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11.05.2021 11:23 •  Английский язык

Вариант 3 1. They’ve a hostile takeover bid.
a) targeted​b) taken​c) launched​d) set up
2. Pen and paper is a thing of the .
a) times​b) minute​c) date​d) past
3. Could you just into my office later for a quick chat about something?
a) hop ​b) pop​c) walk​d) jump
4. I’m afraid the talk wasn’t really my kind of .
a) event​b) do ​c) thing​d) type
5. Some on the course complained about lunch.
a) parts​b) participants​c) participate​d) participation
6. They’ve decided to in outside help on this project.
a) take​b) give​c) come​d) bring
7. that you can’t deliver any sooner, we may ask for a discount.
a) Given​b) As ​c) Seen​d) So
8. We run a of cars that services local business.
a) garage​b) collection​c) fleet​d) herd
9. I see what you mean but here’s how it looks from my .
a) angle​b) view​c) situation ​d) sight
10. The bottom is that we can’t afford these proposals.
a) line ​b) floor​c) edge​d) side
11. They arrested him on the of fraud and insider trading.
a) reason​b) grounds ​c) law​d) aim
12. free to interrupt if you have any questions.
a) Be​ b) lease ​c) Think​d) Feel
13. The consultancy industry’s players collectively earned £4.6 billion last year.
a) front​b) ahead​c) leading​d) first
14. Would anyone like to get the ball with their thoughts on this?
a) turning​b) kicking​ c) throwing ​d) rolling

• Read the reference below.
• For each question choose the correct answer.

Reference for Melinda Kleeger
Melinda Kleeger joined us in 1999 as Assistant Office Manager. During her time in that post, she dealt mainly with work conditions, and made many changes to improve the working environment, such as better office layout and lighting, and better ventilation and air quality. We could not put all her ideas into practice, mainly because of cost, but staff conditions improved because of the changes which we did make. Our records show that time lost through illness and minor accidents went down after 1999, which must be due to the improvements that Melinda fought for.
In May 2002, the company created a new post: Health and Safety Officer. The post was advertised nationally. MsKleeger reached the short list of candidates to be interviewed, not because she was our employee, but because she was a strong candidate. She was easily the best-qualified in terms of experience, but she lacked qualifications specific to H&S. She got the job, but on the condition that she took a training course leading to the Health and Safety Diploma. She passed easily, and took up her new post in September 2002.
Her new duties gave her responsibility for H&S not only in administration, where she had worked until now, but also in new areas such as production and distribution. She is a quick learner and was soon making recommendations in the factory, including better safety clothing for operatives and better protective guards on dangerous machinery. An untidy workplace is a dangerous workplace, so she introduced new rules for keeping work areas clean and tidy. She changed the work rotes for operators of mobile equipment, making them take more frequent breaks to reduce accidents caused by tiredness.
Change is not always popular, but Melinda is very good with people. She has a wonderful ability to present her ideas in such a way that people come to believe that it was their idea in the first place! Once again, as a result of her work, loss of work time through accidents was reduced.
We are sorry to lose Melinda, but we understand that after six years with our company she is ready to take on greater responsibilities. We are happy to support her application.

1.​Why did the company not use some of Melinda's ideas?
A They were not very practical.
B The staff were against them.
C The company could not afford them.

2. ​One of the Melinda's improvements as Assistant Office Manager was to
A install air-conditioning.
B introduce more modern office machines.
C let staff personalize their work stations.

3. ​One result of Melinda's changes was that
A the staff worked much harder.
B the company could reduce the workforce.
C there were fewer staff absences.

4. ​Melinda got the job as Health and Safety Officer because
A she was already a member of the firm.
B she had a lot of experience in this area.
C she had a diploma in the subject.

5. ​One way Melinda tried to improve safety in the factory was by
A introducing safety clothing for factory workers.
B employing guards to check on dangerous equipment.
C making sure that work areas were kept clean.

6. ​In what way was Melinda 'good with people'?
A She could persuade people to accept in her ideas,
B She always listened carefully to what people had to say.
C People respected her because she knew her job very well.