Вариант № 2

Task 1. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. Customs business has always been considered important and prestigious.

2. We’ll complete the customs formalities fast if you don’t have anything to declare.

3. Such protectionism went on for most of the next 300 years.

4. Import laws have become a barometer of economic and political conditions of the time.

5. The customs officer had been looking through the passenger declaration for a minute when he noticed a mistake.

6. The assessment and collection of duties and taxes have always been one of the main functions of Customs.

7. Baggage is checked for concealment by X– ray or/and opening it.

8. Customs declarations are filled in when leaving or entering the country.

Task 2. Choose the most appropriate word in the box to complete the sentences below.

tamozhnya, law enforcement, customs violations, customs service, handed down, merchandise, currency violations set up, customs , duty, commercial fraud

1. A number of well-known people in Russia worked for the ________and contributed to its development.

2. The current Russian word for Customs, ____________________ , appeared in the times of Mongol-Tatar yoke.

3. The first Russian Customs statute was in _______________ 1667.

4. The excise Collector made his rounds eight times a year collecting _________over a wide area

5. ________________ classification is the foundation on which duty collection is based.

6. Free trade zones are usually ______________to encourage the development of the country and to promote its foreign trade

7. Investigation of ________________ is performed to target violators of customs laws and regulations.

8. Customs and other ________________ agencies round the world use dogs for detection work

9. The full range of customs violations can be investigated: the smuggling of merchandise, ________________________.

10. British ___________can also boast of some people who worked for the customs.

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Таможенники досматривают грузы в таможенной зоне.

2. Они защищают экономические интересы страны Вы заполнили таможенную декларацию?

3. Почему необходимо проводить лабораторные анализы?

4. Какой документ является основным для таможенной оценки?

5. Какие правонарушения расследуют таможенники?

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. He/ abroad/ on/ business/ trips/ goes/ often.

2. Business / customs officers/ health/ protect/ public/ and.

3. Work / machine/ doesn’t/ X-ray/ this.

4. passenger’s / baggage/ customs/examine/ officers.

5. Examining will the he at tomorrow be 9 o’clock cargoю

6. contraband/ find/ we/ sometimes.

7. Raw/ countries/ prohibit/ мany/ the/ of export materials.

Task 5 Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1. The customs control (to protect) the Russian market.

2. This country (to need) an effective customs service.

3. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form when I (to remember) about it

4. They (to go) through the customs control at the moment

5. She (to go) through the customs when she (to see) her friend.

6. The Government (to initiate) economic reforms next year.

7. ) I (not to fill in) a customs declaration form yet. Wait a minute.