ВИЯз. Англ. Практический курс перевода. Часть 1

Выберите правильный ответ. Britain has a ____________, based partly on state ownership but mainly on private enterprise.

• mixed economy
• shaky economy
• political economy
• planned economy

Выберите правильный ответ. ______________is the primary federal agency handling welfare programs in Russia.

• The Fund for Social Support
• The Ministry for Social Protection
• The Ministry of Social Protection
• The Fund of Social Support

Выберите правильный ответ. ____________are women with ten or more children.

• «Mothers’ Heroines»
• «Mother Heroines»
• «Mothers Heroines»
• «Mother’s Heroines»

Выберите правильный ответ. John Major was the leader of ________________.

• Liberal-Democratic Party
• Conservative Party
• Labour Party
• Liberal Party

Выберите правильный ответ. Under the Law on Retirement Pensions in the Russian Federation, the insured portion of a citizens pension depends on his or her___________-.

• «pension payment»
• «pension capital»
• «pension fund»
• «pension benefit»

Выберите правильный ответ. UN is________________________

• Union Nations
• United Nations
• Union Nation
• United Nation

Выберите правильный ответ. ____________is the symbol by which we know the company.

• Picture
• Advertisement
• Logogram
• Logotype

Выберите правильный ответ. About 83 per cent of the cost of the health service is paid for by ___________ taxation.

• heavy
• supplementary
• general
• double

Выберите правильный ответ. Most large universities sponsor free legal aid clinics that provide legal assistance and advice_________________.

• for a token price
• free of charge
• for a token payment
• for a token fee

Выберите правильный ответ. The AFL’s approach to labor problems was so-called ___________ unionism.

• «bread and butter»
• «butter and caviar»
• «bread and cheese»
• «salt and bread»

Выберите правильный ответ. In mid-1995 in Russia the average pension fell____________the subsistence minimum for pensioners.

• away
• below
• apart
• behind

Выберите правильный ответ. News appeared_________the market that the American company Conoco Phillips was planning to increase its stake in LUKoil to a controlling stake in the future.

• on
• with
• at
• in

Выберите правильный ответ. You should take out Travel Insurance to cover yourself ___________ medical expenses, personal accident, personal liability, etc.

• from
• to
• against
• for

Выберите правильный ответ. These figures give only a very general impression of the nature and extent of state and federal programs and payments to those_________ need.

• at
• on
• in
• of

Выберите правильный ответ. UNESCO is ______________

• United Nation’s Educational, Scientific& Cultural Organisation
• United Nations’ Educational, Scientific& Cultural Organisation
• United Nations Educational, Scientific& Cultural Organisation
• United Nation Educational, Scientific& Cultural Organisation

Выберите правильный ответ. Efforts have been made to improve co-ordination between government departments to influence the _____________ diet and to advise on food production and consumption.

• nations
• nations’
• nation’s
• nation

Выберите правильный ответ. If someone loses his or her job there may be a number of benefits he/she is entitled to, for example,__________ up to a certain period.

• incentive pay
• overtime pay
• full pay
• sick pay

Выберите правильный ответ. The principle of___________ coverage for free medical care was entirely new.

• exclusive
• universal
• restricted
• special

Выберите правильный ответ. CND is _________________________

• Committee for Nuclear Disposal
• Committee for Nuclear Disarmament
• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Campaign for Nuclear Disposal

Выберите правильный ответ. Today, Americans consider __________ a key to success in numerous modern, high-technology industries.

• «humanitarian capital»
• «humanity capital»
• «humanistic capital»
• «human capital»

Выберите правильный ответ. When employees strike, they often ask for ———- benefits, better retirement payments, better or fuller medical care, and so on.

• ‘occasional’
• ‘odd’
• ‘fringe’
• ‘additional’

Выберите правильный ответ. He gives ___________millions of dollars each year.

• away
• in
• back
• forth

Выберите правильный ответ. The colours were more exciting than the ones normally used in __________ sweaters at that time.

• mens
• men
• man’s
• men’s

Выберите правильный ответ. Partnership agreements also may provide for ____________, who invest money in a business but do not take part in its management.

• «silent partners»
• «quite partners»
• «loud partners»
• «friendly partners»

Выберите правильный ответ. ________ the four founders Carlo, the youngest, is the production director of Benetton Group worldwide.

• Of
• By
• Out of
• In

Выберите правильный ответ. In America the division of labor, was said to reflect «scientific management» based on __________________.

• discourse analysis
• systematic analysis
• qualitative analysis
• system analysis

Выберите правильный ответ. Although the City is central to international finance, to many observers it seems increasingly independent of the British ____________ economy.

• domestic
• state
• home
• foreign

Выберите правильный ответ. A person speaking ___________ the charity said that they had found it harder to make money during the recession.

• for
• at
• with
• by

Не только языковые формы, но даже выражаемые ими элементарные значения различны в двух высказываниях, однако, описывают одну и туже ситуацию в разных языках. Это

• ситуационный эквивалент
• формальный эквивалент
• смысловой эквивалент
• дословный перевод

Выберите правильный ответ. President Vladimir Putin called on a war ___________terror and preventative strikes against Chechen rebel bases anywhere in the world.

• on
• in
• for
• by

Выберите правильный ответ. Administration of the Department of Social Security in Great Britain is handled by___________, responsible for paying the majority of social security benefits.

• the Information Technology Services Agency
• the Benefits Agency
• the National Insurance Contributions Agency
• the National Technology and Benefits Agency

Выберите правильный ответ. Most businesses are ________proprietorships — that is, they are owned and operated by a single person.

• singular
• exceptional
• sole
• exclusive

Выберите правильный ответ. Most people are registered with a local doctor — a_______ — who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community.

• Experienced Practitioner
• General Practitioner
• Local Practitioner
• Public Practitioner

Выберите правильный ответ. The high regard that people hold for small business translates into considerable lobbying __________ for small firms in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures.

• pull
• influence
• clout
• rag

Выберите правильный ответ. Americans ________times have viewed large corporations with suspicion, and corporate managers themselves have wavered about the value of bigness.

• over
• by
• in
• at

Выберите правильный ответ. Beginning in 1994 in Russia, the government’s failure to pay pensions__________ time led to large rallies in several cities.

• on
• in
• by
• at

Выберите правильный ответ. WHO is ____________________________

• World Headmasters’ Organisation
• World Healer Organisation
• World Health Organisation
• World head boys’ Organisation

Выберите правильный ответ. In London obviously there are plenty of hospitals and ______________ are short.

• waiting lists
• waiting systems
• waiting loops
• waiting modes

Выберите правильный ответ. It is essential that you understand your rights and obligations ___________ your pension plan.

• at
• under
• in
• of

Выберите правильный ответ. One thing western companies have been quick to learn from the Japanese is something called ___________.

• ‘Just Now’
• ‘just in Case’
• ‘Just in Time’
• ‘Just Decision’

Языковые элементы, переводимые вне зависимости от контекста, имеют в другом языке

• полное соответствие
• термин
• постоянный эквивалент
• множественное соответствие

Выберите правильный ответ. One worrying feature about health in Britain is that more people die __________ heart disease and strokes.

• at
• by
• of
• from

Выберите правильный ответ. From the middle of the nineteenth century working people began to insure __________periods of illness by subscribing to provident and friendly societies and sick clubs.

• for
• from
• against
• by

Выберите правильный ответ. Health costs may also be_________by union contract with the management.

• covered
• paid
• recompensed
• settled

Выберите правильный ответ. Some Americans still feel that people who can’t find some kind of work somewhere deserve_________ part what they get or don’t get.

• by
• in
• on
• at

Выберите правильный ответ. The National Health Service started on 5 July 1948 in__________.

• Germany
• Britain
• Russia
• the USA

Выберите правильный ответ. The Law on Retirement Pensions lays down that the «starting» portion of pension capital shall be calculated in proportion to the length of the so-called «___________period» (the time the pensioner is expected to live after retirement).

• remnant
• vestige
• survival
• living

Выберите правильный ответ. Corporations may own property, sue or be sued in court, and _________contracts.

• make
• breach
• do
• violate

Выберите правильный ответ. The United States is rich _______ mineral resources and fertile farm soil.

• in
• on
• at
• with

Выберите правильный ответ. President Vladimir Putin called ___________a war on terror and preventative strikes against Chechen rebel bases anywhere in the world.

• for
• on
• in
• at