6. A) Turn the following sentences into the Passive Voice using the italicized words as the grammatical subject. Use a by-phrase where necessary:

1. The discovery has aroused the greatest interest. (by)

2. He did not give any details in this report.

3. I have just sent a telegram to them.

4. The maidservant informed him (by) that Miss Marple was not at home.

5. Eliza’s long absence alarmed Professor Higgins. (by)

b) Turn the following sentences into the Passive Voice where possible:

1. He wiped his face on the towel.

2. I have done the work unwillingly.

3. A man is waiting for Miss Ross downstairs.

4. Has anyone sent for Jean?

5. His wife is wearing a flowered dress.

c) Transform the sentences using Complex Object:

1. The productivity of that factory has gone down over the last 5 years. Nobody expected it.

2. Losses amounted to over $100 million. Everybody knew it.

3. She studied economics at university. We considered it.

4. He estimated the difference between the subjects. Director made him do it.

5. She managed to pass her entrance exams. They thought it.

7. Translate into English:

1. Експерти очікували, що зміни в економіці вплинуть на всі сфери бізнесу.

2. Якщо капіталовкладення будуть високими та дохід низьким, то прибуток фірми знизиться.

3. Дуже часто випускають застарілі (ті що вийшли з вжитку) та непривабливі товари.

4. Він сподівався, що попит на цьому ринку буде вивчено фахівцями.

5. Його було позбавлено можливості виказати свою точку зору.

8. Express your attitude towards the following proverbs and sayings:

• “A beggar can never be bankrupt”;

• “A heavy purse makes a light heart”.

TERM I

Variant V

1. Match the terms in column a with its definitions in column b:

A	B
pension	Sometimes that the government collects and no one likes to pay.
bank	Where you go to borrow money or get cash.
tax	How you are charged from borrowing money.
dividends	How you can pay to buy a house, unless you can pay for it in a single payment.
shares	A type of investment made by a company when buying equipment.
inflation	What, in financial terms, a business hopes to make.
bankruptcy	What a company has to prepare every year for presentation to its owners and to the relevant authorities.
capital spending	A situation where a company does not have enough money or property to pay its debts, and so the company closes.
profit	The total amount of sales in a year.
interest	Rising prices, rising costs and rising wages in an economy.
assets	What you buy if you invest money in a company.
turnover	Individuals who invest their money in a company hope to receive these regularly.
liabilities	When you are old, you hope to have one of these.
accounts	The name for all the property, equipment, investments and money owned by a company (or individual)
mortgage	The name for everything that a company owes.