II. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the main types of taxes in most developed countries?

2. What governments collect taxes in the United States?

3 What is the single largest source of revenue for the federal government?

4. What are payroll taxes used for in the US?

5. What taxes are the main sources of funding for state and local government?

6. How is taxation levied in the United Kingdom?

7. Who is subject to the profit tax law in Russia?

8. Are foreign entities also taxed in Russia?

9. What three tiers do Russian taxes provide revenue for?

III. Find English equivalents for the following Ukrainian phrases from the text:

а) обкладати податками;

b) розвинені країни;

с) володіти будинком або землею;

d) місцеві уряди, уряди штатів та федеральний уряд;

е) вирішальна роль;

f) найбільше джерело надходжень;

g) програми соціального страхування;

h) податкове законодавство;

і)єдиний кодекс;

j) зміст податкового законодавства

IV. Match the verbs from (a) with the nouns from (b)

1) to impose a) money

2) to earn b) the incomes of corporations

3) to own c) sales taxes

4) to play d) critical roles

5) to finance e) social insurance programs

6) to tax f) income taxes

7) to depend on g) a "scheduler" system

8) to collect h) taxes

9) to operate i) revenue

10) to provide j) home or land

V. Write a short summary of the text. Grammar the noun. The article. The pronoun.

Choose the correct item.

1) Give me … book to read.

a) her; b) him; c) it.

2) Give me her photo and I’ll give you …

a) my; b) mine; c) her.

3) He has … experience in this matter.

a) little; b) many; c) few.

4) How … time does it take to go there?

a) many; b) much; c) little.

5) Give me … book to read.

a) her; b) him; c) it.

6) Give me her photo and I’ll give you … .

a) my; b) mine; c) her.

7) He has … experience in this matter.

a) little; b) many; c) few.

8) How … time does it take to go there?

a) many; b) much; c) little.

9) Those … are very young.

a) women; b) woman; c) womans.

10) Look at … flower. It is so beautiful!

a) those; b) these; c) this.

Choose the correct item.

1) Her … are small.

a) foot; b) foots; c) feet.

2) All your suitcases are in their car. Take …

a) their; b) them; c) theirs.

3) We are their relatives, not …

a) your; b) yours; c) you.

4) Hurry up! We have very … time.

a) few; b) many; c) little.

5) … people understood what he said.

a) few; b) little; c) much.

6) My brother can drive … car.

a) a b) the

7) It’s … letter from his brother.

a) a b) the

8) … very strange man he is!

a) A b) The

9) This is … red book.

a) a b) the

10) Can you tell me how to get to … theatre?

a) a b) the