Fill in the words. Then ask and answer. 1)How...snow...there in March? 2)How... rainy days...there in November? 3)How...snow... there in August?

introductory textbooks on Economics begin by posing the question, “What is Economics about? Although Economics is a vast subject and precise definitions are usually try complex, it is not a difficult matter to give a simple and sensible answer to the basic question. Economics is essentially a study of the ways in which people apply their knowledge, skills, and efforts to the gifts of nature in order to satisfy their material wants.
Economics limits itself to the study of the material aspects of live, and while it is true that man cannot live by bread alone, it is equally true that he cannot live without it. An underlying problem in economics is that of survival and we must examine how people have solved or are trying to solve this problem. In the more advanced countries this may seem a very remote problem — few people, if any, are conscious of a life or death struggle for existence. In many other
countries, however, the continuity of human existence is by no means assured — starvation is a very real prospect for millions of human beings.
Even in the prosperous, economically advanced countries there is an aspect of survival which attracts little or no attention from those of us fortunate enough to live in these areas. This is our relative helplessness as «economic» indi-viduals. The Indian peasants have an extremely low standard of living, yet, left completely to their own devices, they can survive. Such people have the abilities to sustain life without outside assistance. A large percentage of the human race still lives in very small self-sufficient peasant communities. These people experience great poverty, but they can provide on an individual basis, for their own survival. They have a degree of economic independence.
If we now turn to the inhabitants of New York, London, or any other great metropolitan area we must observe the opposite situation — a high standard of living together with an extreme economic dependence. The inhabitants of cities are totally incapable of providing for themselves, directly, the means of their survival. They could not feed themselves, or build their own houses. Such people depend, each and every day of their lives, on the efforts and cooperation of many thousands of specialist workers. In industrialized societies a high standard of living is possible only if the organized cooperation of large numbers of people can be guaranteed. In the economically developed countries we are rich, not as individuals, but only as members of a complex economic organization.

вот два вопроса, на которые необходимо ответить:

1)What do most introductory books on Economics begin by?
2)What does it limit itself to?

(1) Fill in the blank with the correct word. Use is, are + some
1. There … cereal in the cabinet. 2. There … eggs in the refrigerator. 3. There … cookies in the cabinet. 4. There … bananas on the counter. 5. There … rice in the refrigerator. 6. There … bread on the counter. 7. There … oranges on the counter. 8. There … apples in the basket. 9. There … peanut butter in the cabinet. 10. There …donuts on the counter. 11. There … coffee in the cup.

I have ... interesting English magazines to read.
He took... mone and went to the cinema.
Have you got ... pen here?
They haven`t got ... mistakes in this word.
Have you got ... new books?
Tonight I will have ... free time.

1) I want (go) walking with her
2) I expected (get) an excellent mark
3) She might (stay) there for some days
4) We cannot (do) that!
5) Would you please (open) window?
6) Why not (look for) some food?
7) Ok, I will see if there is something (eat)
8) I am happy (see) you!
9) She rushed there, only (find) he had gone several minutes before
10) It took her 4 minutes (fill) in the blanks

1. There … a lot of students in this room yesterday
a) are
b) were
c) was
2. We ….3-4 lessons at the university every day.
a) has
b) had
c) have
3. It …sunny and warm tomorrow.
a) was
b) will be
c) is
4. My friends … at the university now.
a) are
b) were
c) will be
5. There are a lot new computers … this room /
a) at
b) on
c) in
6. They… an English article now.
a) are reading
b) will be reading
c) read
7. The workers … the new machinery when the head engineer came in.
a) were installing
b) was installing
c) installed
8. His brother…. the Technological University last year.
a) does enter
b) entered
c) did not enter
9. …. speaks English in your group well?
a) which
b) who
c) whose
10. My brother and his wife rent (сдают)…. old flat.
a) us
b) their
c) they
11. I and my friend are translating a new text now. … is very long.
a) this
b) that
c) it
12. The mathematics is … subject for me.
a) difficult
b) the most difficult
c) difficulter
13. Our group ….already …. to the university.
a) came
b) was coming
c) has come
14. By this time yesterday our chief … all the documents.
a) looked through
b) has looked through
c) had looked through
15. He went …..the room.
a) into
b) in
c) at
16. The new books … by the students in the library yesterday.
a) took
b) are taken
c) were taken
17. We … never … to England.
a) had been
b) have been
c) were
18. My dad …….the new car by the end of the month.
a) will buy
b) will have bought
c) buy
19. The new programs …..just ….by our engineers.
a) have downloaded
b) have been downloaded
c) download
20. This building is… than that one.
a) old
b) the oldest
c) older

2. Fill in the gaps with the correct variant:

1. I don’t have neighbours behind the walls because I live in a … house.
a. terraced
b. detached
c. semi-detached
2. Students studying for a Master’s degree are called … .
a. post-graduates
b. undergraduates
c. graduates
3. Teachers guiding students in British Universities are … .
a. supervisors
b. advisors
c. tutors
4. I’m studying part-time and I’m an/a … student.
a. full-time
b. external
c. internal
5. One has to study 3 years to … a Ph.D. degree.
a. award
b. achieve
c. receive
6. Right now I’m… a course in Applied Mathematics.
a. taking
b. getting
c. visiting
7. Human-factors engineering deals with….
a. efficiency
b. safety
c. quantity of workers
8. “to bring about” means …
a. to receive
b. to introduce
c. to carry
9. It’s a … building with tiled roof.
a. two-stairs
b. two-storied
c. two-floor
10. Electronic con¬trols enable AC motors … at variable speeds
a. to run
b. to go
c. to move