Reading 9 The chef who can't eat his own food 1 Read about the chef with a fear of food. Underline the correct answer. 1 Andrew Forster works in a restaurant in Italy an Italian restaurant in England. 2 He cooks all sorts of food K biscuits. 3 He only likes eating biscuits / nothing. 4 Every day he usually eats fruit and vegetables / biscuits. 5 If he thinks about other food, he feels ill / excited. 6 Hed love to cook lots of food / taste what he cooks. 7 Hed like to eat everything/ more biscuits. 8 One man on the TV programme can't kiss his girlfriend because she doesn't eat vegetables / meat.
d) a business activity in which two or more companies have invested together
ответ d, так как "joint venture" переводится как "совместное предприятие".
6. Find the best title to the text “The location of a business can be an important factor for its growth. If a company wants to set up an office in a new location – to be near the regional markets, for example, it needs to be sure that the region has good infrastructure and a stable economy. Some governments offer low taxes to attract companies to set up in developing regions. After deciding on the region or city for the new office, the company then has to find a good site for premises”
d) Good Location Increases Profits
Данный вариант является наиболее подходящим, так как в тексте как раз и говорится о том, какие факторы следует учитывать, чтобы иметь преимущества при переезде офиса.
It is difficult for companies to set the price of a product. A … price may help … sales, but it also … the profit margin. As a result, the company may have to cut costs to keep prices ….
c) lower; increase; reduces; down
Данный вариант является наиболее подходящим, так как слово "help" намекает на то, что что-то должно повысить уровень продаж, а это именно понижение цен, но при этом прибыль уменьшается. С последним предложением также всё логично: расходы урезаются, но цены приходится держать низкими.
B: No, I __don't__. but my brother (cycles) a lot. He only (goes) by bus when it (rains).
A: I (do not like) cycling. i always (walk) to school.
2)A: What __are __ you (doing)?
B: I ___am__ (answering) emails. Why?
A: I'd like to use the computer. We __are__ (doing)this project on Australian animals. I need to go on the Internet.
B: Use Dad's computer! He __is___ (not working).
2. Present simple and Continuous. Complete the sentences.
1. We usually ___do__ (not spend) our holidays at the seaside: I __am__ (going) hiking in the mountains and my brothers ___are___(looking for) holidays jobs abroad.
2. Ann __is___ (wearing) a lovely dress today. Where _does__ she (buy) her clothes?
3. My mum is a doctor. But she ___does__ (not work) in a hospital.
4. Tim can't talk to you now - he __is__ (having) a shower.
5. I usually (eat) muesli for breakfast but this morning I __am___ (having) eggs.
5. A joint venture is …
d) a business activity in which two or more companies have invested together
ответ d, так как "joint venture" переводится как "совместное предприятие".
6. Find the best title to the text “The location of a business can be an important factor for its growth. If a company wants to set up an office in a new location – to be near the regional markets, for example, it needs to be sure that the region has good infrastructure and a stable economy. Some governments offer low taxes to attract companies to set up in developing regions. After deciding on the region or city for the new office, the company then has to find a good site for premises”
d) Good Location Increases Profits
Данный вариант является наиболее подходящим, так как в тексте как раз и говорится о том, какие факторы следует учитывать, чтобы иметь преимущества при переезде офиса.
It is difficult for companies to set the price of a product. A … price may help … sales, but it also … the profit margin. As a result, the company may have to cut costs to keep prices ….
c) lower; increase; reduces; down
Данный вариант является наиболее подходящим, так как слово "help" намекает на то, что что-то должно повысить уровень продаж, а это именно понижение цен, но при этом прибыль уменьшается. С последним предложением также всё логично: расходы урезаются, но цены приходится держать низкими.
1) A: __Do___ you (often/cycle) to school?
B: No, I __don't__. but my brother (cycles) a lot. He only (goes) by bus when it (rains).
A: I (do not like) cycling. i always (walk) to school.
2)A: What __are __ you (doing)?
B: I ___am__ (answering) emails. Why?
A: I'd like to use the computer. We __are__ (doing)this project on Australian animals. I need to go on the Internet.
B: Use Dad's computer! He __is___ (not working).
2. Present simple and Continuous. Complete the sentences.
1. We usually ___do__ (not spend) our holidays at the seaside: I __am__ (going) hiking in the mountains and my brothers ___are___(looking for) holidays jobs abroad.
2. Ann __is___ (wearing) a lovely dress today. Where _does__ she (buy) her clothes?
3. My mum is a doctor. But she ___does__ (not work) in a hospital.
4. Tim can't talk to you now - he __is__ (having) a shower.
5. I usually (eat) muesli for breakfast but this morning I __am___ (having) eggs.