VII. Выберите правильную видовременную форму глагола.

25. This Treasury Bill ……… already……… by the government.

a) was repaid

b) has been repaid

c) will be repaid

26. The Bank of England ………… in 1694.

a) established

b) had been established

c) was established

27. The Bank of England ……… notes and different types of securities.

a) issues

b) is issuing

c) is issued

28. The bank ……. currently………… the interest rate from savings.

a) increases

b) is increasing

c) has been increased

29. The Government debt …………….by issuing bonds, Treasury bills and National Savings securities.

a) makes

b) made

c) is made

VIII. Заполните пропуски предлогами.

30. I’ve worked for this bank ……… two years.

a) for

b) since

c) during

31. The Bank of England looks …….. the government’s finance and monetary policy.

a) for

b) after

c) at

32. The government owes money …… a bondholder.

a) with b) connected with c) to

IX. Заполните пропуски прилагательным или наречием в нужной форме.

33. This year was ……….. for the external value of dollar.

a) as bad as

b) the worst

c) worse

34. How ……… gold has been bought by the Exchange Equalization Account?

a) many

b) little

c) much

35. The Treasury bill has much …….. life span than a bond.

a) shortest

b) short

c) shorter

X. Переведите текст письменно.

It’s easier to pay by credit cards than paying for everything by cash, especially as many employers pay wages straight into the bank account. But if you want to use cash you can get it by using a special card with a private code. It saves a lot of time. Similar equipment linked to the bank computers is available in the shops as well. By using special terminals customers are able to pay for their purchases by transferring money directly from their bank account to the shops. The customers can deal with the number of different transactions at the same time.

When you go abroad, the bank provides foreign currency or traveller’s checks which are accepted by foreign banks, hotels, shops in all the countries of the world. If the checks are stolen or lost, but the holder has kept a note of a serial number, then the bank will replace the traveller’s checks. But holidays abroad are very expensive and customers have to save up money on the deposit account. This system is much better than a piggy bank, because the bank pays you for looking after your money. The money the bank pays to the customer is called interest.