1. Заполните пропуски в тексте глаголами в Present Perfect (в отрицательной или положительной формах):

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The Channel Tunnel is an impressive example of modern technology, but it ¹_______________ so successful as a financial venture. Shareholders are unhappy about the latest reports, which show that the number of cars using the tunnel ²________________ by 8 per cent in the last twelve months. The number of trucks and commercial vehicles ³________________ at the same level, but the company ⁴_________________ an increase in its market share. Airline traffic between London and Paris ⁵_______________ because of low cost airfares. Eurotunnel’s directors ⁶____________________ not to review their pricing strategy. Instead, they ⁷__________________ a programmer of cost-cutting in the hope of saving the company.

2. Перепишите предложения, используя страдательный залог.

1. We describe the results of this survey in our latest report.

The results ____________________________________________

2. They call the new model the “Robomat”.

The new model ________________________________________

3. They are building a new office block in the city centre.

A new office __________________________________________

4. They will complete the building next year.

The building __________________________________________

5. The company has developed a new drink.

A new drink ___________________________________________

6. The company raised salaries by 4 per cent last year.

Salaries ______________________________________________

7. The company offered a job to only one person.

Only one person _______________________________________

8. The company manufactures the T408 in Germany.

The T408 ____________________________________________

3. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в Present Simple или Future Simple.

1. If you have an accident, the insurance company (pay) _____________ the cost. 2. If you (not have) ___________________ insurance, you will have to pay for the damage yourself. 3. You could miss your plane if you (not hurry) __________________ . 4. You (not lose) ______________________ money if you invest in a strong company. 5. There will be an extra charge if the customer (not pay) _____________________ on time. 6. The company (need) _________________ to recruit more staff if they set up the new office. 7. Our staff (learn) __________________ to do a better job if we give them training. 8. If the quality (be) ______________poor, our customers will complain.

4. Выберите верную форму слова или фразы, выделенных курсивом.

Everyone thinks British food is the worst in the world. But it ¹improved / has improved a lot in recent years. Britons ²found / have found a new interest in food. If you ³read / will read Brotish newspapers, you will see recipes and restaurant reviews. New restaurants ⁴is / are being advertised everywhere. Cooking programmes ⁵schedule / are scheduled on TV every night and kitchens ⁶became / have become bigger and better.

The biggest change that can ⁷see / be seen is in the quality of produce in shops. Twenty years ago, there ⁸was / has been only one kind of tomato in supermarkets. Now, if you ⁹visit / will visit a British supermarket, you can find 15 types of tomato. A similar change ¹⁰has took / has taken place in other rich countries. And in developing countries, it ¹¹has reported / has been reported that there is a lot more food available to the poor.

But the wrong kind of food ¹²was / is being consumed too. In some countries, more than half the population is overweight. Doctors warn that if people ¹³won’t / don’t eat better, there ¹⁴are / will be more deaths from over-eating than from smoking.