7. Supply the missing prepositions where necessary:

1. The central authority is concerned .. methods of production.

2. His personal possessions were finally reduced … nothing.

3. They charged quite a lot of money … that commodity.

4. The government is usually responsible … the people.

5. Citizens are required to obey … the law.

6. He agreed … the other economists that the system was unusual.

7. The government paid him well … the work he did.

8. The consumption … coal and steel has increased greatly … recent years.

8.Match the words from column a with the words from column b which mean the opposite:

A B

1. t heoretical

2. private

3. individual

4. mineral

5. capitalist

6. simple

7. buying

8. minimum

9. national

1. local

2. maximum

3. selling

4. complex

5. socialist

6. organic

7. collective

8. public

9. practical

9. Rearrange the words to make up sentences:

1. in / have / countries / very / Citizens / private / socialist / property / little.

2. the / USA / In / economy / controls / of / the / very / area / small /

government / the.

3. The authority / to / what / decides / produce.

4. complete / with / power / controls / A central authority / prices.

5. The / must / national / economy / be planned.

6. The / system / needs / is related to / of / the / state / the.

7. distributes / The government / prices / for / charges / and / goods.

10. Certain nouns can be formed from certain adjectives. Make a list of the nouns and put each word in its place. NOTE the loss of the letter e in active, secure, mobile and productive.

EXAMPLE: activity → active

1. The system was complex. Its … surprised him.

2. The movement of the products in the factory was rapid. The … of the work contributed to their success.

3. People who have cars are very mobile. This … is a useful thing.

4. The National Bank has a solid reputation. Its … in money is similar to the … of its buildings.

5. The national economy, like a man, should be active. Its … is a sign of its health.

6. Your money is secure in the National Bank. Its … is important both to you and to the bankers.

7. The workers in those factories are very productive. Their… is very useful to the national economy.

8. Those men arrive regularly at nine o’clock. Their … is well-known.

9. The American and British economic systems are very similar. This ... is not surprising.

10. Those two men earn equal sums of money they have … in wages because they produce the same quantity of the goods.

11. The exchange of money should be as liquid as possible. The … of money helps the economy to grow.

11.The table shows how words are formed around the verb produce. List all the words you can make from the table and use them in the suitable blanks in the sentences.

PRODUC	E	R
	T	IV(E)	ITY
		ION

1. The company … a new commodity every year.

2. The company’s newest ... is special blue soap powder.

3. The … of soap powders met last year to discuss prices.

4. That factory is not as … now as it was five years ago.

5. The … of that factory goes down.

6. The manager of the factory decided that they must increase their … of packets of soap powder.