Національний університет “Львівська політехніка” Інститут гуманітарних та соціальних наук Кафедра іноземних мов

Освітньо-кваліфікаційний рівень: бакалавр

Спеціальність: економіка

Назва дисципліни: іноземна мова за професійним спрямуванням

Курс 2, семестр 1

Контрольна робота №1 Варіант 21

1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following words:

a) adjust -

b) the real wage -

c) unemployment -

d) slope -

e) transportation costs -

2. Give English equivalents of the following words:

a) облігація -

b) можливість прогнозування -

c) ставка відсотка -

d) споживання без винятку -

e) у свою чергу -

3. Match the words with their definitions:

a) to decline 1) rate of return on a bond

b) export 2) to become less or worse

c) capital gain 3) a product that is sold to another country

d) yield 4) an increase in the market value of an asset

e) national debt 5) accumulated debt of the government

4. Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings:

a) Individuals want to save in order	1) in which a particular kind of commodity is exchanged.
b) New bonds have been issued	2) to smooth consumption relative to income.
c) A market is a set of transactions	3) to replace old bonds.
d) People come to the market because	4) they want to buy or sell.
e) Markets reallocate commodities	5) from suppliers to demanders.

5. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words:

1) Stock markets help ____ savings into investment.

a) make;

b) channel;

c) change;

2) Temporary change in tax policy will not affect consumption ____ .

a) much;

b) great;

c) very;

3) External debt ____ special problems.

a) poses ;

b) makes;

c) holds;

4) ____ solves the problem of coincident or reciprocal wants.

a) cash;

b) money;

c) stock;

5) All of the bonds held by foreign households an d institutions is referred to as ____.

a) external debt;

b) internal debt;

c) asset;

6. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate Grammar forms:

1) We know ____ to be a good entrepreneur.

a) her ;

b) she ;

c) hers;

2) He appears ____ for a new job.

a) looking;

b) to be looking;

c) being looked;

3) If a company ____ a reputation it will lower search costs.

a) has ;

b) had ;

c) will have;

4) I wish domestic banks ____ 10% interest.

a) paid;

b) will pay;

c) have paid;

5) I am afraid ____ this company provide less quantity of the commodity.

a) lest;

b) why;

c) can;

7. Match the following questions with the corresponding answers:

a) When do government’s transfer payments increase?	1) During a recession.
b) How does the bond market function?	2) As a financial intermediary.
c) What is foreign trade balance?	3) It is the difference between the value of exports and imports.
d) Where is one kind of money traded for a different kind of money?	4) In a foreign exchange market.
e) What can individuals do with their income?	5) They can consume or save it.

Укладачі: доц.І.С. Миськів, викл. М.Б. Бусько

Затверджено на засіданні кафедри іноземних мов Протокол № 1 від 29 серпня 2011 р.

В.о. завідувача кафедри ІМ ІГСН ____________ доц. І.М. Байбакова