Read the text and answer the questions.

The United States had just finished with the turmoil of World War 1 when the 1920’s were upon it. This decade, one of the most colorful in U.S. history, was commonly referred to as the Roaring Twenties. At various times it was nicknamed the Jazz Age and the Dollar Decade. Whatever the label, this era brought economic growth, rising wealth, and lasting social and political changes.

During the 1920’s, an expanding economy resulted in exploding business profits and an increased standard of living for most Americans. In less than ten years, the national income jumped by over 40%. Much of this increase can be attributed to the use of labor-saving machinery that allowed workers to produce goods more quickly and less expensively.

Americans were encouraged their new-found wealth on consumer purchases. Even low-income families could afford to buy an automobile, and the use of credit allowed millions of American families to acquire luxury items such as refrigerators and washing machines. Promises of great wealth convinced many Americans to invest in the stock market, also on borrowed money.

Ironically, it was obsession with profits and consumption that eventually brought an end to the prosperity of Dollar Decade. Also, politicians and the American public viewed business as the foundation of society leading to the philosophy that the economy could regulate itself best without government controls. By 1929 the U.S. economy was heading for trouble, and the illusion of prosperity was broken by the catastrophic stock market crash on October 29 of that year.

11. The Roaring Twenties is a term for society and culture in

a) 1929

b) World War I

c) the 1920’s

12. During the 1920’s, the national income jumped by over

a) sixty percent

b) fifty percent

c) forty percent

d) thirty percent.

13. According to the passage, the U.S. national income rose dramatically in the 1920’s primarily due to…

a) a stable economy;

b) a declined standard of living;

c) the use of labor-and cost-saving equipment;

d) a redistribution of wealth.

14. According to the passage, how did many Americans pay for their luxury purchases?

a) With disposable income.

b) With stock market profits.

c) With money from their savings accounts.

d) With money borrowed on credit.

15. Correspond the left and right parts

	prosperity	A	дорогой
	profit	B	приобрести
	expensive	C	процветание, достаток
	to acquire	D	прибыль

16. Don't forget to listen. Communication is a …..-way street

a) three

b) one

c) two

d) high

17. Maintain good eye-….. with the interviewer

a) contract

b) tact

c) distance

d) contact

18. Please, let him … that you are ambitious enough to plan ahead

a) watch

b) get

c) know

d) hear

19. Could you take …..

a) me your name?

b) that back to me?

c) a message?

d) your advertisement?

20. Hang on a minute, but I think I have …..

a) someone is trying to catch my attention.

b) a call on my mobile. I’ll catch you later.

c) talk to someone.

d) where the toilets are.

МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ

ФГБОУ ЮГОРСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ

Кафедра Иностранных языков

Комплект заданий по тестированию №5

дисциплинаПрофессиональный иностранный язык

1. I (go) to hospital again tonight.

a) go

b) goes

c) is going

d) am going

2. Their family has been living in this house since the eighteenth century, … ?

a) Haven’t they

b) Hasn’t it

c) Don’t they

d) Isn’t it

3. Выберите лишнее слово в тематическом ряду:

a) a CV

b) consumption

c) a written reference

d) a personnel manager

4. Выберите правильный вариант расшифровки аббревиатуры: IMF

a) International Monetary Fund

b) Interesting Monetary Fund

c) International Moscow Fund

5. The Jewel House (situate) at the Tower of London.

a) is situated

b) are situated

c) were situated

d) situates

6. ‘Don’t swim too far, dear,’ asked Dad.

a) Dad asked him / her not to swim too far.

b) Dad asked him / her don’t swim too far.

c) Dad asked him / her if he / she wouldn’t swim too far.

7. As you …… remember, I was always interested in scientific experiments.

a) may

b) have to

c) must

d) ought to

8. My elder brother went to college, and I hope ….. there too.

a) to go

b) going

c) go

9. The pupil wasn’t able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms.

a) hadn’t known

b) didn’t know

c) doesn’t know

10.

	free market economy	A	подоходный налог
	income tax	B	налог
	Supply	C	свободный рынок
	Tax	D	предложение, поставка