Контрольное задание № 3 Вариант № 1

1. Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках в Past Simple:

1. Conrad Asher is an entrepreneur. When he ………….. (to be) a boy he decided that he ……………….. (not want) a job where he worked from 9 am to 5 pm every day.

2. When he ……………… (finish) college in 1999, he ………………… (work) as an events organiser.

3. On 26 August 2001, he …………….. (launch) his own company to help organizations choose which sporting events to sponsor.

2. Поставьте глаголы, стоящие в скобках в Present Perfect:

1. The price of our shares ……………….. (increase) from $12 in February.

2. This year we ……………….. (spend) a considerable amount of new equipment.

3. You ever ……………… (work) with this kind of software?

3. Раскройте скобки, употребив глаголы, стоящие в скобках в Past Simple или в Present Perfect:

1. Yesterday, the exchange rate ………………. (to be) $4.50.

2. Today it is $4.30. It ……………….. (go down) by 20 cents.

3. In 1998 the price per litre ………………. (become) $2.50.

4. Выберите правильный предлог:

1. They provide good service ………… reasonable rate.

at for in

2. Why have they finished early ……….. this afternoon?

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3. I purchase products …………. my company.

by on for

5. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык:

1. Мы только что получили Ваше письмо.

2. Мы послали Ваш заказ на товары месяц назад.

3. Мы уже сделали заказ.

6. Прочтите и письменно переведите текст, а также письменно ответьте на вопрос после текста:

GLIMPSES OF HISTORY OF MONEY

At different periods of time and in different parts of the world many different commodities have served as money. These commodities were: cattle, sheep, furs, leather, fish, tobacco, tea, salt, shells etc. The experts underline that to serve effectively as money; a commodity should be fairly durable, easily divisible, and portable. None of the above- mentioned commodities possessed all these qualities, and in time they were superseded by precious metals.

First they were superseded by silver and later by gold. When a payment was made the metal was first weighed out. The next stage was the cutting of the metal into pieces of definite weight and so coins came into use.

Paper money first came into use in the form of receipts given by goldsmiths in exchange for deposits of silver and gold coins. After goldsmiths became bankers their receipts became banknotes. That’s how the first banknotes came into existence. At first coins were worth their face value as metal. But later token coins of limited value as legal tender were issued. Now smaller denomination coins are made from bronze and are often referred to as coppers. Bigger denomination coins are made from cupronickel and are usually called silver.

- How did paper banknotes come into existence?

Words

1. glimpse – быстрый взгляд;

2. glimpses of history – немного об истории;

3. commodity – предмет потребления;

4. to serve – служить;

5. cattle – крупный рогатый скот;

6. fur – мех;

7. leather – кожа;

8. shell – ракушка;

9. etc. – и так далее

10. to underline – подчеркивать, выделять;

11. fairly – довольно;

12. durable – надежный, длительного пользования;

13. divisible – делимый;

14. portable – портативный, компактный;

15. above- mentioned – вышеуказанный;

16. quality – качество, свойство;

17. to supersede – замещать;

18. precious – драгоценный;

19. to weigh – нагружать;

20. to weight out – взвешивать;

21. weight – вес;

22. to cut into pieces – резать на куски;

23. receipt – квитанция, расписка;

24. goldsmith – ювелир;

25. existence – существование;

26. to come into existence – возникнуть, появиться;

27. worth – цена, стоимость;

28. face value – нарицательная цена;

29. to be worth face value – иметь стоимость как нарицательная цена;

30. token – знак, символ;

31. token coin – разменная монета;

32. copper – медь.