12.8.Choose the correct question for the following answers.

1.The leadership abilities require the developing of superior listening skills and personal responsibility.

a)What do the leadership abilities require?

b)Are the leadership abilities expressed in the developing of superior listening skills and personal responsibility?

2.Regardless of specific job, most managers perform four basic functions.

a)What are the basic functions that managers perform?

b)How many basic functions do managers perform?

3.Planning involves determining overall company objectives.

a)What does planning involve?

b)What aspect is involved in determining overall company objectives?

4.Managers are motivated by a need to consolidate manufacturing.

a)Who motivates managers to consolidate manufacturing?

b)What are managers motivated by?

5.Managers should have organizational skills in order to perform management functions efficiently.

a)Why should managers have organizational skills?

b)How should managers perform management functions?

6.Effective direction requires ongoing communication with employees.

a)Who requires effective direction?

b)What does effective direction require?

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12.9. Put the verbs in brackets into the right form, as in the model.

Model: – He didn’t want to be asked that question. (ask – simple passive)

1.I’m sorry … you but the question is very important (disturb – simple active)

2.I was very upset … the seminar. (miss – perfect active)

3.The high-speed devices … as secondary storage are both input and output devices. (use – perfect passive)

4.These difficulties are too great … . (ignore – simple passive)

5.Russia was the first country … the cosmic era. (start – simple active)

6.The film … for over a month this year attracts attention of many spectators. (run – perfect progressive active)

7.A printer is an example of a device … output in a human readable format. (produce – simple active)

12.10.Substitute the attribute clause by the passive infinitive.

Model: – the questions which will be discussed

–the questions to be discussed

1.the reports which will be given

2.the choice which should be made

3.the works which will be cited here

4.the information which will be given here

5.the gap which must be filled

6.the difficulties which must be overcome

7.the phenomena which will be described

8.the conception which must be revised

9.the point which should be stressed

10.the role which must be played by the program committee

12.11.Combine the two sentences by changing the second one into the active infinitive phrase, as in the model.

Model: – The problem is interesting enough: it can attract much attention.

– The problem is interesting enough to attract much attention.

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1.The device is sufficiently precise: it can satisfy our needs.

2.The energy is high enough: it can induce the process.

3.This man has enough experience: he can work at this laboratory.

4.We have enough time: we can talk about something else.

5.The temperature is sufficiently high: it can speed up the process.

6.He has done enough work: he can write a doctoral thesis.

7.It is a good enough catalyst: it can accelerate the process.

8.The evidence is convincing enough: it can clear up the question.

9.The measures are effective enough: they can give some good results.

10.The method is sufficiently precise: it enables us to check the results.

12.12.Combine the two sentences by changing the second one into the passive infinitive phrase, as in the model.

Model: – The method is good enough: it can be used in our work.

– The method is good enough to be used in our work.

1.The error is small enough: it can be neglected.

2.The problem is difficult enough: it should be discussed now.

3.The idea is good enough: it can be applied to our case.

4.The procedure is simple enough: it should be used in our work.

5.The work is promising enough: it should be continued.

6.The solution is sufficiently pure: it can be used in the experiment.

7.These results are reliable enough: they can be used for further work.

8.The device is precise enough: it should be used in our measurements.

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