ВАРИАНТ 3

 

I. Прочитайте текст, выберите вариант ответа (1,2,3 или 4), соответствующий содержанию прочитанного текста.

 

New Tech: Cellular Phones

 

Today it is no problem to imagine a world without telephone wires or pay phones. This is not a fantasy from a Jules Vernes novel. The number of cellular phones in use indicates that such a day is not far off. The popularity of cellular technology spreads, and more and more people take advantage of its benefits.

There are millions of cellular subscribers in the world, and more people are subscribing every month. It is a really great success for an industry that is a little bit more than twenty years old.

The technology has made great advances over the past several years. Today, service is error-free, and there are very small phones. More important is the fact  that rapid changes in technology bring down the costs of equipment and services. That, in turn, increases the number of users and encourages more manufacturers to compete for business. The competition makes choosing a reliable and cost-effective service a very difficult task. One might say it’s easier to order a spaceship for intergalactic sales trips than to pick out the right cellular phone. Dozens of manufacturers produce them giving potential subscribers many models from which to choose.

Potential subscribers are recommended to shop around before purchasing the system. Retailers should be selected by their reputation for reliability and fairness. On-site service is also important. The majority of users are business people. They use cellular phones to increase productivity. Most of them say that they have more than doubled their productivity as a result.

Female users sometimes purchase the phones for personal security reasons. In future, more and more people will be communicating with each other with the help of cellular phones. Pay phones and telephone wires will fade into history.

In this country, cellular technology has not enjoyed great popularity so far. It is a costly service. Business people and commercial firms such as major banks or hotels are equipping themselves with cellular phones. Some big companies work as distributors of the technology in Eastern Europe. Let’s hope that with cellular phones management will improve here.

 

1. A world without telephone wires is not far off because ….. .

1) it is not a fantasy

2) the number of cellular phones indicate that

3) new technologies are popular

4) there is no problem to imagine that

 

2. The great advantages of cellular technology are ….. .

1) error-free service and small size of phones

2) the growing number of users

3) a great amount of models to choose from

4) on-site service for regular customers

 

3. From reading this text we can conclude that ….. .

1) cellular phones are not a serious business proposition

2) management technologies are developing

3) managers cannot do without cellular phones

4) female users purchase phones for business purposes

 

4. The most important reason for businesspeople to use cellular phones is that …

1) they improve performance

2) they are helpful on a travel

3) they help increase productivity

4) they add more comfort and pleasure

 

II. Определите значение выделенного слова в тексте.

1. benefits

1) positives    2) negatives    3) preferences

2. cost-effective

1) cheap      2) expensive    3) productive

 

III. Выберите правильный вариант перевода в соответствии с содержанием текста.

1. More and more people take advantage of its benefits.

a) Более и более людей пользуются ее преимуществами.

b) Больше и больше людей пользуются ее преимуществами.

c) Все больше людей пользуются ее преимуществами.

2. The technology has made great advances over the past several years.

a) Технология сделала большие авансы за последние несколько лет.

b) Эта технология сильно продвинулась за последние годы.

c) Эта технология шагнула далеко вперед в последние годы.

3. Retailers should be selected for their reputation for reliability and fairness.

a) Покупать следует в магазинах, имеющих надежную и честную репутацию.

b) Розничных торговцев следует отбирать на основе их репутации честных и надежных партнеров.

c) Селекция розничных торговцев должна проводиться по их репутации надежности и честности.

4. Female users sometimes purchase the phones for personal security reasons.

a) Покупатели-женщины иногда покупают телефоны в целях личной безопасности.

b) Женщины подчас приобретают телефоны в связи с причинами личной безопасности.

c) Женщины иногда покупают телефоны в целях обеспечения личной безопасности.

 

IV. Выберите слово или фразу, соответствующую содержанию предложения. 

1. The majority of people _____ to cellular service today are businessmen.

1) subscriber         2) subscribed    3) subscribing       4) are subscribing

2. The models _____ by customers are different.

1) are purchased   2) purchased     3) are purchasing   4) purchasing

3. There are businesspeople _____ they have more than doubled their productivity as a result.

1) claim       2) claimed         3) who claiming     4) claiming

4. Modern technologies _____ widely these days, and it is the sign of the changing times.

1) spreading         2) are spreading  3) spread               4) are spread

5. Along with _____ the costs, competition makes the customer choice more difficult.

1) distribution      2) distributing     3) distributed        4) distributors

 

V. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. You ….. bring me this book as soon as possible, I need it

1) must     2) have     3) are     4) may

2. If they ….. him they would tell him about it.

1) meet     2) met      3) had met

3. If they ….. him they will tell him about it.

1) had met     2) meet     3) met

4. If they ….. him they would have told him about it.

1) met      2) meet     3) had met

5. Он говорит, что учится в институте.

1) studies   2) studied   3) has studied

6. He said that he ….. the letter.

1) had written   2) has written   3) is writing   4) will write

7. Он сказал, что они уже обсудили эту проблему.

1) have discussed     2) had discussed

8. The floor in the bedroom ….. with a beautiful carpet.

1) covers    2) is covered     3) is covering

9. While I ….. at the bank I attended the preliminary courses.

1) was worked     2) was working     3) have worked

10. She couldn’t believe that he ….. nothing about their experiments.

1) knows     2) will know     3) had known

11. The manager heard the latest exhibition of computers ….. a success.

1) be      2) to be        3) were

12. I heard the director ….. a speech in the commercial centre of the exhibition.

1) make      2) makes      3) to make

13. I want you ….. us of the contract terms.

1) inform     2) be informed     3) to inform

14. He said that he ….. this novel into Russian.

1) translate     2) will translate    3) would translate     4) is translating

15. I think she ….. this examination next year.

1) would pass    2) will pass     3) has passed     4) is passing

16. You ….. bring me this book as soon as possible.

1) could     2) must     3) are     4) may

17. If you ….. this method the results would have been correct.

1) used     2) had used     3) use

18. Grain export

1) экспорт зерна         2) экспортируемое зерно

19. These machines are ….. at least once a day.

1) controlled     2) inspected

20. My plane was ….. by an hour due to computer failure.

1) delayed     2) postponed

21. The task of the public relations department is to project the right ….. of a company.

1) painting     2) image     3) picture     4) drawing

22. When the product was launched they issued a press ….. to all the news agencies.

1) escape     2) issue     3) release     4) promotion

23. According to the code of practice, a public relations officer should not knowingly ….. false information.

1) disseminate     2) dissociate     3) dispose     4) dissolve

24. Some companies entertain journalists more ….. than others.

1) lasciviously     2) largely     3) leniently     4) lavishly

25. The use of such things as logos and colour ….. helps to maintain a corporate identity.

1) schemes     2) systems     3) styles     4) fashions

26. We need to liaise more with politicians and ….. servants if we want the government to agree to our plans.

1) official     2) polite     3) civil     4) civilian

27. $200,000 was ….. for the official opening of the new store.

1) set aside     2) brought about     3) set off     4) laid up

28. Sponsorship can be an effective way of promoting ….. towards an organisation.

1) will     2) goodwill     3) willingness     4) goodness

29. At a press reception don’t ….. guests with irrelevant material.

1) overload     2) override     3) overtake     d) overcompensate

30. The reception must be held at a convenient ….. with good transport and parking facilities.

1) revue     2) venue     3) view     4) venture

31. When making a presentation to a relatively small ….. an overhead projector can be invaluable.

1) assistance     2) spectator     3) audience     4) congregation

32. Within a large organisation a well-designed ….. journal is an effective method of internal communication.

1) in-house     2) home     3) household     4) plant

33. Participating in local events, such as carnivals, is a good way of developing ….. relations.

1) common     2) commonplace     3) communal     4) community

34. We used every ….. of communication to get our message across.

1) flow     2) stream     3) channel     4) canal

35. We have to highlight our strength and ….. any weaknesses.

1) play up     2) think through     3) play down     4) talk back

36. The increase will be ….. on employees agreeing to a scheme to improve productivity.

1) linked     2) connected     3) dependent     4) joined

37. На руке часы.

1) There is a clock on the arm.     2) The watch is on the arm.    

3) There is a watch on the arm.

38. Он написал письмо, когда я позвонил.

1) He was writing a letter when I rang him up.

2) He had written a letter when I rang him up.

3) He wrote letters only when I rang him up.

39. They were listened to with great attention

1) Их слушали с большим вниманием.      

2) Их слушают с большим вниманием.

3) Они слушают с большим вниманием.

40. Did he have to go home?.

1) Он ушел домой?   2) Он должен был уйти домой?   3) Он ходил домой?

41. The amount of money consumers have to spend depends on their income and wealth.

1) Сумма денег зависит от дохода и богатства потребителя.

2) Сумма денег, которую потребители должны истратить, зависит от их дохода и богатства.

3) Деньги, которые тратит потребитель, зависят от его дохода и богатства.

42. We have not any money if we do not work.

1) У нас нет денег, если мы не работаем.

2) У нас не будет денег, если мы не будем работать.

3) У нас не было денег, если бы мы не работали.

43. A group of scientists succeeded in developing a new kind of a computer.

1) Новый тип ЭВМ был разработан группой ученых.

2) Группе ученых удалось разработать новый тип ЭВМ.

3) Группа ученых, разрабатывающая новый тип ЭВМ, имела успех.

44. Scientists wanted the new methods of investigations to be introduced in the laboratories.

1) Ученые хотели ввести новые методы исследования в лабораториях.

2) В лабораториях, вводящих новые методы исследования, работали ученые.

3) Ученые хотели, чтобы новые методы исследования были введены в лабораториях.

45. Natural gas deposits were believed to exceed 7 billion cubic meters.

1) Полагали, что запасы природного газа превышают 7 млрд. кубометров.

2) Полагают, что запасы природного газа превышают 7 млрд. кубометров.

46. They don’t want out-of-date equipment to be used at the plant.

1) Они не хотят использовать на заводе устаревшее оборудование.

2) Они не хотят, чтобы устаревшее оборудование использовалось на заводе.

47. Подсчитали, что общая стоимость программы составит 165 млн. долларов.

1) The total cost of the programme was estimated to reach $165 million.

2) It is estimated that the total cost of the programme will reach $165 million.

3) The total cost of the programme is estimated to reach $165 million.

48. Когда получат телеграмму?

1) When will be the telegram received?

2) When will be received the telegram?

3) When will the telegram be received?

49. I didn’t know Mr. Bell ….. as finance director.

1) was taken over     2) had been taken over     3) is taken over

VI. В каждом предложении заполните пропуск словом, образованным от указанного в скобках.

1. Many people are victims of traders who are simply ….. (honest).

2. I strongly ….. (approve) of advertisements for cigarettes.

3. If we have to ….. (count) our prices we aren’t going to make a profit.

 

VII. Прочитайте текст. Заполните каждый из пропусков только одним словом, подходящим по смыслу. 

….. are some products that can be marketed around the globe. These are usually durable products ….. vary little between markets. One example ….. such a brand is Coca-Cola.