VI. Выберите английское предложение, наиболее точно передающее содержание предъявленного.

19. In a planned economy the government decides what goods are to be produced and how they are to be marketed.

a) In a mixed economy the government and market are both of importance.

b) In a planned economy the government allows great individual economic freedom.

c) In a command economy the government regulates production and consumption of goods.

20. An economy may be a combination of planning and freedom of operation.

a) An economy may be a system without any government intervention.

b) Some economic systems may be a sample of the mixed economy, where some industries are owned by the state and others by individuals, who are free to run business.

c) In a mixed economy the government has the power to choose the ways of production and consumption.

21. The decisions are left to the producer in an unplanned economy.

a) If the economy is unplanned, it is the owner but not the government who has the right to decide what will be produced and how it will be distributed.

b) In an unplanned economy the government has the right to regulate production.

c) In an unplanned economy both the government and the manufacturer control production and levels of consumption.

VII. Выберите правильную видовременную форму глагола.

22. Inflation _________ by the rise in prices within a certain period of time.

a) characterizes

b) characterized

c) is characterized

23. The number of countries with market economy _______ since the Soviet Union collapsed.

a) increase

b) increased

c) has increased

24. The government often ___________ industry and helps it with subsidies.

a) encourage

b) encourages

c) is encouraged

25. Some economists suppose the world population ________ 12-13 billion by 2020.

a) will reach

b) will have reached

c) will have been reached

26. The famous English economist Alfred Marshall _______ his “Principles of Economics” in 1890.

a) wrote

b) will write

c) has written

VII. Заполните пропуски модальными глаголами или их эквивалентами.

27. Sometimes the government ________ to impose trade barriers to protect domestic producers.

a) must

b) should

c) has

28. Students studying economics _________ expect higher earnings than those of students studying philosophy.

a) can

b) are able

c) are allowed

29. In a free market economy the individuals ______ to produce goods and services without any government restrictions.

a) must

b) are allowed

c) may

30. The enterprise ________ to make high profits if it is managed well.

a) is able

b) is allowed

c) might

31. The government _______ not ignore the high unemployment rate.

a) is

b) has

c) must