ВИЯз. Англ. Практикум по культуре речевого общения (дополнительный курс)
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The service sector provides service of transport only.
The service sector provides services of various kinds such as transport or distribution, but does not manufacture goods.
The service sector provides services of various kinds such as transport or distribution and manufacturing goods.
The service sector provides service of distribution only.
Выберите правильный ответ. Most people in Britain still get married in church or in a _____________.
lawyer's office
Home Office
registry office
public office
Выберите правильный ответ. Make hay while the _____________
rain starts
sun shines
wind blows
moon shines
Выберите правильный ответ. The bishop of a diocese is referred to as _________ and lives in an antique palace.
'Your Highness'
'Your Magesty'
'My Lord'
'My Bishop '
The traditional managerial structure in America is based on a ___________ chain of command.
top-down
top
down
down -top
Выберите правильный ответ. The __________was more radical than the English TUC with many of its leaders being members of the Independent Labour Party.
Welsh TUC
Irish TUC
British TUC
Scottish TUC
Выберите правильный ответ. The military and security forces lost the fight both on the ground and _____________.public opinion.
on
by
in
with
Выберите правильный ответ. Many companies are worried about losing good employees to their competitors; this is especially a problem in _____________.
service sector
steel industry
many high-technology industries
heavy industry
Выберите правильный ответ. John Major was the leader of ________________.
Liberal Party
Labour Party
Liberal-Democratic Party
Conservative Party
Выберите правильный ответ. At present the average Japanese citizen ___________ about 920 g of waste per day, i.e. more than 330 kg a year.
makes
evolves
produces
does
Выберите правильный ответ. Because ________________, workers were often able to get better wages and working conditions in the USA.
of the great power of the trade unions
of the different articles in Constitution, protecting work conditions
many employers were in competition for employees
many employees were in competition for employers
Выберите правильный ответ. People out doing their shopping could stop _____________.at a charity shop to make a donation or buy some second-hand bargains while helping a good cause
off
of
in
at
Выберите правильный ответ. The Narmada dam will also offer a major ________of electricity to power-starved regions.
source
spring
well
key
Hold an informal fact-finding meeting with __________ and you can expect a battery of searching questions.
the British
the Americans
the Germans
the French
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 ________.
Mercedes
BMV
Chrysler
Ford
Выберите правильный ответ. Labor relations and unions have a somewhat different history in _________ than they have had in other western industrialized countries.
Great Britain
the U.S.
Germany
Russia
Выберите правильный ответ. If you make a false statement to the Inland Revenue, you may be accused of________
tax event
tax evasion
tax expense
tax avoiding
Many computer-industry innovators began as ___________ , working on hand-assembled machines in their garages, and quickly grew into large, powerful corporations.
"thinkers"
"tinkerers"
"ticklers"
"tinkers"
Выберите правильный ответ. Human rights activists said no one is _____________.in this conflict.
taking sides
giving sides
making sides
having sides
Выберите правильный ответ. An arsonist is a person who _______________
sets fire to property illegally
takes away people by force and demands money for their return
helps a criminal in a criminal act
hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey
Выберите правильный ответ. St Patrick’s followers established a number of religious centres, such as that of __________ on the Scottish island of Iona.
St Columba
St Columbina
St Augustine
St Columbus
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The decline of some industries, such as the steel industry, along with the rise in the number of white-collar, technical and service jobs has also harmed blue-collar unions.
The rise of some industries, such as the steel industry, along with the decline in the number of blue-collar, technical and service jobs has also harmed white-collar unions.
The increase of some industries, such as the steel industry, along with the decline of white-collar, technical and service jobs has also harmed blue-collar unions.
The decline of some industries, such as the heavy industry, along with the decline of in the number of white-collar, technical and service jobs has also harmed blue-collar unions.
Выберите правильный ответ. ______________ have contributed to racial violence, especially in the day-to-day form of relations between young blacks and the police.
Good living conditions
Racial discrimination
Wage discrimination
Religious discrimination
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Russia has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with United Nation’s probe to 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 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 probes with possible corruption in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.
Выберите правильный ответ. The total membership of the Church of England is difficult to determine, as membership is usually assumed when a person is ____________ the church.
baptised in
baptised into
baptised at
baptised for
Partners pay taxes ________ their personal share of earnings, but their businesses are not taxed.
on
for
at
in
Выберите правильный ответ. One man's meat is another man's ________________
poison
treatment
medicine
toxin
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GDP shows services an economy produces, but it does not weigh a nation's quality of life.
GDP shows the market value of the goods and services an economy produces, but it does not weigh a nation's quality of life.
GDP shows the market value of the goods an economy produces, but it does not weigh a nation's quality of life.
GDP shows the market value of the goods and services an economy produces, and it weighs a nation's quality of life.
Выберите правильный ответ. One way to define a major religion is by the current number of _______.
current opponents
current rivals
current adherents
current traitors
Выберите правильный ответ. Today women have actually overtaken men in the _____________.
securities market
commodities market
housing market
job market
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Barristers have got the same duties as solicitors.
Barristers aren’t experts in the interpretation of the Law.
Barristers have public offices in any High street.
Barristers work in what are known as chambers, often in London.
Colin gets __________well with people.
at
on
in
with
Выберите правильный ответ. ____________ argued in 1529 that as King of England he, not the Pope, was the supreme legal authority in the country.
Henry VIII
Henry I
Henry V
Henry III
Выберите правильный ответ. Burglary is __________________
breaking into a building to steal
deceiving to make money
taking a criminal charge against someone
inability to pay one's debts
Выберите правильный ответ. In AD 597 the monks founded the ecclesiastical capital of _________.
Winchester
York
Windsor
Canterbury
Выберите правильный ответ. The individual consumer must have a __________ that is based on an awareness of the need to recycle.
position of life
view of life
method of life
way of life
News appeared _______ the market that the American company ConocoPhillips was planning to increase its stake in LUKoil to a controlling stake in the future.
on
with
in
at
Выберите правильный ответ. A traitor is a person who _______________
uses violence for political reasons
betrays his or her country to another state
deliberately causes damage to property
helps a criminal in a criminal act
Выберите правильный ответ. There is a general rule which states that the amount of a country's waste is proportional to its ____________, implying that a larger amount of rubbish is proof of a higher standard of living.
domestic industry
gold reserves
gross product
capital investment
Earlier _________was known as 'the workshop of the world'.
USA
Russia
Britain
Japan
Выберите правильный ответ. 'Dei Gratia Regina, Fidei Defensor' translates as _________.
'By the Grace of God Queen, Defender of the Faith'
'By the Grace of God King, Defender of the Faith'
'By the Grace of God Queen, Defensor of the Faith'
'By the Grace of God King, Defensor of the Faith'
Выберите правильный ответ. Guy Trilby passed state secrets to a foreign power, and is therefore regarded as a ________ by most people.
murderer
traitor
rival
burglar
Выберите правильный ответ. ___________ (is) are concentrated only in the cities.
Ethnic minorities
Ethnic groups
Ethnic neighborhood
Ethnic nationality
Выберите правильный ответ. When the train doors closed, we were packed like ____________ and could not move an inch.
shrimps
herrings
sardines
crabs
When I bought my __________ - I knew how people would react - so as soon as I got it home I cut the label off.
Armani’s shirt
Armanis’ shirt
shirt of Armani
Armani shirt
We hear a lot about Japanese ____________ groups of people from different levels in a production department who are assigned to study ways of maintaining and improving quality.
Quality Squares
Quality Rhombuses
Quality Circles
Quality Rectangles
Partnerships enable entrepreneurs to pool their talents; one partner may be qualified in production, while another may excel _________ marketing.
on
in
with
at
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Being paid for a job in our society means higher personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means more high personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means highest personal status.
Being paid for a job in our society means high personal status.
Выберите правильный ответ. A person speaking _____________.the charity said that they had found it harder to make money during the recession.
for
with
by
at
Выберите правильный ответ. Barnaby spent all his life working on the___________, like his father and grandfather before him.
earth
land
ground
surface