VII. Дайте письменные ответы на следующие вопросы к тексту:

1. What is the difference between micro – and macroeconomics?

2. What is the main goal of microeconomic analysis?

3. Why do macroeconomists consider unemployment and inflation as two important factors of their research?

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, употребляя глаголы, данные в скобках, в Present, Past или Future Simple или Continuous. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. For the first hundred years, the Colgate Company (to do) all its business in the United States.

2. This software program (to help) employees to assess their interests, values and skills in order to create a career development plan.

3. During medieval times trading between nations (to grow), and a new social class (to appear).

4. At the next meeting the export manager (to talk) first about the market possibilities in general and then he (to give) us some figures.

5. Currently he (to work) in the Personnel Department of a large multinational company.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения, употребляя глаголы, данные в скобках, в Present Perfect, Past Perfect или Past Simple. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. As a result of the company’s heavy investment in research and technology, it (to develop) already many successful products.

2. The secretary said that the client (to give) her the wrong address.

3. The Industrial Revolution (to begin) in the late 18^th century when machines (to start) to replace human workers.

4. This week there (to be) a huge increase in demand for air conditioners due to the hot weather.

5. By that time many countries already (to start) a process called deregulation.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения, употребляя глаголы, данные в скобках в Present, Past или Future Simple действительного или страдательного залога. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. A part-time employee usually (to work) for only a few hours a day or a few days per week.

2. Today, in many industries the concept of a narrow specialization of labour (to discuss) worldwide.

3. Almost all finished goods (to store) at least once in a warehouse before they reach a final customer.

4. In Brazil, according to the privatization program around 70 state-owned enterprises (to sell) to private investors in the early 1990s.

5. In Japan, for many years relationships between manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers (to base) on the understanding that distributors would not carry the products of competing firms.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните причастие I или причастие II, определите его функцию. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Roughly speaking, official price indices measure the price of the goods and services consumed by the average household.

2. Being an independent entity in the eyes of the law, a corporation receives different tax treatment than either a proprietorship or a partnership.

3. East Asian countries are known for their technology industries such as computers and cameras.

4. When recruiting and hiring new employees, the management can focus on special selection standards.

5. The company was prohibited to set up a wholly owned subsidiary by the government.