VI. Прочтите еще раз весь текст и ответьте письменно на вопросы.

1. What is economics? What does it study?

2. Why do people study economics? Give your personal opinion.

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глагол - сказуемое и определите его видовременную форму и залог. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обратите внимание на особенности перевода пассивных конструкций (см. образец 1).

1. The problems of economy were discussed by all scientists, the press and the public.

2. He was reading when I went in soon after tea.

3. The plan of research work will be carried out by him in time.

4. While the bags were being brought he stood aside.

5. He had a streaming cold in the head and he was feeling rather ill.

6. I was shaken and frightened and didn’t trust myself and anyone.

7. She had raised her veil and he saw she had been crying.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения. Подчеркните Participle 1, Participle 2 и установите функции каждого из них, т. е. укажите, является ли оно определением, обстоятельством или частью глагола сказуемого, предложения переведите на русский язык (см. образец 2).

1. I kept silence for a while, thinking of what Stroeve had told me.

2. His last novel published a month ago is very popular with young people.

3. When asked I was glad to report about our scientific work at the meeting.

4. Sally saw the advertisement of a play being acted at the neighbouring town.

5. Gripping his bag, Manson leaped from the train and walked quickly down the platform/ searching eagerly for some sign of welcome.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент, предложения переведите на русский язык.

1. I have left my textbook at home. May I have yours?

2. He will not be able to finish his work in time.

2. Does the dean receive students today? No, he doesn't. He is to receive students on Monday.

2. The case to be heard at the court on Friday is very interesting.

3. Yesterday my friend had to return home to take his notes for the seminar.

4. You needn't come here so early.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните и определите вид придаточных предложений, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. The man that you want to see has just left.

2. We shall settle the matter after we discuss it.

3. As he ate the cottage pie that was his portion he felt Blodwen’s eye fastened on him.

4. If you stay in the library you will look through the latest magazines.

5. About an hour had passed when he heard the key softly turned, and the door opened

V. Прочтите и письменно переведите на русский язык весь текст. Market and Command Economies

Economics is a science that analyzes what, how, and for whom society produces. The central economic problem is to reconcile the conflict between people's unlimited demands with society's ability to produce goods and services.

In industrial Western countries markets are to allocate resources. The market is the process by which production and consumption are coordinated through prices.

In a command economy, a central planning office makes decisions on what, how, and for whom to produce. Economy cannot rely entirely on command, but there was extensive planning in many Soviet bloc countries.

A free market economy has no government intervention. Resources are allocated entirely through markets.

Modern economies in the West are mixed and rely mainly on the market but with a large dose of government intervention. The optimal level of government intervention remains a problem which is of interest to economists.

The degree of government restrictions differs greatly between countries that have command economies and countries that have free market economies. In the former, resources are allocated by central government planning. In the latter, there is not any government regulation of the consumption, production, and exchange of goods. Between the two main types lies the mixed economy where market and government are both of importance.