ВИЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения (дополнительный курс)
Выберите правильный ответ. Today women have actually overtaken men in the _____________.
securities market
housing market
job market
commodities market
Выберите правильный ответ. Which organization campaigned to persuade countries to get rid of their nuclear weapons?
WHO
UNICEF
UN
CND
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Being paid for a job in our society means more high personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means high personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means highest personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means higher personal status.
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People are employed in the three sectors: primary, manufacturing and service.
People are employed in the three sectors: primary, management, manufacturing and service.
People are employed in the three sectors: management, manufacturing and service.
People are employed in the two sectors: manufacturing and service.
Выберите правильный ответ. For the first time in their histories, some unions have actually accepted lower pay to help save a company; this happened, for example, in 1980 with ________.
BMV
Ford
Chrysler
Mercedes
Выберите правильный ответ. The Russian mission_____________.the UN did not reply to requests for additional comment on Thursday.
with
at
in
to
Выберите правильный ответ. Everyone has a deep ___________ need in work.
sociological
material
psychological
emotional
Выберите правильный ответ. A U.S. Senate investigation charged that Saddam Hussein _____________.$21 billion violating UN sanctions by smuggling oil.
did
made
won
had
Выберите правильный ответ. Working as a part of a team toward a common ________, gives people a sense of purpose.
victory
goal
achievement
pass
Выберите правильный ответ. OXFAM is __________________
Oxbridge Committee for Female Relief
Oxbridge Committee for Famine Relief
Oxford Committee for Family Relief
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
Выберите правильный ответ. Some people believe that _____________.did not pay a lot of attention to the rights of common people.
human’s rights activists
human rights’ activists
humans rights’ activists
human rights activists
Выберите правильный ответ. In the USA in the mid- 19th century many workers had to take whatever jobs they found at whatever wages were offered because of _____________.
decline in jobs
many strikes
the hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers who poured into the cities
shrinkage in capacity
Выберите правильный ответ. A teacher would be classed as a professional in the ____________sector.
educational
service
manufacturing
primary
Выберите правильный ответ. In 1947, ________passed the Taft-Hartley Act, which outlawed the "closed shop" requiring employers to hire only union members.
Congress
the House of Commons
Parliament
the House of Lords
Выберите правильный ответ. A ‘proper job’ is one that __________
provides a salary
provides useful work
serves the community
involves bringing up children
Выберите правильный ответ. What is not included in employment?
self-employed people
part-time people
working people
full-time people
Выберите правильный ответ. After the 1906 Genera! Election the LRC became known as the __________.
Liberal-Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Выберите правильный ответ. Bad working conditions and _____________.often sparked protest and confrontation between employers and employees, workers and the police.
retirement benefits
bad food
overcrowded housing
bad health benefits
Выберите правильный ответ. The military conflict has taken a heavy toll _____________.human rights groups and liberal political parties, which were held in high public esteem.
with
at
on
in
Выберите правильный ответ. WHO is ____________________________
World head boys’ Organisation
World Health Organisation
World Healer Organisation
World Headmasters’ Organisation
Выберите правильный ответ. Which organization is concerned with educational, scientific and cultural matters across the world?
OXFAM
CND
UNESCO
UNICEF
Выберите правильный ответ. Labor relations and unions have a somewhat different history in _________ than they have had in other western industrialized countries.
Russia
Great Britain
the U.S.
Germany
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The union demanded higher wages and more working hours; a greater share in the wealth that they helped to produce.
The trade union demanded higher wages and fewer working hours; a greater share in the wealth that they helped to produce.
The union demanded lower wages and fewer working hours; a smaller share in the wealth that they helped to produce.
The union demanded higher wages and more working hours; a smaller share in the wealth that they helped to produce.
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Russia has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with a United Nations’ probe into possible corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.
Russia has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nation probe in possible corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.
Russia has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with the United Nation probes with possible corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.
Russia has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with United Nation’s probe to possible corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.
Выберите правильный ответ. The military and security forces lost the fight both on the ground and _____________.public opinion.
with
on
in
by
Выберите правильный ответ. Teacher is a _____________
worker
civil servant
servant
tenant
Выберите правильный ответ. Many firms try to keep ________ employees by offering them benefits and good working conditions without unions having to demand them.
good skilled
highly skilled
well skilled
high skilled
Выберите правильный ответ. UNICEF is ______________________
United Nations International Children’s Foundation
United Nations International Children Fund
United Nations International Children’s Fund
United Nation International Children’s Foundation
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The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither accent nor money, but social class.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was social class.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither accent nor social class, but money and what it could buy.
The major difference between the employer and the employee in the USA was neither money nor social class, but accent.
Выберите правильный ответ. Parents who suddenly found their children at home all day _______ great pressure on city officials to settle the strike.
give
take
have
put
Выберите правильный ответ.
The human rights movement played a high-profile role in 1950s in Russia.
The human rights movement played a high-profile role in 1990s in Russia.
The human rights movement played a high-profile role in 1930s in Russia.
The human rights movement played a high-profile role in 1970s in Russia.