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 3

1. Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following words:

a) to smooth consumption - вирівнювати споживання

b) excess supply - перевищення пропозиції

c) liability - відповідальність

d) exchange rate - валютний курс

e) predictability - можливість прогнозування

2. Give English equivalents of the following words:

a) допомога грішми – cash transfer

b) сукупна пропозиція – aggregate supply

c) накопичувати прибуток – to save income

d) актив - asset

e) спад виробництва - recession

3. Match the words with their definitions:

a) gold reserve 1 1) stock of gold held by a government to purchase foreign exchange

b) demander 4 2) general opinion about the thing

c) investment 3 3) the process of spending money in order to improve something

d) reputation 2 4) consumer

e) to decline 5 5) to become less or worse

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

a) Individuals make consumption and 2	1) but a debt as well.
b) International trade would be inefficient 4	2) saving decision.
c) The national debt represents not only a liability 1	3) of the wage payment.
d) The real wage is the purchasing power 3	4) without foreign exchange markets.
e) One way to eliminate fluctuations in exchange rate 5	5) is to fix their value.

5. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words:

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

a) great;

b) much;

c) very;

2) In the stock market people buy and sell ____ of corporate ownership.

a) goods;

b) shares;

c) items;

3) __a__ solves the problem of coincident or reciprocal wants.

a) money;

b) cash;

c) stock;

4) Stock markets help ____ savings into investment.

a) make;

b) channel;

c) change;

5) Consumption expenditures are determined by____ .

a) income;

b) money;

c) possibility;

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

1) I wish domestic banks __b__ 10% interest.

a) will pay;

b) paid;

c) have paid;

2) I wish you _a___ this problem.

a) solved;

b) will solve;

c) are solving;

3) They seem __a__ discussing some problems.

a) to be;

b) being;

c) are;

4) I wish he __a__ incentive to barter machinery for wheat.

a) had ;

b) has ;

c) will have;

5) The producer suggested that markets __a__ in predictable ways.

a) adjust;

b) adjusted;

c) have adjusted ;

7. Match the following questions with the corresponding answers:

a) What can the means of restricting trade be? 2	1) As a financial intermediary.
b) Is there a “correct” strategy for economic development? 4	2) They can be embargoes, quotas and tariffs.
c) What is the largest type of enterprise? 3	3) It is a corporation.
d) How does the bond market function? 1	4) No, there is not.
e) What will happen if demand for the stock increases? 5	5) The stock’s price will rise.

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