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Задание 1. Выберите правильный вариант. (20 баллов)

1. Financial management in a ………….. firm doesn’t differ from that of a large firm.
2. a) small b) tiny c) modern
3. The owner-manager of a small firm must rely on trade credit, bank financing and personal equity to ……………….. the business.
4. a) promote b) finance c) advertise
5. Every organization must manage its work, people, processes, technology, in order to ………….. its effectiveness.
6. a) emphasize b)  dramatize                         c) maximize
7. The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the position he or she occupies in its ……………………..
8. a) hierarchy b) company ladder c)  office
9. Managers are responsible for leading the people under them, who are called ……………..
10. a) workers b) subordinates c) directors
11. The company has built a grand ……………………… as a permanent symbol of its power.
12. a) corporate ladder b) corporate culture c) corporate logo
13. The economy is growing and ………………………… are rising.
14. a) corporate headquarters b) corporate image c) corporate ladder
15. In the US, the top position may be that of chairman, chairwoman or …………………
16. a) president b) prime-minister c) manager
17. Their ………………. is expanding rapidly. They now have over 5,000 employees.
18. a) glory b) staff c) power
19. We are a small group in the Research and …………………. Department.
20. a) Marketing b) Sales c) Development

Задание 2. Вставьте вместо пропусков подходящее по смыслу слово или словосочетание.  (20 баллов)

1. In any business, it is important that managers should be persuasive.
2. They must be able to achieve their objectives.
3. The problem is that there are so many pressures on managers, reducing their efficiency.
4. The manager must constantly respond to the demands that others make on him.
5. The effective manager will spend more time working with his/her subordinates in order to try to convince them of the benefits of the decision that has been made.
6. I am pleased to report that the financial performance of our company has been excellent.
7. The market place for our products continues to be highly competitive.
8. Unfortunately, we had to close down our Antwerp subsidiary.
9. It resulted in a 2% cut in our workforce.
10. This week I am interviewing candidates for the top jobs in Slovakia.

Задание 3. Ответьте на следующие вопросы. (10 баллов)

1. In your culture, how usual is it to see young people in managing positions? Sometimes young people have problems when they get new job.
2. What do people generally think of young managers? Young managerscan make subordinates of all ages feel comfortable by emphasizing teamwork.
3. What challenges do young managers face, compared to older ones? Youngprofessionals have “fresh energy and new perspective” that companies find valuable at the managementlevel. Age-related skepticism (and even criticism), however, is a challenge that these new managers must face.
4. What is the difference between business and big business? A differencebetween businesses and big companiesis that small companies often focus on a niche market, while larger companies tend to offer more products and services to a wider variety of consumers.
5. What types of corporations do you know? Four main types of corporationsare designated as C, S, limited liability companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Задание 4.  Поставьте глагол в соответствующую форму. (30 баллов)

1. You can borrow my car. I don’t need it at the moment.
   2. He can’t open the door. He is having a shower.
   3. Hurry up! The bus is coming. I don’t won’t to be late for school.
   4. Oh, no! His keys have been lost again!
   5. The shop is opened  by the shop assistant at 9.00am and it is closed at 10.00pm every day.
   6. It was raining all day yesterday.
   7. She didn’t eat anything yesterday because she didn’t have time.
   8. My friend has lived and worked in Portugal since 1998.
   9. This room is cleaned every day but today it hasn’t been cleaned.
   10.  The Renault cars are made  in France by these workers.
2. Listen! Somebody is playing the violin.
   12. He didn’t laugh at the joke last night because he had heard it before.
3. What are you doing? Why is there a crowd?
4. We cannot go for a walk. I am afraid it will not be pleasant. The wind is blowing hard.
5. He will be operated by this doctor in a week. He is listening to this doctor with great attention now.

Задание 5. Прочитайте следующий текст. Определите, какие высказывания соответствуют содержанию текста, а какие нет. (30 баллов)

Apple is probably the most well-known company when it comes to making a cutting edge technology and something that everyone wants to have in their possession. Apple Computer first came to be a company in 1976 (with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak who released the Apple I) and was located in Cupertino, California. These two young men dropped out of college, and were often viewed as outcasts in most of the places they were at, including schools, which could have been the reason that they dropped out of college. As most people have heard, Apple really started in a basement or a garage rather than in an expensive business location, which is perhaps the reason why so many people were first intrigued by the brand. The computers which were created by the guys who knew what they wanted and passed it on to the rest of the world became a real success. And what they wanted was something that other people wanted as well.

Until the nineties, the company produced some of the best personal computers that could be found on the market, including the Apple brand, Macintosh and Power Mac computers. However, it saw a downfall in its sales after the nineties as the competition began to increase and the company was then trying to figure out what to do to keep running. The year 2001 was a banner year for the company since this was the year that they introduced the Apple iPod, which is one of the devices that many other companies try copying, though none can be as good as the original.

The company continued to stay on top of its game and improve upon its technology, it produced such things as the iMac, which really did help to propel the company in the eyes of many consumers. Now, Apple is a brand that most people automatically know all over the world. The company is known for its innovative technology that is usually the first of its kind on the market, for If you are interested in the history of Apple, visit nostoptechnology.com.

1. Both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak graduated from college. TRUE / FALSE
2. No one wants to have Apple products in their possession. TRUE / FALSE
3. Apple started in an expensive business location. TRUE / FALSE
4. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the computers that were a success. TRUE / FALSE
5. The company produced the best personal computers on the market until the nineties. TRUE / FALSE
6. 1976 is the year when Apple I was invented. TRUE/ FALSE
7. Apple iPOD is the device which other companies don’t wish to copy. TRUE / FALSE
8. Innovation has never been the strength of the company. TRUE / FALSE
9. Apple has not produced anything to win consumers’ attention since 2001. TRUE / FALSE
10. Apple is known all over the world. TRUE / FALSE

+  отдельное задание

В этом семестре мы изучаем модули 5,6 «Companies» и «Management» из учебного пособия А.М. Шуваевой и др. «Иностранный язык» (английский). Обратите внимание на грамматический материал по темам «Passive Voice / Пассивный залог», «Active and Passive Voices: Revision/Повтор времен активного и страдательного залога», а также вокабуляр обоих модулей.

I. Write sentences from the words:
1) the house/ paint/ last months. The house was painted last months.
2) the guests/ show/ places of interest/ yesterday. The guests were shown places of interest yesterday.
3) you/ invite/ to the meeting/ last week/ ? Were you invited to the meeting last week?
4) when/ this document/ sign/ ? When was this document signed?
5) the headquarters/ rebuilt/ last year. The headquarters was rebuilt last year.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive Voice.
1) He will be offered a well-paid job with Radio Four tomorrow.
2) The news today is read by James Cook.
3) I think cinema will be replaced gradually by TV and computers.
4) Her latest series of articles will be published in a national newspaper in a week.
5) The ceremony will have been reported in the news by the end of the day.