Контрольная работа

Вариант 1

1. Prepare the derivatives of:

important intervene maintain

supervise executive tend

Model: Finance- финансы, финансовое дело Financial- финансовый Financier- финансист Financing- финансирование

2. Read and translate the text in written form

"New Zealand"

Vocabulary

To belong to- принадлежать Legislation- законодательство

To settle- поселиться

Descendant- потомок

Service industry- сфера обслуживания

New Zealand is an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1 600 km southeast of Australia and about 1 600 km southwest of California. New Zealand belongs to a large island group called Polynesia. The country is situated on two main islands and several small islands. The main islands are the North Island and the South Island.

The capital of the country is Wellington. The largest city of the country is Auckland. The official language of the country is English. Most aborigines speak English and their own language, Maori.

The country belonged to the British empire. Now it is an independent country. New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, is a monarch of New Zealand. But she has no power. The real power in the country belongs to the legislation, the Prime minister and the Cabinet. But the nation has no written constitution.

Maories were the first people who settled in New Zealand. They were brown skinned. They came from Polynesia islands located northeast of New Zealand. The country was discovered by Europeans in 1642. But they didn't start to settle in the islands until the late 1700's. Today, most New Zealanders are descendants of the early European settlers. About 12% of the country's population are Maories.

New Zealand has one of the highest standards of living in the world. About 70 per cent of New Zealand people have their own houses. Almost every family has a car. New Zealand is one of the world's developed countries. The main industries of the country are agriculture, manufacturing and service industries.

1) Write out sentences with the structure Passive Voice, underline subject and predicate, point out tenses

2) Answer the questions

• Where does New Zealand lie?

• What island group does New Zealand belong to?

• What are the main islands of New Zealand?

• What is the capital of the country?

• What is the official language of the country?

• Now New Zealand is an independent country, isn't it?

• Who rules the country now?

• Who does the real power in New Zealand belong to?

• What do you know about Maoris?

• New Zealand is one of the world's undeveloped countries, isn't it?

3. Read and translate the text in written form «Payment Systems» Words you may need:

Rest- возлагаться (об обязательствах)

Cash settlement center- расчетно-кассовый центр

Cross-connecting correspondent accounts- перекрестные корреспондентские счета

Public policy responsibility for the payment system usually rests with central banks. Central banks are naturally interested in the payment system because it is a key component of the operation of financial markets and has important implications for the trading efficiency of the real economy. Of particular concern to central banks is clearing and settlement in financial markets where trading results in large payment obligations, such as the securities, commodity, interbank funds and foreign exchange markets.

The central bank also participates in the payment system as a provider of interbank payment services. The role of the central bank in operating the interbank system depends on the development of a nation's payment system.

The Central Bank of Russia with the assistance of international experts has taken steps to draft legislation and oversee the decentralized expansion of Russia's domestic payments system. Progress has included improvements in the Interbank Payments System, involving the use of computer-generated instructions with specialized software. An electronic payments system for cash settlement was installed in Moscow, where 65 % of total document turnover in Russia occurs. The so-called automatic payments system began with eight banks in September 1993. As of July 1994 about 60 banks and two cash settlement centres participated in the automatic payments system. Efficiency at other cash settlement centres was improved and growth was recorded in the number of both interbank settlement centres and networks of banks with cross-connecting correspondent accountants that as settlements agents for associated groups of smaller banks.