186501 (Английский базовый курс для нелингвистов, билеты и ответы), страница 4

Билет № 16

1. Translate from English: The mere fact of an agreement alone doesn't make a contract. In order for such an agreement to be valid and enforceable through the courts consideration must be furnished by each party to the contract.

1. Translate from Russian: Акция - владение частью компании и, следовательно, правом на долю любого дохода, который она приносит (дивиденд).

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To start a business with a sufficient capital.
   B) Стороны по контракту (договору).

3. Answer the question: Why are wholesale and retail dealers called intermediaries in business? What is customers’ attitude towards them?

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: In each House of English Parliament a bill … (to consider) in three stages … (to call) readings.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: ... Contract law is ... branch of ... civil law. It is ... legal foundation of all business dealings.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: The new cars of Gorki plant are different ... what we had two years ago. We are very interested ... buying some of them.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: Under the Contract law nobody can use another name and trademark by starting a new business.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: We have to decide this problem immediately.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 17

1. Translate from English: The standards of proof are higher in a criminal action than in a civil action since the loser risks not only financial penalties but also being sent to prison (or. in some countries, executed).

1. Translate from Russian: Экономическое развитие всех стран было бы ускорено осуществлением широкой программы разоружения. Более низкие уровни военной конфронтации создали бы благоприятную атмосферу для активизации экономического сотрудничества в интересах всех и всего.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) Small business; small-business owners.
   B) Стимулировать спрос на товары.

3. Answer the question: Land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship are the main factors of production in any economic system. Who must they belong to, in your opinion?

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: The success of your business will depend on your (to plan and to motivate) the activities of the employees of the firm.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: In Russia ... bill becomes ... law if it is approved by both chambers of the Federal Assembly and signed by the President.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: All parents try to provide their children ... good education and good manners.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: Sales experience greatly increases business people’s chances in the market.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: Buying power will separate casual lookers from serious customers in any market.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 18

1. Translate from English: Public law is primarily concerned with the relationship between the state and its citizens. The main categories of public law are: crimes, constitutional law, international law.

1. Translate from Russian: Экономическая теория является наукой о том, как люди и общества делают выбор, во что вкладывать дефицитные ресурсы среди конкурирующих возможностей. Сделанный ими выбор, суммируясь, превращается в общественный выбор.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To avoid excessive borrowings.
   B) Оспоримые и лишенные законной силы договоры (контракты).

3. Answer the question: Advertisement is of much importance to modern business? What means of advertisement do you know?

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: If there are appeals from magistrate's courts they always … (to hear) in the Crown Court unless they are on points of law.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: Russia is ... presidentail republic, it is one of ... leading powers in the world.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: As there was a long break ... the general manager and the work group of the firm, we didn’t make good profits last month.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: Russia has never laid any territorial claims against any country in the world.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: English law does not recognize joint ownership of property as a business.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 19

1. Translate from English: A mere agreement is not yet a contract commonly, the term "Contract" is used by English lawyers to convey the idea of responsibility which arises from the voluntary engagement of one person to another.

1. Translate from Russian: Все менеджеры имеют руководящую роль. Эта роль включает в себя: найм, тренинг, мотивацию и приучение служащих к дисциплине.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To lead a miserable existence.
   B) Повышать или понижать учетную ставку.

3. Answer the question: What is contract? Please, give its definition and name its basic elements.

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: It is true that our director is suspected of … (to commit a crime).

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: The United States is … very large country with different climatic regions; it is … land of rivers and lakes.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: London is noted ... its museums and art galleries

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: Businessmen pay much attention to the way their offices look like.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: The product strategy of this firm was including dicisions about new product development and the product life cycle.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 20

1. Translate from English: A mortgage is a method of borrowing money on the security of some property. Any kind of property (land, goods, insurance policies) may be the subject of a mortgage but, in practice, most mortgage advances are secured on land.

1. Translate from Russian: Труд - совокупный человеческий ресурс(ы), необходимый для превращения сырьевых материалов в товары и услуги. Он включает в себя работу всех работников бизнеса - от высшего руководства до работников всех звеньев организационной структуры.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To sell at a profit.
   B) Осуществлять продажу и куплю облигаций и акций.

3. Answer the question: How are economic decisions made under communism?

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: The executive power in Russia belongs to the Government, or the Cabinet of Ministers, … (to head) by the Prime-Minister.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: The main mountain chains in Russia are ... Urals, ... Caucasus and ... Altai.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: The competitive firm profited ... our firm’s mistakes and sold all its goods ... a profit.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: In capitalism anyone who has the capital can embark on any business he or she chooses.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: Our laboratory at St. Petersbourg is carrying out sampling and analysis of the imported goods.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 21

1. Translate from English: In most countries criminal and civil procedures are different. For example, criminal actions are nearly always started by the state. Civil actions, on the other hand, are usually started by individuals.

1. Translate from Russian: Существуют различные способы ведения дела (бизнеса). Наиболее известные из них: создать (организовать) компанию с ограниченной или неограниченной ответственностью, образовать товарищество, или действовать как индивидуальный торговец. Каждый из этих способов имеет преимущества и недостатки.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To be on sale.
   B) Контракты купли и продажи товаров: продажа товаров, обмен и бартер, поставка товаров в кредит.

3. Answer the question: What ways to run a business do you know? Please, name them.

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: The government insists on (to impose) a new income tax.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: Under the concept of indemnity, which is central to ... insurance, insurance is merely to cover ... financial loss.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: In the USA legislative branch is exercised … the Congress and the executive branch is headed ... the President.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: Gorki plant producing cars has been operating in the market for ten years already.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: Illegal considerations will not make binding contracts.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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Билет № 22

1. Translate from English: Illegal considerations will not make a binding contract. A contract containing an agreement to do anything immoral, indecent or contrary to law is void as, for example, contracts to commit, conceal or compound a crime.

1. Translate from Russian: Сколько нужно капитала для открытия своего дела? Это зависит от таких переменных величин, как месторасположение, условия кредита, предоставляемого поставщиками, расстояние от рынков и природа товара или услуги.

2. Provide the correct Russian and English equivalents:
   A) To collect taxes.
   B) Контракты личного найма: договор личного найма и договор о предоставлении услуг.

3. Answer the question: What are three basic forms of business ownership?

4. Use the right form(s) of the verb(s) in brackets: We all used … (to work hard) when we were young.

5. Insert article(s) where necessary: There are a lot of great rivers and deep lakes on Russian territory: the longest rivers are ... Volga in Europe and … Yenisei in Asia.

6. Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary: Enterpreneurship consists ... risking the loss of money, time and effort in the hope - but ... any guarantee - ... profit.

7. Ask questions: a) to the subject of the sentence; b) to the predicate: In the USA the president can sign and veto any bill adopted by Congress.

8. Use the phrase in the Passive Voice: The Russian philosophy of securing peace in the nuclear-space age encompasses the entire comples of disarmement measures.

9. Please, write a few lines about yourself, your prospects, your future business.

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