Contents

Предисловие …………………………………………………………………3

I. Reading for information ….…………………………………………...........7

- Article I. Russians get “gold medal” for Cyber Fraud ………………..........10

- Article II. Female discovered in trunk of car at US/Canada Border ……….12

- Article III. CBP officers intercept marijuana smuggling attempt in New

York …………………………………………………………………..........13

- Article IV. Border Patrol stops drug smuggler …………………………….14

- Article V. Siemens managers admit bribing Russian officials …………….16

- Article VI. Drug police seize cannabis garden …………………………….18

- Article VII. Afghan drug lords bypassing Central Asia …………………...21

- Article VIII. Bank clients’ data faces scrutiny …………………………….24

- Article IX. Branding: a crucial defense in guarding market share ………...27

- Article X. UK government backtracks over bribery ……………………… 31

- Article XI. Globalization needs no defense – it needs to be questioned …. 34

- Article XII. Breaking the habit: Mexico tackles drug abuse ……………... 39

II. Reading for analysis ……………………………………………………. .43

- Text I. The custom of Customs ………………………………………….. 43

- Text II. Anything to declare? …………………………………………….. 51

- Text III. Full exposure ………………………………………………........ 58

- Text IV. Counterfeiting and piracy: crime of the 21^st century …………... .63

- Text V. Counterfeiting, the Internet and the postal dilemma ……………. .71

- Text VI. Call of the wild (CITES) ……………………………………….. .77

- Text VII. Trafficking drugs into Europe …………………………………. .84

- Text VIII. Sniffy customers …………………………………………........ .90

- Text IX. Classification of goods ………………………………………….. 97

- Text X. The Harmonized System Convention ………………………....... .104

- Text XI. Customs valuation …………………………………………........ 111

- Text XII. Meeting the challenges of the 21^st century ……………………….119

III. Supplementary reading …………………………………………………...126

- Not guilty ……………………………………………………………...........126

- A smuggler ………………………………………………………………….127

- Two coats ……………………………………………………………...........129

- In the driving seat …………………………………………………….......... 131

- At the Customs office ……………………………………………………….134

- Dutch cigarettes ……………………………………………………………..136

- A present from Strasbourg ………………………………………………….138

- Coping with smuggling in the Middle Ages ………………………………..141

- A true story …………………………………………………………………143

- A great deal of trouble ………………………………………………………149

- Travels with Charlie in search of America ………………………………....152

- The word ……………………………………………………………………157

IV. Tests ……………………………………………………………………...161

- Test 1 ……………………………………………………………………….161

- Test 2 ……………………………………………………………………….164

- Test 3 ……………………………………………………………………….167

- Test 4 ……………………………………………………………………….169

Bibliography …………………………………………………………………172

Part I. Reading for information

I. Headlines

Headlines in English-language newspapers can be difficult to understand as they are often written in a special style, with some specific rules to be followed, and words that may be used in unusual ways. Headlines often:

• contain groups of several nouns:

Office staff pay deal row

• leave out articles and the verb to be:

Chairman likely to quit

• contain simple tenses instead of perfect tenses. The present simple tense is used for both present and past events:

US law firms agree deal

• refer to the future with infinitives:

Border traffic to speed up

• omit the verb “be” if a continuous form is used:

Prices going through the roof

• contain certain words that are used because they are shorter and more dramatic than their alternatives:

ANZ thinks further link in Asia

Task 1. Read and translate the headlines.

1. China renews attack on US technology project.

2. Ford to raise $2 m.

3. Pessimists foresee further decline in industry.

4. Underwater venture needs backing to stay afloat.

5. Firms seem ignorant of software piracy risks.

6. Drug trafficking: cocaine now moves by submarine.

7. Aeroflot in $ 940 m bid for Alitalia.

8. Two piracy cases test readiness for WTO.

9. Central America to get $6 bln aid.

10. Call centres ring changes.

Task 2. Match the italicized words in the headlines on the left to their meaning on the right.

1. Norton to probe fraud allegations.

2. Renova seeks merger for growth.

3. Chiefs at odds on consumer spending.

4. iPod sales help boost earnings at Apple.

5. G8 heads on brink of climate agreement.

6. Worldwide revenues soar for digital age industries.

1. in disagreement

2. to increase the value or amount of something

3. to be near something

4. to go up rapidly to a high level

5. look for

6. investigate