of(2), on, in(4), by, for, to

1. Russia invests more money… the Belarusian economy than any other country. In 2007 it contributed … 33.5% … all foreign investments … the country.

2. Belarusian Minister … Foreign Affairs said that apart … Russians, there are some other nations keen … investing … Belarus.

3. There is the Foreign Investments Consultation Council in Belarus chaired … the Prime Minister, which aim is to improve the business climate.

4. Belarus is said to be the leading CIS country … economy growth rates.

5. The tariff system is binding … the budget sector.

6. Belarus specializes … a number of industries which contribute … the development of the national economy.

3. Linking: match the first half of each sentence with the most appropriate second half.

Belarus exports …	the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986.
Raw materials …	large quantities of machinery, transport vehicles, chemical and petrochemical products, fibers, fertilizers and transport services.
The country continues to be affected by …	the main import, coming mostly from the Russian Federation.
Belarus is not rich in mineral recourses, but it has …	processing of Russian oil products going through the pipelines to the west (primarily Germany).
Belarus has the most modernized and powerful chemical industry …	among FSU states besides Russia.
Belarusian chemical industry specializes first of all in the …	highly regulated by the government.
The Belarusian labour market is …	deposits of clay, sand, chalk, dolomite, phosphorite, and rock and potassium salt.