IX. Напишите письмо потенциальному работодателю, исполь­зуя следующие выражения.

Openings

Attached you will find my resume.

I am looking for a position as . . .

I am responding to your ad in the Sunday newspaper for the position of...

At the suggestion of Mr. (Ms.)________, I am enclosing my resume for the position of. . .

Closings

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

I will be in touch in the near future to discuss . ..

I would very much appreciate an interview at your convenience.

I will call next week to set up an appointment.

X. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. В наши дни трудно найти хорошую работу. 2. Цель сопро­водительного письма — заинтересовать потенциального работо­дателя. 3. Сопроводительное письмо прилагается к резюме. 4. Оно должно быть тщательно подготовлено. 5. По возможности адре­суйте его конкретному человеку. 6. Не допускайте ошибок в грамматике и пунктуации. 7. Ссылайтесь на источник информа­ции о вакансии. 8. Результат отправки сопроводительного пись­ма и резюме — получить приглашение на работу. 9. Во время интервью и после него ведите себя вежливо и корректно. 10. Помните, что то, что мы делаем, зачастую более важно, чем то, что мы говорим.

ТЕСТ 1

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный:

1. References ... in the examination room.

A. not used

B. no use

С. are not used

D. don't used

2. This train often leaves ... the time on the schedule.

A. late than

B. more late than

С. later

D. later than

3. One should take not only cash ....

A. but traveler's checks

B. except traveler's checks

С. but traveler's checks also

D. but also traveler's checks

4. by the next century, the computer ... a necessity in every home.

A. will have become

B. becoming

C. has become

D. became

5. I can . . . tolerate living with my roommates.

A. longer

B. по longer

C. not longer

D. none longer

6. We haven't heard from Jim ... a year.

A. -

B. since

С. for

D. before

7. Everyone who majors in economics, ... History of Economics.

A. study

B. studies

C. have studied

D. studying

8. We are much more concerned.. . efficiency than expansion.

A of

B. to

С. with

D. about

9. A good team . . . of both recruiting and coaching.

A. are a result

B. it is a result

C. results

D. is a result

10. Could I… your dictionary to check my composition?

A. lend

B. lent

С. borrow

D. borrowed

11. Unfortunately, most of our students are not... the task.

A. adequate

B. adequate as

C. adequate of

D. adequate to

12. Steve was particularly respected. ... his integrity.

A. of

B. for

С. about

D. with

13. …, the company's performance proved to be successful.

A. Wholely

B. Whole

C. As a whole

D. A whole as

14. The article…for tomorrow.

A. translated

B. is translated

С. is to be translated

D. will translated

15. David has studied hard . . .

A. success

B. succeed

C. for succeed

D. to succeed

16. There is a tendency to select some details and to ignore others.

A. trend

B. prejudice

C. security

D. rumor

17. The present Government has modified this approach.

A. improved

B. changed

C. discovered

D. remembered

18. There was a limit on what we could buy.

A. basement

B. expense

С. boundary

D. supply

19. A balance of international payment refers to the net result of the business a nation carries on with other nations in a given period.

A. cancels

B. appropriates

C. transacts

D. mediates

20. The professor spoke to us in a severe voice.

A. vague

B. harsh

C. diverse

D. covert.

ТЕСТ 2

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. Every student has to register, ... ?

A. hasn't he

B. didn't he

С. isn't he

D. doesn't he

2. The letter was short and we couldn't get. . . news.

A. many

B. much

C. few

D. little

3. Some of these T-shirts are white,... are blue, and the rest are yellow.

A. some another

B. another

C. other

D. others

4. I have forgotten their ....

A. telephone number

B. telephone's number

С telephone numbers

D. telephone's numbers

5. Of all of the applicants, Alex is probably ....

A. qualified

B. more qualified

C. most qualified

D. the most qualified

6. We chose Keith . . . Terry as our representative.

A. instead

B. instead of С not

D. not only

7. Maggie took pictures, and ....

A. I did so

B. also I did

С. so did I

D. I so

8. Never again ... at that hostel.

A. they will stay

B. they won't stay

C. will they stay

D. won't they stay

9. The man who . . . next door used to help me much, before he died.

A. live

B. lives

C. lived

D. had lived

10. Pat is a kind of person . . . likes social events.

A. which

B. who

C. whom

D. what

1 l. Alan is young, enthusiastic, and ....

A. has talent

B. talent

C. talented

D. talenting

12. My mother always forgets where she . . . her hat.

A. lays

B. lay

C. lies

D. laid

13. While in Poland, did you ... ?

A. do profit

B. do any profit

C. make profit

D. make any profit

14. The plane took ... at 5 p.m.

A. up

B. out

С. off

D. of

15. We must accept the . . . that we might be wrong.

A. possible

B. possibility

C. possibly

D. opportunity

16. Library cards will expire when they are not used.

A. cost more money

B. cease to be effective

C. be mailed to the holder's address

D. be continued automatically

17. Our English examination will begin precisely at nine.

A. exactly

B. usually

C. occasionally

D. monthly

18. His retail business in Georgetown is expanding now.

A. getting faster

B. getting larger

C. getting smaller

D. getting slower

19. City taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one's property.

A. appraisal

B. forecast

C. diagnosis

D. outline

20. Everyone was surprised by the results of the final examination.

A. encouraged

B. delighted

C. astounded

D. perturbed.

ТЕСТ 3

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. Dan had hoped that he ... this semester.

A. would graduate

B. graduate

C. graduated

D. will graduate

2. I owe you twenty dollars, ... ?

A. isn't I?

B. don't I?

С. am not I?

D. didn't I?

3. It is . . . that I would like to go to the beach.

A. such a nice weather

B. such nice a weather

C. such nice weather

D. so nice weather

4. Kevin's English is . . . Dr. Baker's.

A. so clear as

B. so clearly as

C. as clear as

D. as clearly as

5. This picture is .. . that one.

A. differs

B. different from

С. different than

D. different

6. Rick and his roommate can usually ....

A. solve their problems among them

B. solving their problems among them

C. to solve their problems between them

D. solve their problems between them

7. You will be able to speak English well....

A. practice

B. to practice

C. by practice

D. by practicing

8. The temperature drops when the sun ....

A. set

B. sets

С. will set

D. is setting

9. I didn`t understand what …

A. did he say

B. he is saying

C. he says

D. he said

10. Since fare to the airport may run . . . forty dollars, I would rather walk there.

A. as high as

B. as high to

C. as much as

D. as much to

11. If you want to leave a message, my secretary will take ....

A. it

B. they

С. them

D. their

12. The TV programs . . . watch influence their learning.

A. a children

B. our children

C. our child

D. our childs

13. Sheila Hardy always speaks out about everything.

A. declares her opinion

B. agrees

C. quarrels

D. has an interest

14.1 feel fairy sure that the work can be done.

A. eager

B. hopeful

C. confident

D. resigned

15. For your safety and the safety of others, always pay attention to traffic signals.

A. overlook

B. heed

C. glance at

D. repair

16. The water level. . . when it rains every spring.

A. raised

B. raises

С rose

D. rises

17. The president usually . . . unless his press secretary approves it.

A. doesn't do a statement

B. doesn't make a statement С doesn't statement

D. no statement

18. Mr. Smith's point of view doesn't. .. to our plan of action.

A. relate

B. relation

C. relative

D. relatively

19. Travel agents will confirm your reservations for you free.

A. purchase

B. exchange

С verify

D. obtain

20. The President called for a combination of the departments of Labor and Commerce.

A. reconciliation

B. strike

С. merger

D. memorandum.

ТЕСТ 4

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. Please get someone ... the phone right away.

A. fix

B. to fix

C. fixing

D. fixed

2. I'm very busy today . . . , we can discuss the matter tomorrow.

A. during

B. however

С but also

D. else

3. I had to teach ... to swim.

A. I

B. me

С myself

D. mine

4. ... . provides people with both money and personal satisfaction.

A. working

B. work

С the work

D. to working

5. Linda felt. .. about the mistake.

A. bad

B. badly

C. worse

D. worsely

6. There are . .. hundred students attending this school.

A. approximate

B. until

C. as many as

D. more

7. The climate here is . . . than that of Russia.

A. mild

B. milder

C. mildest

D. the mildest

8. One's fingerprints are . .. any other person.

A. different from those of

B. different from

C. different

D. differ from

9. Sheila will feel much better when ....

A. she will stop smoking

B. stop smoking

С. stopping smoking

D. she stops smoking

10. Virginia was among the few who ... to continue studying.

A. want

B. wants

С. wanted

D. have wanted

11. Although your visas will expire in June, you may have ... extended for three months.

A. it

B. they

С. them

D. their

12. Jim took a lot of books . . . pass his exam.

A. so he could

B. so that he could

С. he could

D. so could 1

13. I want to have this book . . . , please.

A. renew

B. to renew

С to be renewed

D. renewed

14. I asked him . . .

A. who he was calling.

B. who was he calling.

С whom he was calling.

D. whom was he calling.

15. Please ... the telephone on the night table over there.

A. set

B. sets

С. sit

D. sat

16. My mother was in complete charge of all monetary matters affecting the household.

A. boring

B. fiscal

С stationery

D. scrupulous

17. The purchaser of this automobile is protected by the manufacturer's warranty.

A. thread

B. fund

C. issue

D. guarantee

18. The population of the United States is roughly 250 million.

A. unfortunately

B. ideally

С approximately

D. usually

19. It's all right if you just change the furniture around.

A. replace

B. use

C. transform

D. direct

20. This is an entirely feasible proposal. I suggest we will adopt it.

A. theoretical

B. practical

С. premature

D. timely.

ТЕСТ 5

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. The restaurant meal tasted....

A. well

B. good

С. better

D. best

2. The goods ... to customs duty.

A. is likely

B. are likely

C. is liable

D. are liable

3. Harvard University and MIT are . . . the forth and fifth largest employers in the area.

A. respectful

B. respectfully

C. respective

D. respectively

4. This apartment ... perfect if it were a little lighter.

A. would be

B. is

С. be

D. were

5. Each ... must take the Graduate Management Admission Test.

A. business' student

B. student of business

С. student business

D. business student

6. We can't go . . . our work finished.

A. we don't get

B. unless getting

С. unless we get

D. unless

7. We expect... forty students to come.

A. approximate

B. until

С. as many as

D. more

8. ... their disagreement, they plan to be roommates.

A. In spite

B. Spite

С. Spite of

D. Despite

9. I wish that the snow . . . soon.

A. will stop

B. stops

С. stopped

D. would stop

10. There are . . . thirty students in the lab, but only two computers.

A. more than

B. as many to

С. as much as

D. up as

11. Classes were canceled ... a national holiday.

A. because

B. because of

C. for

D. that's why

12. The Olympic flame burns ... throughout the games.

A. in a continuous was

B. continuous

C. continual

D. continuously

13. They have known each other ... 2000.

A. in

B. when

C. since

D. from

14. Please change my reservation to ... .

A. thirtieth May

B. the thirtieth May

С. May thirtieth

D. the thirtieth of May

15. Let's get Ann . .-. us with her.

A. take

B. to take

C. taking

D. taken

16. Finances can consist of a combination of stocks, bonds, and properties.

A. Exceptions

B. Assets

C. Donations

D. Bequests

17. Their financial hardship has lessened as Peter has succeeded as a writer.

A. accumulated

B. become smaller

C. went up

D. improved

18. Businesspersons learn to conceal their disappointment when they fail.

A. ignore

B. regret

C. accept

D. disguise

19. The yearly growth of GNP is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.

A. annual

B. haphazard

C. routine

D. sluggish

20. The company is not allowed to exceed its budget.

A. be equal to

B. augment to

С. be greater than

D. be lower than.

ТЕСТ 6

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите единствен­но правильный.

1. If you ... them well in advance, they will come.

A. informed

B. inform

C. will inform

D. would inform

2. The project... a great success.

A. has

B. does

С. gets

D. are

3. ... my friends there are many who have been to different countries.

A. Between

B. Along

С. Among

D. Within

4. The train ... the station.

A. was coming up

B. was arriving

С. was coming

D. was approaching

5. The committee is not interested ... this project.

A. at

B. in

С. on

D. of

6. It was ... for her to speak on public.

A. rather a difficulty

B. enough difficult

С difficulty enough

D. rather difficult

7. I wonder if he ... his promise to arrive in time.

A. keeps

B. would keep

С. will keep

D. had kept

8. The air hostess told the passengers to . .. their seat belts.

A. attach

B. fix

C. tie

D. fasten

9. His mother's life is now . . . danger.

A. out

B. of

C. against

D. out of

10. How many .. . did you study during your previous semester?

A. objects

B. subjects

C. themes

D. topics

11. John . . . that he had known nothing about that.

A. made up

B. made up to

C. made out

D. made off

12. I'm . . . that they are right.

A. doubt

B. suspect

C. convinced

D. feel

13. We are looking ... to starting the new class.

A. for

B. forward

С after

D. up

14. They ... in persuading me to start working

A. managed

B. achieved

С. fulfilled

D. succeeded

15. There is a . . . cash in the bank.

A. short

B. shorten

С shortage

D. shortage of

16. Everyone . . . Alan is ready to take exams.

A. except

B. accept

C. beside

D. despite

17.... studying for three hours we got tired.

A. During

B. Since

С After

D. For

18. We know nothing about Kate. She ... writes nor phones.

A. either

B. neither

С. nor

D. doesn't

19. A pessimist is a person who always expects bad things ....

A. to happen

B. happened

С happen

D. happening

20. The article concerns our country's economic....

A. politics

B. political

С politician

D. policy.

ТЕСТ 7

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. Tell the students ....

A. stop shouting

B. to stop shout

C. to stop shouting

D. stop shout

2. Please get someone ... me do this job.

A. help

B. to help

C. helping

D. helped

3. Sheila had to teach ... to operate the computer.

A. she

B. her

C. herself

D. hers

4. the bicycle., .in 1839.

A. was inventing

B. was invented

C. is invented

D. is being invented

5. I'm sorry, I . . . able to come to the meeting. I had another commitment.

A. is

B. isn't

С wasn't

D. was

6. Julia . .. have gone on holiday. She hasn't got any money.

A. couldn't

B. mightn't

С needn't

D. mustn't

7. Has George stopped smoking . . . ?

A. still

B. yet

C. else

D. also

8. It is an important decision to choose .. . university.

A. a

B. an

С some

D. one

9. Professor Rogers let us ... a paper instead of taking exam.

A. write

B. to write

C. writing

D. to writing

10. Linda felt. . . about the mistake.

A. worse

B. worsely

С bad

D. badly

11 .You ... to do this work well.

A. are

B. must

С can

D. may

12. It is important. .. with the task.

A. him to cope

B. for him cope

С for him to cope

D. for he to cope

13.The calculator is capable . . . being programmed to perform any mathematical action.

A. of

B. to

C. with

D. for

14. The ... is not legal unless everyone signs his name.

A. agree

B. agreeing

C. agreed

D. agreement

15. Bright colors don't... her pale skin.

A. agree

B. suit

C. match

D. fit

16. If you go to England by car, you will have . . . driving on the left side of the road.

A. used to

B. to get use to

C. get used to

D. to get used to

17. Neither rain nor snow prevented him .. . attending his lectures.

A. against

B. of

C. from

D. out of

18. Pat seems to become a good economist.

A. is likely

B. likes

C. wants

D. would like

19. The graduate committee must be in full accordin their approval of a thesis.

A. indecisive

B. unanimous

С. vocal

D. sullen

20. He called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.

A. capable

B. congenial

C. comparable

D. culpable.

ТЕСТ 8

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберите един­ственно правильный.

1. I. .. stay home on my day off.

A. recently

B. yesterday

С. next week

D. often

2. . .. student must study at least one foreign language at universities.

A. Some

B. Most

С. Each

D. All

3. Ann couldn't... her fear of taking exams.

A. overcome

B. avoid

C. succeed

D. win

4. It would be . . . if you could answer my fax-message.

A. cheerful

B. glad

C. good

D. kind

5. The cafeteria is open ... for the sale of drinks.

A. a day

B. daily

С. daytime

D. in day

6. The initials "PS" . . . "postscript."

A. fill in

B. make up

C. mean to

D. stand for

7. I'd rather go to the library. — . . . .

A. I would too

B. So would I

С. So had I

D. I had too

8. If I had gone to the University, I . . . Jim.

A. would meet

B. will meet

С. met

D. would have met

9. Americans ... to be outgoing and talkative people.

A. said

B. say

C. are saying

D. are said

10. The football match ended in a ... .

A. draw

B. equalizer

C. loss

D. zero

11. "I’m sorry for interrupting you," he ....

A. offered

B. refused

С warned

D. apologized

12. In England the ... on a letter is now about 40 pence.

A. post

B. postage

С. postal

D. posting

13. The committee insisted . . . making decision at once.

A. at

B. about

С. on

D. in

14. This decision is not... for students.

A. fit

B. like

С suitable

D. comfortable

15. Thank you for the present. It was very . . . of you.

A. useful

B. thoughtful

C. useless

D. heartless

16. He failed the test... he had studied hard.

A. despite

B. because

C. as well as

D. although

17. "Would you like me to help you?" he ... .

A. offered

B. refused

C. warned

D. apologized

18. The secretary . . . the documents on her desk.

A. lay

B. lies

С. laid

D. has Iain

19. The letters have not been sent to our customers ....

A. already

B. still

C. else

D. yet

20. Mom let us . . . an apple pie instead of pizza.

A. eat

B. to eat

C. eating

D. to eating.