Вариант № 2

I. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нужную видовременную форму.

1. We never (to hear) of your products.

2. They (to read) your advertisement at the moment.

3. Our company (to specialize) in distributing pet products.

4. Yesterday I (to see) your current catalogue.

5. We (to inform) you as soon as possible.

II. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните модальные глаголы или их эквиваленты. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The product should be of good quality and appearance.

2. It must be cut from the best available material.

3. You can come at 6 o’clock.

4. May I see your licence?

5. The equipment is to be delivered within 6 months from the date of payment.

III. Перепишите предложения, подчеркните Participle I и Participle II и определите их функции. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Service industry is a sector of an economy made of people or businesses providing personal and professional services to others.

2. He left after discussing the terms of delivery.

3. I want to have this reservation confirmed.

4. Ordering our products and services you agree with the terms and conditions posted at the following page.

5. He has gone through the Prohibited articles list carefully.

IV. Вставьте нужные предлоги из приведенных в скобках.

1. Let’s go down … business. (at, about, to)

2. I have an appointment … the Director of your company. (with, in, to)

3. Could you make coffee … us, please? (on, at, for)

4. Is it possible to adapt your equipment … our needs. (to, without, of)

5. In the future you’ll have to deal … him. (with, without, on)

V. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык.

1. I am going to discuss with you the main points of our agreement in detail.

2. I’d like to reserve a single room for three nights.

3. You can buy an open- date ticket for a journey back.

4. You must check in at the airport one hour prior to the departure.

5. What time does the plane arrive in London?

VI. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык.

1. Мы заинтересовались оборудованием Вашей компании.

2. Я инженер. Вот моя визитная карточка.

3. Кстати, кто Вы по профессии?

4. Не могли бы Вы говорить чуть помедленнее?

5. Что Вы знаете о нашей компании?

VII. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст. Напишите вопросный план к тексту.

Interviewing Bill Gates

Interviewer. If you were to write your own job description at Microsoft, how would it read?

Bill Gates. I'm the CEO, so my responsibility is not precisely defined. When the company has to change, I'm the one who has to lead that change.

Interviewer. Do you go against the opinions of your colleagues? If you are completely alone, do you stick to your guns?

Bill Gates. If it's a technical question or a strategy problem, then yes. However, if it's a business type decision, rarely is my conviction enough to go it alone. Usually I'd

take the time to get people to explain their views more clearly.

Interviewer . Would you say you are a good manager?

Bill Gates. Yes, I would. I make the right decisions. People are only interested in the quality of your decisions. If you are doing a good job, you should tell them so.

Equally if they are not, you should still tell them. Employees need to feel that you are sharing what they are trying to achieve and that you are constant in your decision making.

Interviewer. How do you feel if you have to fire someone? Is it easy? Do you have a strategy?

Bill Gates. No, it's always very hard. I don't hire total bozos, so it's generally a question of the individual not meeting the demands of the job. I certainly don't have a method. I suppose if I have to describe one, I tell them verbally.

Interviewer. If you had been on the IBM board of directors, would you have put as much software power in the hands of Microsoft as they gave you?

Bill Gates. You know, when we offered to sell part of the com­pany to them, I would have taken up the offer if I had been in their shoes. I would have really tried to devel­op software efficiently, not just to license it. I would have learned more about the economics of software too.