Variant №3

I. Match the words with the definitions

1) currency

a) a reduction in the price of something

2) investment

b) income

3) sale

c) the process of selling goods or services for money

4) goal

d) control of spending through taxation

5) promotion

e) something that you hope to achieve

6) discount

f) a move to a higher level in a company

7) earnings

g) money used in a way that may earn you more

money

8) fiscal policy

h) the system of money used in a particular country

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

II. Complete each sentence with a word from the box

sales	rent	promotion	experience
discounts	taxation	competitors	employment

1. The owner has just increased the ……. on our flat by 15%.

2. Pensioners and students often get.........on public transport.

2. Now, employees regularly change companies perhaps because they want

• and a higher salary.

2. ……agencies supply companies with different types of workers.

2. We look at what our ……. do, then we do it better.

2. Governments get most of their money through........

2. We have more years of ……. of working in this sector than any other organization in this country.

2. …….increased by two percent last year; this is a rather disappointing result.

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61. These are confused pairs of words. Choose the correct alternative for each sentence

1. EXPENSES / EXPENDITURE

1. We have to reduce our general ………… : we must cut costs wherever we can.

2. Zangief must cut his travel, accommodation and entertainment

• : he’ll have to stay in cheaper hotels and take his clients to cheaper restaurants.

2. CUSTOMERS / CLIENTS

1. Supermarkets use a variety of tactics to attract and retain ……..

2. She advises ……. on their investments.

3. COST / PRICE

1. The…….of rebuilding the theatre will be 13 million pounds.

2. What’s the …….........of this watch?

4. MERGER / TAKEOVER

1. The ……. .......will create the biggest television company in the country.

2. Their …….... targets will be bigger and in more sensitive sectors.

IV. a) КОПР № 1