XI. Заполните пропуски в предложениях соответствующими союзными словами: who, that, which, when, where, why, how...

1. The manager’s report showed … our company had had a very difficult year.

2. The report revealed the reasons … our company had lost its major customers.

3. Our profits went down steadily from June to October … we sold only 50 % of our products.

4. Mr. Black … heads the Marketing Department informed us about their research results.

5. The drop of sales … can be explained by the global crisis was dramatic.

XII. Переведите следующие бессоюзные придаточные предложения на русский язык.

1. The receptionist I spoke to was extremely helpful.

2. Most of the customers I deal with are very busy people.

3. I think Ms Maggs deals with customers’ complaints very efficiently.

4. It is the fact everybody knows.

5. The candidates they had selected were interviewed yesterday.

XIII. Прочтите и письменно переведите весь текст.

In the past, the world of business was a man’s world. Women who had jobs worked as teachers or doctors, or did other jobs in which they helped people. Women did not do well in business, people thought, because they were too “soft” and did not understand the economy. Of course, today things are different. All jobs are open to women. But the numbers of women in business are still quite small.

A woman called Steve Shirley started a company in the UK in 1962. Her company is now called Xansa, and it makes products for use in computers. She is now one of the richest people in the country with more than 100 million pounds.

Shirley did not go to business school. However, she does not think that this was a disadvantage for her because it meant that she had ideas of her own. Companies are often more successful when they do things differently.

Shirley explains that another reason for her success was the excellent team of women who started working with her. Her company has always looked after its workers very well. They have a reason to work because together they own 40 per cent of the company.

Since the end of the last century, Shirley has spent less time working with Xansa Group and more time doing charity work. She still gives advice to large companies, and is one of the most important business people of the past 50 years in the UK. It is still harder for women to be successful in business, but people like Steve Shirley have shown that it is possible.

Контрольная работа № 4

Вариант №1

I. Определите функцию инфинитива в предложении, переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Individuals and businesses often need to borrow money and they need a lender that they can trust.

2. Banks help people transfer money securely.

3. Banks give customers cheque books and credit cards to use instead of cash.

4. To make a higher profit the seller has to raise his price and reduce his production costs.

5. To understand how the law of demand and supply works let’s look at an example.

6. To start a business nowadays is much easier than some years ago.