Г) a continuous form of the verb. * State the category of the -ing form:

* State the category of the -ing form:

He sat in an armchair looking at the fire.

А) a participle

б) a gerund

в) a verbal noun

г) a continuous form of the verb

* State the category of the -ing form:

We had a lot of fun going to the zoo.

а) a participle

Б) a gerund

в) a verbal noun

г) a continuous form of the verb

* State the category of the -ing form:

I am tired of being treated like a kid.

а) a participle

Б) a gerund

в) a verbal noun

г) a continuous form of the verb

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

The report blames poor safety standards … the accident.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

The professor has been accused … stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

The company isn’t capable … handling an order that large.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

We are fully committed … Equal Opportunity policies.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Our company has a commitment … quality and customer service.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Have you been making regular contributions … a pension plan?

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Robson strongly objected … the terms of the contract.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

They are prohibited … revealing details about the candidates.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

He insisted … checking everything himself.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

People give many different reasons … wanting to change jobs.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

I’m filling … for Joe for a few days.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Too many young people are still … the public dole in the US.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Millions of people have been laid … in the steel industry.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

She applied … a job with the local manufacturing company.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

He works … a law firm.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

She works … a consultant for a design company.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

The studies were undertaken by people working … oil industry.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Learning a language isn’t easy. You have to work … improving.

* Fill in the correct preposition if necessary:

Would you mind standing in … me for a while?

* Match the definition with the term:

A product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there, or the business of doing this.

а) barter

Б) import

в) export

г) exchange

* Match the definition with the term:

A market where one kind of money is traded for a different kind of money.

а) international market

б) domestic market

В) foreign exchange market

г) currency market

* Match the definition with the term:

One’s income before paying taxes.

а) net income

Б) gross income

в) aggregate income

г) median income

* Match the definition with the term:

The process when individuals leaving the job postpone finding a new one.