Отметьте, какие утверждения из диалога верные ( T ), а какие - ложные ( F ).

Brian’s manager says that …

6     the course is a good one.                                                                         _____

7     Brian can take time off to do the course before Christmas.                    _____

8     there is enough money in the budget to cover costs up to £2,500.         _____

9     Brian is a good employee who will benefit from the training.                _____

10   Brian should put all the details in writing.                                              _____

Впишите нужные слова в пробелы (11–15). Переведите текст на русский язык.

advertising / launch / market / redundant / share / subsidiary

Kelly has announced that it will close its Dutch __________¹¹, which employs about 70 staff. Most of the staff will be made __________¹². The company spent £5 million on __________¹³ last year to promote its latest product. But the product __________¹⁴ was a failure. Competition from other UK companies, such as Fyfield and Brix, has been strong, and Kelly has seen its market __________¹⁵ decline sharply over the last three years.

Впишите нужные глаголы в пробелы (16–20). Переведите текст на русский язык.

do / get / make / market / set up / take / work

Hilda has always wanted to work for herself. After getting a good qualification in art and design, she decided to __________¹⁶ her own business making jewellery. Two years later, she is finding it hard to __________¹⁷ a living from her business. In fact, she has to __________¹⁸ part-time in a shop to earn extra money. Hilda makes innovative jewellery that is both high quality and stylish, but she doesn’t have a strong customer base and often finds it difficult to __________¹⁹ her work. She needs to __________²⁰ some market research and then to develop an effective marketing strategy.

Подберите соответствия слов (21–30) и определений к ним (a – j) и переведите на русский язык.

21   complaint   _____

22   endorsement _____

23   discount     _____

24   investment _____

25   merger        _____

26   promotion  _____

27   refund        _____

28   staff           _____

29   turnover     _____

30   workload   _____

       a) When a famous person appears in an advertisement saying how good a product is

       b) Money put into a business activity with the aim of making a profit

       c) When two or more companies join together to form a larger company

       d) A statement made by a customer who is not satisfied with a product or service

       e) The amount of work that a person or organisation has to do

       f) The people who work for an organisation or company

       g) The amount of money a company receives in sales in a particular period of time

       h) Special activity to sell a product: for example, advertising

       i) Offering something for sale at a lower price than usual

       j) Money that is given back to the customer if they are not satisfied with a product

7 Вставьте нужный вариант (a, b or c) в пропуски в статье (31–40). Переведите статью на русский язык.

 

Jim Patterson _____³¹ in an advertising agency as a marketing specialist. But at present, he is only working part-time. In his free time, he _____³² his colleague to develop a startup company called GRF. Mr Patterson describes the difficulties of setting up a new company in the UK: ‘We _____³³ the necessary investment, but it was impossible. There is much less help for developing companies than in the US.’ Mr Patterson believes that GRF _____³⁴ a bigger company by now if it was based in Seattle.

 

Mr Somerset, who heads a lobby group for small businesses in the UK, says: ‘Between 1965 and 1980, the economy _____³⁵ twice as fast as the US. Since then, it _____³⁶ the opposite. One of the main explanations is that our small businesses _____³⁷.’

But now there is a new approach to small business in the UK. In the past year, the government _____³⁸ a series of initiatives to support innovative start-ups. In future, fast-growing companies _____³⁹ extra benefits and _____⁴⁰ lower rates of tax.

 

31   a) works     b) worked c) working

32   a) helped    b) was helping       c) is helping

33   a) look for b) looked for c) will look for

34   a) was b) would be c) have been

35   a) grows     b) is growing c) was growing

36   a) was b) will be    c) has been

37   a) is not growing   b) was not growing c) are not growing

38   a) launches b) has launched     c) will launch

39   a) will receive b) have received    c) receive

40   a) will be paid        b) will pay c) are paying

Найдите ошибки на каждой строке (41–45) в электронном письме по поводу совещания в следующий четверг. Зачеркните одно неверное слово и впишите правильное на линии рядом со строкой. Переведите служебную записку на русский язык.

Subject: Meeting next Thursday   Dear Barbie   Do you please help me?                                                                                                  Can   I’m trying to find on how many people are coming to the meeting next           __________41 Thursday. Maria said me it would be ten, but Alex thinks it could be 20.         __________42 If more than 15 people come, we would need to book a bigger room.              __________43 But the large meeting room has already been booked during the whole day.    __________44 I look forward to hear from you.                                                                        __________45   Many thanks,   Tony