Учебно-методический комплекс дисциплины (УМКД) «Иностранный язык» (стр. 7 )

Deciding to buy a new car is an important economic decision.

a)to afford        b)to purchase        c)to acquire

There are many “hidden costs” added to the purchase price of an item.

a)prices        b)expenses        c)benefits

Choose the best word to fill each gap.

You may know a family who seems to have more ( 21 ) problems than the average family. This family is always behind in ( 22 ) bills. Even though the head of the family makes a good ( 23 ), this family is never quite able to catch up in paying ( 24 ). Such family is not living within its ( 25 ). What is meant by “Living within your ( 26 )”? It means the wise use of money you (  27  ). Also, it means (  28  ) no more than you earn, or not buying things for which you cannot (  29  ).

a) luxury a) spending a) means a) salary a) means a) necessities a) spend a) wasting a) cost money

b) getting

b) resources

b) budget

b) expenses

b) opportunities

b) measure

b) spending

earn item

c) paying

c) salary

c) income

c) benefits

c) means

c) afford

c) using

pay goods

d) earning

d) money

d) bills

d) needs

d) costs

d) earn

d) needing

d) save

Match each adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only

basic financial long-range costly fluctuating material benefits goods expenses necessities plan resources

Choose the correct translation.

He is used to having money.

Он использовал имеющиеся деньги. Он привык иметь деньги.

с) Он раньше имел деньги.

It is worth buying.

а) Это стоящая покупка.

b) Это стоимость покупки. с) Это стоит купить.

It is no good talking about it.

Нехорошо говорить об этом. Бесполезно говорить об этом. с) Это нехороший разговор.

I stopped reading.

Я перестал читать. Я остановился, чтобы прочитать. с) Я остановился, читая.

Do you mind my paying the bills?

Ты не возражаешь, если я оплачу счета? Ты не против оплатить мои счета?

с) Ты думаешь, как оплатить мои счета?

Choose the correct answer.

He didn?t mind … the bills

a) paying        b) pay        c) to pay        d) to paying

I stopped … for the bank two years ago.

a) to work        b) to working        c) working        d) work

He was running and then stopped … .

a) to smoke        b) smoking        c) smoke        d) to smoking

We didn?t like the idea of … the budget.

a) planning        b) being planned        c) to plan        d) plan

I am not used … .

a) manage        b) to manage        c) managing        d) to managing

These goods are not worth … .

a) buy        b) to buy        c) buying        d) to buying

He did the exercises without … any mistakes.

a) making        b) to make        c) being made        d) to be made

What is the reason … expenses?

a) to cut        b) for cutting        c) to cutting        d) being cut

Try to avoid … extra expenses.

a) to make b) make c) making d) of making

They denied … the money.

stealing b) to steal c) against stealing d) stolen

TEST 3

Choose the correct variant.

The American court        1        is complex. It functions as the part of the federal system of government. Each state        2                its own court system. In addition, we have a system of

courts  for  the  national  government.  These  federal  courts        3        

with  state  courts.

Individuals fall under the jurisdiction of two        4        court systems, their state court and federal courts. They        5        sue or be sued either system, depending mostly on what this

       6        

is about. Most cases are        7        

in the state courts. The federal courts are

organized in three        8        , like a pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid are the district courts, where        9        begins. In the middle        10        the US courts of appeals. At the top is the US Supreme Court. To appeal means to take a case to a        11        court. The court of

appeal and the Supreme Court are appellate courts, with        12        exceptions; they review

cases that        13        

decided in lower courts.        14        

federal courts hear and decide a

wide        15        of cases; the judges in these courts are        16        as generalists.

a) branch a) possesses a) coexist construction

b) rules

are coexisting system

c) runs

c) are coexisted

a) various a) must a) deal a) determined a) tiers a) examination a) are a) higher a) little a) have been a) much a) array a) spread

b) different

b) may

b) case

b) resolved

b) rows

b) investigation

b) is

b) lower

b) a little

b) were

b) most

b) arrange

considered diverse

c) can

c) situation

c) decided

c) lines

c) litigation

c) –

c) medium

c) few

c) had been

c) a lot

c) majority

c) known

Choose the correct variants for the following statements.

       are a set of rules that government forces through the courts and other agencies.

rights laws freedoms

“It is against the law” means it is against        to do certain acts.

the country or community the president the court

       include the rules that regulate the relationship among people and are concerned with contracts, real estate, and personal injury.

administrative and criminal laws commercial and international laws private and civil laws

A        is an immovable property consisting of land and buildings.

Ownership real estate party

       are standards of behavior; principles of right and wrong.

morals orders contracts

Complete the sentences with the proper verbs.

Should one party fail to          court for enforcement.

the agreement, the other party may take the case to

sign        b) carry out        c) keep When people do not have the mental ability to understand the nature of contracts, they may be        incompetent in a court of law.

considered        b) made        c) declared

Examples of illegal agreements        _ those involving agreement to steal or to accept stolen goods.

exclude        b) include        c) conceal

Problems        if people enter into an agreement when there is a misunderstanding on the part of one or both parties.

result        b) present        c) come

An attorney is a person with legal authority to        for another in business or law.

act        b) work        c) decide

A person or business firm that        into contracts is called a contractor.

comes        b) goes        c) enters

Find the incorrect variant.

There must be something of value exchanged among the parties to make the

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d) contract binding.

Consideration may include services, good, or a promise not to do something

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

one has the right to do.

Many contracts are simple and informal, and little of such contracts would

(a)        (b)

involve the exchange of much money.

(c)        (d)

Contracts may be either written and oral.

(a)        (b)        (c) (d)

Always get an example of what you sign with the signature of the other party.

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

Put the Participle in the correct form.

       a foreigner, she needs a visa to stay in this country. having been        b) being        c) been

       a hotel, they looked for somewhere to have dinner. finding        b) having found        c) found

The old man was walking along the street        to himself. talked        b) having talked        c) talking

       

state.