Задания домашней контрольной работы

Вариант 1

I.Прочитайте текст.

A career in Business

Many office workers dream of working their way up to the top from messenger to president of the corporation. The way lies through middle management positions. Middle management includes junior executives, who may recommend action to management or see the company’s policies for their companies, especially those that involve finances. The top managers of the large corporations have a great deal of power and influence.

It is still possible to start out at the bottom and go all the way to the top. Because the financial operation of business is so important, some accountants become top executives. In companies where technology is important, people with engineering background can also rise to the top. Nowadays, however, education plays a central role in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Many US universities have courses in business administration. The graduates of these courses often start out in middle management jobs. From there they can easily be promoted if they show the necessary personality and ability.

1.3. Переведите словосочетания на английский язык. Перепишите их.

Пройти путь; посыльной, курьер; младший управляющий; затрагивать финансы; иметь много власти и влияния; повышать в должности; квалифицированный бухгалтер; управление предпринимательской деятельностью.

1.4. Перепишите вопросы к тексту и письменно ответьте на них..

1. How can an office worker rise to the top in a company?

2. What may junior executives do?

3. What managers have a great deal of power?

4. Why do some accountants become top executives?

5. What factor plays a central role in selection of men and women for management jobs?

II. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык. Подчеркните инфинитив, определив его форму.

1. There is no even a chance for him to be promoted.

2. He didn’t dare to argue with his boss.

3. Peter was sorry not to have been offered the job.

4. To control an economy is the same as to intervene in it.

5. The economics course to be offered to students is to bring together microeconomics and macroeconomics.

III. Перепишите предложения и переведите их на русский язык, учитывая различные функции инфинитива.

1. The Board of Directors seem to have been negotiating the proposal for more than an hour.

2. The person I spoke to didn’t appear to know anything about the company’ product.

3. Money is known to be accepted as a means of payment.

4. We watched the top manager enter the main office.

5. All product prices are expected to be raised due to the new taxes.