Лексико-грамматическая контрольная работа № 4
По дисциплине «Иностранный язык»
для студентов заочного отделения факультета таможенного дела
(2 курс IV семестр)
Темы: 1. The TIR Convention.
2. Customs violations.
3. Customs mission.
4. World Customs Organization.
Грамматическая тема: Conditionals.
Вариант 7
Task I. Give the Russian equivalents of the following words.
1. storage
2. world community
3. criminal schemes
4. complex chemical composition
5. to protect revenue
6. purchase-and-sale transaction
7. uniform application
8. Customs Code
Task II. Give the synonyms of the following words.
1. national boundaries
2. most important function
3. to screen people and cargo
4. automobiles
5. up-to-date
6. terms of payment
7. identical goods
8. to improve the skills
Task III. Give the antonyms of the following words.
1. constantly
2. losses
3. to enter the country
4. overvaluation
5. to sell
6. at the bottom
7. negative effect
8. to conceal
Task IV. Insert “to” where necessary and translate the sentences into Russian.
1. They expect us ___ make considerable foreign exchange gains this year.
2. Goods can ___ be imported either for sale or for processing on the customs territory of the country.
3. Who is ___ blame for misrepresenting the goods in the declaration form?
4.Would you like ___ work at the Customs Investigation Department?
5. To put into operation this legal act is ___ facilitate foreign trade.
6. Customs management communicates with trade community ___ achieve compliance.
7. I saw the owner ___ remove the goods from the warehouse.
8. It’s a difficult task ___ modernize the Customs.
Task V. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Наркотики, порнографические материалы и оружие запрещены для ввоза в страну.
2. Учитывая необходимость борьбы с незаконным международным перемещением наркотиков и оружия, страны-члены ЕС исследуют пути расширения сотрудничества между таможенными и правоохранительными органами.
3. Введение запретов и ограничений в отношении перемещения некоторых категорий товаров через границу является средством для сохранения как вымирающих видов флоры и фауны, а так и природных запасов в целом.
4. Для таможенных органов очень важно сохранять равновесие между содействием развитию торговли и туризма и обеспечением соблюдения законов и правил.
Task VI. Complete the sentences, using -ing forms.
1. The work in this area requires...
2. It is urgent for Customs to overcome the problems when it comes to...
3. Duty assessment involves...
Task VII. Translate the text from English into Russian.
Russia Backs Pact to Save Wild Tigers
Russia and 13 Asian nations vowed to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, crack down on poaching that has devastated the big cats and prohibit the building of roads and bridges that could harm their habitats.
Tiger numbers in recent decades have plummeted because of human encroachment – with the loss of more than nine – tenths of their habitat – and poaching to supply a vibrant trade in tiger parts. From an estimated 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century, the number of tigers today is less than 3,500. Along with a target for doubling tiger population, governments committed to reduce poaching through beefed – up law enforcement. Countries also agreed to protect core tiger habitats as well as buffer zones and corridors that connect key sanctuaries and national parks.
Task VIII. Study the plan and render the newspaper article.
THE PLAN AND USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
FOR RENDERING THE ARTICLE
Give a summary of the article. State the main problem discussed in the article and mark off the passages of the article and the sentences that seem important to you. Point out the facts that turned out to be new for you. State what information in the article contradicts your views. Speak on the conclusion the author comes to. Express your own point of view on the problem discussed.
| The title of the article | The article is headlined … The headline of the article is … |
| The author of the article; where and when the article was published | The author of the article is … The article is written by … It was published in … |
| The main idea of the article | The article is about … The article is devoted to … The article deals with … The article focuses on … The main/central idea of the article is … The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on … |
| The contents of the article (facts, names, figures, etc.) | The article describes … According to the text … The author writes/ states/ points out that … Further the author reports /says that … In conclusion … The author comes to the conclusion that … |
| Your opinion of the article | To my mind … In my opinion … If you ask me … I found the article interesting/ important/ informative… |
Diplomat Accused Of Smuggling
by Kevin O’Flynn
A U.S. diplomat Louis O’Neill is being investigated by Domodedovo Airport police on suspicion of trying to smuggle 75 rare Soviet posters out of the country. He was stopped with five tubes stuffed with Soviet propaganda posters from the 1920s. When asked what he had in his suitcase, O’Neill said he only had personal belongings, a map and work documents.
The posters were confiscated, and O’Neill, who had diplomatic immunity, was allowed to fly out of Russia. The case has been classified as a smuggling attempt. The crime is punishable by up to seven years in prison and 1 million ruble fine (about $38,600).
The detained posters included ones “that had museum value and were national treasures”, Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Anyone traveling with artworks is required to apply for a permit to take it out the country, said a spokesman for the Federal Service for Media Law Compliance and Cultural Heritage, the government agency that decides whether artwork or antiques are allowed out of the country.
Among the posters in O’Neill’s case were works by artists Dmitry Moor and Viktor Deni, Soviet artists who made some of the most famous propaganda posters of the 1920s. One of the most famous Moor’s posters is the one that shows a Red Army soldier pointing out of the poster with the question “Have You Signed Up as a Volunteer?” underneath.
It is difficult to estimate how much the posters might be worth. The value depends on the poster’s condition and how rare it is. Prices can range from $100 to $1,000, though one poster was sold at Sovkom recently for $5,000. The investigator said O’Neill had been planning to sell the posters, worth up to $100,000.
“I have a diplomatic passport, so let’s not search me, O’Neill said when stopped at the airport. “I want to sit on the plane and finish eating my apple.” O’Neill called the accident a provocation when he flew back to Chisinau.
(THE MOSCOW TIMES)