B) Choose the correct option a-c to complete the sentences. 1. General Motors..the world's biggest car company for nearly 40 years.

1. General Motors........the world's biggest car company for nearly 40 years.

a) was b) has been c) is

2. I..............to a trade fair until I went to the one in Las Vegas last month.

a) had never been b) never been c) have never been

3. We.......on this project for a month before we found a fundamental flaw.

a) have been working b) had worked c) had been working

4. He was dismissed even though, in his opinion, he......anything wrong.

a) had done b) hadn't done c) hasn't done

5. By the time I'm 50, I.........a million dollars.

a) will make b) would make c) will have made

6. He...........as a tourist guide for ten years.

a) has been working b) worked c) was working

7. The price of petrol....... down since last April.

a) has gone b) has been going c) had gone

8. By the end of the month I.........this project.

a) will finish b) will have finished c) finish

V. Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1. The secretary is writing the letter.

The letter........by the secretary.

a) is written b) is being written

2. They were interviewing her for the job.

She...........for the job.

а) was being interviewed b) was interviewed

3. Everyone understands English.

English.............by everyone.

a) is understood b) was understood

4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.

This issue...............by the employees during the meeting.

a) is brought up b) was brought up

5. We will deliver the goods immediately.

The goods.......immediately.

a) will be delivered b) will delivered

VI. a) КОПР № 1

B) Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form, - ing or to...

1. I don't mind........ my coworkers with their assignments.

a) helping b) to help

2. When I was younger, I didn't like.........presentations, but now I don't mind public speaking.

a) to give b) giving

3. Could you keep........on the report while I make some phone calls?

a) to work b) working

4. After hours of negotiating, we managed........an agreement.

a) to reach b) reaching

5. I prefer.......remotely.

a) to work b) working

6. We should finish......... the software before giving it to users.

a) testing b) to test

VII. Translate the sentences from English into Russian.

1. The market where employers buy workers' service for wages is called the labour

market.

2. One of the trade-offs we have to make in our lives is to find the right balance

between work time and leisure time.

3. Natural limits such as sleep and rest bring down the possible number of

working hours. We need some time to switch off from work, which also decreases

working time.

4. If the hourly rate increases, people want to work longer hours. This is called

the substitution effect. But the effect also has a limit.

VIII.

A. Read this text.