3. вставьте союзы as as, so … as, than. 1. nothing is more pleasant to sit in a comfortable chair and to read an interesting book. 2. the study isn't big the bedroom. 3. this street is wide the next one. 4. his radio set isn't powerful mine. 5. the dining-room is much bigger the study.

A financial intermediary is an institution that specializes in bringing lenders and borrowers together. - Финансовый посредник-это организация, которая специализируется на привлечении кредиторов и заемщиков вместе.

To pay for your shopping you write a cheque against your deposit at Barclays. - Чтобы оплачивать свои покупки вы подписываете чек от вашего депозита в Барклейсе.

The clearing banks are so named because they have a central clearing house for handling payments by cheque. - Клиринговые банки названы так потому, что они имеют центральный Клиринговый дом " для обработки платежей чеком.

Thus the system of clearing cheques represents another way society reduces the costs of making transactions. - Таким образом, система клиринговых чеков представляет собой еще один сокращения издержек по заключению сделки.

Crediting or debiting one bank's account at another bank is the simplest way of achieving this. -
Зачисление или списание одного банковского счета на другой Банк-это самый простой достичь этого.

The details of banking system vary from country to country but the general principle is much the same everywhere.-Подробности банковской системы варьируются от страны к стране, однако общий принцип везде одинаков.

She (2) started school when she (3) was ... years old. She (4) was at school for twelve years. When she (5) left  school she (6) went to the London College of Medicine. She (7) was there for eight years. Then she (8) left the College and (9) started her work as a doctor in a London hospital. She is still in London. She (10) has been there for twelve years. She is still a doctor in the same hospital, too. She (11) has been a doctor there for four years now.

(2)  Where is Bristol?  - It’s in the (4) south-west of (5) London.
(6) When did Angela start school? When she was (7) ... years old.
(8) How long was she at school? For (9) twelve years.
(10) How old was she when she left school?
She was (11) ... years old.
(12) How long was she at medical college?
For (13) eight years.
(14)  When did she start work as a doctor?
When she was (15) ... years old.
(16) How long has she been in London?
For (17) twelve years.
(18) How long has she been a doctor at the hospital?
For (19) four years.
(20) How old she is now? She is (21) ... years old.