1. Прочтите и переведите текст а.

2. Заполните пропуски, используя следующие слова:

matter, branch, objectives, priorities, income, circular, responsibility, appropriate, saving

1. The overall performance of the economy is now accented as a major... of the government.

2. This ... of economy is known as macro-economics.

3. Economic analysis is concerned with the means of achieving particular economic ....

4. Policy-makers are obliged to establish some scale of....

5. The choice of the objectives is a... of political decision.

6. We cannot design ... measures unless we have some knowledge of how the economy works.

7. Even in the simplest economy all the ... received by household is not spent.

8.... represents a leakage from the ... flow of income.

3. Найдите синонимы среди следующих слов:

broad, overall, task, appropriate, attain, operate, pur­chase, receipt, expenditures, wide, purpose, total, cor­responding, achieve, work, buy, revenue, expenses

4. Найдите антонимы среди следующих слов:

always, save, opposite, general, high, widen, loss, leak­age, simple, same, never, particular, spend, low, reduce, sophisticated, profit, injection

5. Образуйте антонимы от следующих слов;

agreement, available, realistic, acceptable, satisfactory, stable, compatible, fair, sufficient

6. Переведите следующие сочетания слов на англий­ский язык:

основная обязанность правительства, зарплата шахтеров, размер фирмы, общий уровень цен, пла­тежный баланс, выбор целей, чтобы удовлетворить свои потребности, темпы экономического роста, справедливое распределение доходов, неприемле­мый уровень инфляции, снизить уровень безрабо­тицы, с этой целью, довольно простая модель

7. Образуйте 3 формы от следующих глаголов:

deal, know, give, have, be, bring, seem, choose, mean, understand, make, begin, 'pay, spend, buy, sell, lead, stand, fall

8. Составьте предложения, используя следующие слова:

1. several, of, expenditure, consists, total, elements.

1. in, was, this, governments, policy, adopted, the, peri­ od, by, postwar, most.

3. leakage, because, are, taxes, from, the, system, power, purchasing, they, remove.

4. injection, flow, the, are, exports, an, into, circular.

5. spending, forms, several, takes, government.

4. transfer, payments, directly, do, not, output, gener­ ate, income, and.

9. Заполните пропуски предлогами:

1. The economy ... a country is affected ... political changes both at home and abroad.

2. Changes ... taste and fashion can influence the demands ... many consumer goods.

3. Such workers are especially liable ... to unemploy­ ment ... a rapidly changing world.

4. The loss ...job satisfaction, particularly... manufactur­ ing industries, is rising some serious social problems.

5. Most ... the larger firms offer training ... new entrants.

6. It is held ... many people that the existing class struc­ ture is responsible ... some restrictions on the occu­ pational mobility... labour.

7. A certain amount ... capital is required ... order to enter some occupations.

8. The length ... the training period itself may prove a deterrent... some people.

10. Поставьте к каждому из предложений вопрос к подлежащему, общий, альтернативный, разделитель­ ный и специальный вопросы:

1. For these services firms pay wages, rent, interest and dividends.

2. Any changes in planned spending leads to changes in output and employment.

3. Saving represents a leakage from the circular flow of income.

4. Some firms produce capital goods for sale to other firms.

11. Заполните пропуски, используя глаголы, данные в скобках:

1. In the UK, public expenditure ... (to define) as that expenditure which has ... (to finance) from taxation, national insurance contributions, and government borrowings.

2. In 1987—88 about 72 percent of total public spend­ ing ... (to carry out) by the central government.

3. Public expenditure ... (to consist) of two distinct types of outlay: spending on goods and services and transfer payments.

4. The main categories of public expenditure ... (to show) in Fig. 79 which ... (to give) details of the per­ centages of the total devoted to each category.

4. Public expenditure ... (to finance) in various ways.

4. The 'debt interest' item ... (to represent) the annual interest payments on the debts of the public sector.

4. Public goods must... (to supply) by the state.

4. It... (to accept) that the social benefits from educa­ tion and health services are much greater than the private benefits.