14* Complete the following sentences by choosing the one correct variant (a, b or c) that best completes the sen­tence.

1. John D. Rockefeller was born _____________ on a small farm in upstate New York.

a. in 1863

b. in 1839

с in 1859

2. Rockefeller decided that the best way to boost his prof­its was________________.

a. to borrow money

b. to stop production

с to raise production

3. John Davison Rockefeller established an____________

system of production and distribution.

a. integrated

b. oil refining

с versatile

4. In the mid-1860s Rockefeller recapitalized his firm, and began to buy out the_____________.

a. oil industry .

b. railroads

c. competition

5. Rockefeller devoted himself to charity.and provided the basis for one of America's greatest__________ foundations.

a. heady

b. philanthropic

с commodity

6. Model T Ford cars became a crucial factor in_______ growing American economy.

a. recasting

b. obsessing

c. embracing

7. Henry Ford transformed the automobile itself from a luxury to a_____________.

a. facility

b. scarcity

с necessity

8. Henry Ford was born _____________ in Dearborn, Michigan, on the farm operated by his father.

a. in 1872

b. in 1863

с in 1901

9. Model T Ford cars pervaded______________.

a. the assembly line

b. American culture

с the great multitude

10. On May 26, 1927 the

Model T Ford rolled off

the assembly line at Ford's factory in Highland Park,

Michigan.

a. fifteen millionth

b. ten millionth с one million

Unit 4. DISCUSSION

15 Study the expressions in the Useful Language box and the examples below showing different lexical and gram­matical ways of expressing one and the same language function. Useful Language

	Expressing similarity 1. just the same as 2. like 3. as + preposition phrase 4. as if 5. as though	Expressing preference 1. would prefer ... rather than 2. would rather ... than 3. prefer ... rather than 4. rather than ... prefer 5. prefer smth to smth
	Expressing condition l. if 2. as long as 3.in case	Expressing comparison 1. as ... as 2. more ... than 3. less... than

a) similarity

1. Like advertising promotion has the same objective: namely to persuade the consumer to buy.

2. The objective of advertising is just the same as that (promotion, namely to persuade the consumer to buy.

3. As in advertising the objective of promotion is to per­suade the consumer to buy.

4. A corporation is a business organization that is treated by law as if it were an individual person.

5. A corporation is a business organization that is treated by law as though it were an individual person.

b) preference

1.1 would prefer to fail with honour rather than win by cheating.

2.1 would rather fail with honour than win by cheating.

3.1 prefer to fail with honour rather than win by cheat­ing.

4. Rather than win by cheating I prefer to fail with hon­our.

5. Most people prefer trains to buses,____________

6. Most people prefer travelling by train to travelling by bus.

7. Most people prefer travelling by train rather than trav­elling by bus.

c) condition

1. If the price for the air ticket is too high the travellers will use automobiles, trains, or buses.

2: In case the price for the air ticket is too high the trav­ellers will use automobiles, trains, or buses.

3. The travellers will use automobiles, trains, or buses as long as the price for the air ticket is too high.

d) comparison

1. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

2. Job satisfaction is more important than high salary.

3. High salary is less important than job satisfaction.