Вариант № 25

Task 1. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. In the baggage hall there are several carousels and monitors above them showing your flight number.

2. The government is spending too little money on reorganization of the Customs Service.

3. The customs officer seized the cargo because you hadn’t declared it.

4. If someone is meeting you they will be waiting in the arrival lounge.

5. This cargo declaration is a basis for goods valuation

6. The law prohibits storage and sale of smuggled goods on the territory of the country.

7. After Customs control look for the exit.

8. They changed the figures in the invoice.

Task 2. Choose the most appropriate word in the box to complete the sentences below.

duties and taxes, customs business, tamozhnya, set up, law enforcement, customs laws, handed down, dogs, merchandise, customs violations

1. _________ can be used to search passengers, baggage, cargo, private and commercial vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

2. ___________________ has always been considered important and prestigious.

3. He did a lot to develop ______________

4. The current Russian word for Customs, ____________________ , appeared in the times of Mongol-Tatar yoke.

5. The assessment and collection of ___________________ have always been one of the main functions of Customs.

6. ________________ classification is the foundation on which duty collection is based.

7. Investigation of ________________ is performed to target violators of customs laws and regulations.

8. Customs and other ________________ agencies round the world use dogs for detection work.

9. The first Russian Customs statute was in _______________ 1667.

10. Free trade zones are usually ______________to encourage the development of the country and to promote its foreign trade

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Мы проверим пассажиров сразу, как только они прибудут.

2. Если вы меня попросите, я помогу вам заполнить декларацию.

3. Когда я подписывал документ, я обнаружил ошибку.

4. Вы заполнили таможенную декларацию?

5. Когда таможенники проверяли контейнеры, они обнаружили контрабанду.

6. Груз был задержан, так как документы были оформлены неправильно.

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. Customs/ found/ has just / a/ new /Mike/ job/ at/ the

2. Technology/ range/ officers/ use /a Customs/ and wide / of/ tools/.

3. Changed/ the/ figures /they/ the/ in /the /invoice

4. Study/ students/ Customs /the/ Code

5. Сontraband/ find/ we/ sometimes

6. Friend / a/ my/ the/ work/ customs

7. The/ yesterday/ spoke/ to /chief the/ Customs group/ office

Task 5 Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1. She (to want) to take a picture out of the country.

2. Now they (to work out) new customs tariffs.

3. They (to go) through the customs control at the moment.

4. He (to try) to find out the customs regulations on tobacco products when I (to phone) him.

5. I (to examine) this container at 2 o’clock yesterday.

6. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form when I (to remember) about it.

7. The customs officers (to confiscate) narcotics last Friday.

8. They (to clear) the cargo before he (to phone).

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

The best tool for drug law enforcement is a trained, motivated and supported customs officer. The majority of the drugs seized resulted from the work of such officers. There are also, however, other tools and techniques available to supplement the officers’ work and knowledge.

Among the most important of these is the principle of co-operation and exchange of information between different Customs services. This includes specific information co-operation on particular drug shipments and/or persons involved in the trade and more general material on concealments, routings, courier characteristics, etc.

This is where the World Customs Organization has a leading role to play since it provides a legal framework by which this activity can be carried out.