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I. Chose the right variant. (20 баллов)
1. Financial management in a ? firm doesn’t differ from that of a large firm.
a) small                          b) tiny                    c) modern
2. The owner-manager of a small firm must rely on trade credit, bank financing and personal equity to  the business.
a) promote      b) finance              c) advertise
3. Every organization must manage its work, people, processes, technology, in order to ? its effectiveness.
a)   emphasize         b)  dramatize        c) maximize
4. The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the position he or she occupies in its
a) hierarchy                   b) company ladder                     c)  office
5. Managers are responsible for leading  the people under them, who are called ?
a) workers                           b) subordinates                         c) directors
6. The company has built a grand ? as a permanent symbol of its power.
a) corporate ladder               b) corporate culture               c) corporate logo
7. The economy is growing and ? are rising.
a) corporate headquarters                   b) corporate image                    c) corporate ladder
8. In the US, the top position may be that of chairman, chairwoman or ?
a) president                  b) prime-minister                   c) manager
9. Their ?is expanding rapidly. They now have over 5,000 employees.
a) glory                                b) staff                           c) power
10. We are a small group in the Research and ?Department.
a) Marketing                    b) Sales                c) Development
II. Put the right word or word combination in the gaps. (20 баллов)
reducing, demands, performance, effective ,  workforce, competitive, persuasive , objectives, subsidiary, interview
1. In any business, it is important that managers should be ?
2. They must be able to achieve their ?
3. The problem is that there are so many pressures on managers? their efficiency.
4. The manager must constantly respond to the ?that others make on his time.
5. The ? manager will spend more time working with their subordinates in order to try to convince them of the benefits of the decision that have been made.
6. I am pleased to report that the financial ………………….. of our company has been excellent.
7. Te market place for our products continues to be highly ?
8. Unfortunately, we had to close down our Antwerp ?
9. It resulted in 2% cut in our ?
10. This week I ?candidates for the top jobs in Slovakia.
III. Answer the following questions. (10 баллов)
1. In your culture, how usual it is to see young people in managing positions?
2. What do people generally think of young managers?
3. What challenges do young managers face, compared to older ones?
4. What is the difference between business and big business?
5. What types of corporations do you know?
IV.  Fill in the gaps with the verb in the right form. (30 баллов)
1. You can __(borrow) my car. I __ (not/need) it at the moment.
2.
V. Read the text and say whether the following statements are true or false. (20 баллов)
Apple is probably the most well-known company when it comes to the making of technology that is cutting