Read the text below about investing in the stock markets.
Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B or C.
Most share prices (1) wildly in the short term, so it isn’t worth investing in the stock market for anything less than five years. Factors such as age will affect what shares someone buys, and so will their attitude to (2) . Cautious investors will feel more comfortable investing in large, well-known or (3) companies whose stock prices will probably (4) steadily. Those prepared to take more of a chance may consider investing in smaller companies or new markets. Shares in these companies could drop in value, but lucky investors might see the share prices (5) up. If you are not an expert on the stock market it’s best to take advice from a stockbroker.
Experienced market analysts are able to identify small companies in their (6) phase which are likely to become profitable companies paying large (7) to investors. Buying a (8) in these companies can generate a considerable
(9) on investment. Market expert Michael Moe saw the
(10) potential for growth in the coffee shop chain Starbucks following its (11) in 1992. At that time a share cost just $17. Since then its
(12) prices have risen dramatically and the company is phenomenally successful worldwide. Moe believes that it is possible for anyone to identify exciting investment opportunities by watching, researching and understanding global economic (13) .
1 A increase B decline C fluctuate
2 A rises B risk C returns
3 A blue chip B white collar C green technology
4 A increase B fall C drop
5 A run B fire C shoot
6 A put-up B start-up C set-up
7 A interest B revenues C dividends
8 A stake B loan C equity
9 A turnover B return C capital
10 A slight B massive C rapidly
11 A AG B CEO C IPO
12 A stock B capital C buyback
13 A trends B terms C reports
huge ° fractionally ° stable ° drop ° rise ° to ° by
Interest rates for borrowers have been cut (14) from 5.75%
(15) 5.5%. This is good news for home-owners as a typical mortgage will fall by about £16 a month. Despite predictions of a crash in the UK housing market, house prices remain (16) , with an average house still costing around £185,000. Electricity prices continue to go up following the closure of a number of nuclear power plants, rising (17) as much as 30%. The Royal Mail has recorded a one third (18) in annual profit following a series of strikes and other problems. There has been a (19) increase in supermarket prices, with consumers having to pay around 12% more for a typical supermarket shop than this time last year. There has also been an
(20) in the price of petrol, which now costs around £1 a litre.
1. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в форму пассивного залога Present Simple.
1. Ice hockey is played in Canada. (play) (В хоккей на льду играют в Канаде.)
2. The money is kept in the safe. (keep) (Деньги хранятся в сейфе.)
3. Chicken sandwiches are made for children. (make) (Сэндвичи с курицей готовят для детей.)
4. The washing-machine is used every day. (use) (Стиральная машина используется каждый день.)
5. All his holidays are spent in the countryside. (spend) (Все его отпуска проводятся в сельской местности.)
2. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в форму пассивного залога Past Simple.
1. The monuments were ruined in 1943. (ruin) (Памятники были разрушены в 1943.)
2. A big bunch of flowers was sent for her birthday. (send) (Большой букет цветов был послан к ее Дню рождения.)
3. The novel «War and peace» was written by Leo Tolstoy. (write) (Роман «Война и мир» был написан Львом Толстым.)
4. The famous painting «Sunflowers» was painted by Van Gogh. (paint) (Знаменитая картина «Подсолнухи» была написана Ван Гогом.)
5. The coats were left in the wardrobe. (leave) (Пальто были оставлены в гардеробе.)
Malyshev Street. One of the oldest streets in Yekaterinburg. Previously, the street was called Pokrovsky Prospekt. In 1919, the street was renamed in honor of Ivan Malyshev, since it was here in the house number 46 in 1917 that the Yekaterinburg Committee of Bolsheviks was located, which immediately after leaving the underground was headed by I. M. Malyshev, who was killed by the white guards in 1918.
Kuibyshev Street. One of the largest and most important streets of old and modern Yekaterinburg. Previously, until 1935, the street was called Sibirsky Prospekt, but initially it was the road to Tobolsk, connecting the fortress-factory with the Tobolsk province. In 1763, the Tobolsk road became the Siberian highway, and the part of the highway passing through Yekaterinburg became known as Sibirsky Prospekt. In 1935, the Avenue was renamed Kuibyshev street in honor of the revolutionary, Soviet political and party figure who died in 1935.
Bolshakov Street. On the site of the current Bolshakov street once stretched a huge swamp, surrounded by dense forest. Only by the end of the last century there was a suburban street with a rare structure in the swamp, and became known as Bolotnaya. Since 1919, it began to bear the name of a Bolshevik worker-Stepan Bolshakov.
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