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Williams and Sons is a medium-sized British company which manufactures door hinges for the motor industry. The home market share of Williams and Sons is static but overseas trade has always been an attractive option. The company has a showroom and also has always promoted its products at trade fairs, exhibitions and seminars in the UK. They have had some contacts with overseas buyers and other foreign visitors.
Step by step they have decided through reading, talking and listening to other people that there are export possibilities for the company’s product. Several years ago the company decided to study the possibility of selling their product to the US market. First they closely examined several things: their product, human resources, and the prospects of gaining profit.
Then they did more detailed research. The owner of the company attended an international trade exhibition in the US. There he found out the offers of the competitors and met some potential customers. Finally, market research showed that sales opportunities were excellent. The Board of the directors was pleased with the results and decided to get down to business immediately. They made contacts by letter and telephone with possible agents when a crucial problem stopped the work. Their safety and quality tests, quite good for UK and European regulations, were not acceptable in the USA.
Their task was to rewrite test specifications, upgrade their test equipment and retrain personnel.
The results over the last five years have proven that the Board’s decision was correct. Orders from the USA have increased and the company is now considering the possibility of setting up its own manufacturing plant there. The company is also looking forward to other overseas markets.




TEXT 7

BUSINESS MEETING
On Friday 11th August Paul Harding looked in his diary. He had an appointment at 11 o’clock with Mr. Rawson, the local manager of the General Company for Foreign Trade.
The GCFT was in the City. Its offices were on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of a very tall building. The enquiry office was on the ground floor. Inside the company building the woman in the enquiry office telephoned Miss Wells, the manager’s secretary. She arrived and accompanied Paul to her room on the fifth floor. Miss Well had an office next to Mr. Rawson’s. As soon as her boss was free, she buzzed him on the intercom. Mr. Rawson immediately asked her to show Paul into the office.

RAWSON Ah! Mr. Harding. Come in, please. My name is Rawson.
HARDING How do you do?
RAWSON How do you do? Please sit down. Did you have a good trip?
HARDING Yes, thank you. Not at all bad.
RAWSON Good! Now this morning I want you to meet some of our heads of Department… Miss Wells, ask Mr. Jones to come in here, please.
WELL I’m afraid Mr. Jones is not available… Mr. Smith is not available either. But Mrs. Collier’s here.
RAWSON Good. Ask her to come in, please. When were you here last, Mr. Harding?
HARDING Oh! I was here about six months ago.
RAWSON Did you meet Mrs. Collier then?
HARDING No, I didn’t I’m afraid.
RAWSON Well, she’s my Personal Assistant. You will like her. She’s a very charming lady… Ah, Mrs. Collier.
COLLIER Please, don’t get up.
RAWSON I’d like to introduce you a colleague from America. Mrs. Collier, Mr. Harding.
HARDING How do you do?
COLLIER How do you do?

The British police
officer is a well-known figure to anyone who has visited Britain or who
has seen British films. Policemen are to be seen in towns and cities
keeping law and order, either walking in pairs down the streets
("walking the beat") or driving specially marked police cars. Once known
as 'panda cars' because of their distinctive markings, these are now
often jokingly referred to as 'jam sandwiches' because of the pink -
fluorescent stripe running horizontally around the bodywork. In the
past, policemen were often known as 'bobbies' after Sir Robert Peel, the
founder of the police force. Nowadays, common nicknames include 'the
cops', the fuzz', 'the pigs', and 'the Old Bill' (particularly in
London). Few people realise, however, that the police in Britain are
organised very differently from many other countries.
Most countries, for example, have a national police force which is
control1ed by central Government. Britain has no national police force,
although police policy is, governed by the central Government's Home
Office. Instead, there is a separate police force for each of 52 areas
into which the country is divided. Each has a police authority - a
committee of local county councillors and magistrates.
The forces co-operate with each other, but it is unusual for members .
of one force to operate in another's area unless they are asked to give
assistance. This sometimes happens when there has been a very serious
crime. A Chief Constable (the most senior police officer of a force) may
sometimes ask for the assistance of London's police force, based at New
Scotland Yard - known simply as "the Yard".

In most countries the police carry guns. In Britain, however, this is
extremely unusual. Policemen do not, as a rule, carry firearms in their
day¬-to-day work, though certain specialist units are trained to do so
and can be called upon to help the regular police force in situations
where firearms are involved, e.g. terrorist incidents, armed robberies,
etc. The only policemen who routinely carry weapons are those assigned
to guard politicians and diplomats, or special officers who patrol
airports.
In certain circumstances specially trained police officers can be armed,
but only with the signed permission of a magistrate.
All members of the police must have gained a certain level of academic
qualifications at school and undergone a period of intensive training.
Like in the army, there are a number of ranks: after the Chief Constable
comes the Assistant Chief Constable, Chief Superintendent, Chief
Inspector, Inspector, Sergeant and Constable. Women make up about 10 per
cent of the police force. The police are helped by a number of Special
Constables¬-members of the public who work for the police voluntarily
for a few hours a week.
Each police force has its own Criminal Investigation Department: (CID).
Members of CIDs are detectives, and they do not wear uniforms The other
uniformed people you see in British towns are traffic warden~ Their job
is to make sure that drivers obey the parking regulations. The~ have no
other powers - it is the police who are responsible for controlling
offences like speeding, careless driving and drunken driving
The duties of the police are varied, ranging from assisting at accidents
to safeguarding public order and dealing with lost property. One of
their main functions is, of course, apprehending criminals and would-be
¬criminals

The authors belonged to the so-called 'beat literature', beat writers' or 'beat generation' were forerunners of the ... counterculture of the 1960.
a) Hippy; b) Punk; c) Gothic.

2) Choose grammatically correct variant:
a) Don't you know if you post a letter of complaint tonight they would respond in time?
b) Don't you know if you've posted a letter of complaint tonight they will respond in time?
c) Don't you know if you post a letter of complaint tonight they will respond in time?

3) Choose the right preposition:
Did you know that Mary is engaged ... her former classmate?
a) with; b) on; c) to.

4) Which sentence is correct English?
a) I love the landscape in Scotland;
b) I love the countryside in Scotland;

c) I love the nature in Scotland.

5) Choose the proper statement:
The object in English may be expressed by ...
a) a noun; b) a verb; c) a numeral.

6) Choose the right meaning of the idiom 'Monday Blues':
a) jazz songs;
b) blue suits people wear to work on Monday;

c) feeling depressed because it's Monday again.

7) Choose the proper spealling of a word which is used in folklore to describe a person who changes into a wolf:
a) wearwolf b) wherewolf c) werewolf d) were wolf

8) Choose the right word to fill the gap in the sentence:

When I cut mu head, I needed nine ...

a) fillings; b) stitches; c) slings; d) crutches.

9) Who designed and co-ordinated the presentation performance at the opening caremony of 2012 Summer Olympic games in London?

a) James Hewitt; b) David Bond; c) Nick Pritchett; d) Danny Boyle.

10)Complete the statement:

John Betjeman was famous English ...
a) poet; b) actor; c) scientist; d) architect.

11) Choose the proper variant:

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet was a famous British ...

a) general of the Civil War;

b) painter;

c) composer;

d) member of the House of Lords during the Second World War.

just...you a) like b)as c)as well as 3.The church is open,so we may ... go inside.a)too b)as well c)happy 4.What is June...? -She has ordered coffee and cake.a)eat b)having c)recommend 5.Why don't you...this jacket on?I think it will suit you.a) drees b) try c)order 6.I haven't got much money,but I like to... throught new shops.a)buy b)browse c)choose 7.You should pack all your... . Don't leave the passport on the table.a) luggage b) have c) stuff

ater may not recognize it. Make up your mind about which university you want to go to first, and then ask them what foundation programmes they want.

Choose your university first.In our university we have our own foundation course called a Bridging Year.Students doing the Bridging Year are full members of the university ,which is cool.Living on campus,you can use the same academic,social and sports facilities as other students

I did the programme called CFP in London.It allowed me to choose between a lot of universities.Check their FAQs.Its pricey,though.Itcosts you about 7,500 just in tuition fees.
In my time foreign students,studying in the UK,were allowed to work up to 20 hours a week.Check it out!You can use opportunity to earn a bit of extra cash
They all cost about the same.Try to save on accommoditation,You can rent a small flat with other students.
Dancerboy has no idea! You can take an intensive course in English,but that will be a separate programme.You will have to take Maths,Physics,History,Law,Psychology,etc all in English,so your English has to be good

ks (Выберите необходимые слова и заполните пропуски):

1. Our family is neither big... small.

A nor В or С and D but

2. My mother is ... 38years old.

A nor В even С only D enough

3. My father’s firm is ... from our house.

A the same В twice С near D far

4. It... me half an hour to get to the college.

A goes В takes С looks D consists

5. I go to my college ... bus.

A at В by Con D in

6. As to my .... I am slim.

A mother В parents С appearance D father

7. Everybody in our family is easy to get... with.

A each other В along

С others D together

8. We often go ... to the country.

A away В down С off D up

9. The carpet is of the ... colour.

A some В same С more D most

10. There are a lot of books in the ...

A shelves В bookcase С wardrobe D furniture

2) Choose the proper grammar form of the verb and fill in the gaps (Выберите необходимую грамматическую форму глагола и заполните пропуски):

My mother usually ... a lot of time at her job.

A has spent В spends С is spent D was spent

As a rule, she ... sweaters for my brother.

A knits В is knit С has knit D had knit

Last week we ... our friends to our place.

A invited В have invited С invite D were invited

All that morning my brother... computer games.

A is playing В was playing С play D plays

We ... our free time together tomorrow.

A spend В spent С will spend D is spent

Yesterday we ... by our relatives.

A visited В were visited С was visited D have visited

They ... down to the country in two days.

A will go В go С have gone D went

I... to music all the evening.

A listen В was listening

С has listening D is listening

She ... the dinner not long ago.

A has cooked В cook

С cooks D cooked

She always ...me with my homework.

A helps В help С helping D shall help

3) The text contains different mistakes: 2 — in grammar, 4 — in spelling. Correct the mistakes and rewrite the text.

(Текст содержит разные ошибки: 2 — грамматические, 4 — в правописании. Исправьте ошибки и перепиши­те текст):

I always go to the swiming pool with my trends. We get there by bus, as a rule. Sometimes I takes my brother with us. We usualy spending two hours there. Everything is always alright, becouse everybody is easy to get along with.

4) Answer these multiple-choice questions about your friend

(Ответьте на следующие вопросы множественного выбора о вашем друге).

1. What is his father?

A a worker В as a worker С a kind man

2. Where does he study?

A at the college В in the street С in one of the houses

3. How many people does his family consist of?

A four relatives В three members С two brothers

4. What is his height?

A 170 cm В 60 kg С 170 kg

5. What is his weight?

A 170 cm В 60 kg С 170 kg

6. Where does he live?

A in the firm В at the firm С in the flat

7. Where does he spend his free time?

A at the disco В at the college С at the school