25. Choose the appropriate variants (a, b, e) to complete the text. The Pony Express Around 1850 the USA began to grow rapidly. New 1. a was added to the country. The 2. California brought thousands of 3. coast. The USA 4. The trip between the east and California took about a month. When the mail finally arrived, it was very old. Then, in 1869 the Pony Ex- press began. It had 400 horses, 80 riders, and 18 stations. The stations were about ten mi- les 6. to the west service had a big 5. Riders went as as twenty-five miles hour from one sta- tion to the next. At each 7.station a new horse was ready. Within a minute the rider was off again. The mail was 9. Around the same time the telegraph was invented. In 1861 a telegraph line was built across the country. Is took the news from the east only an hour to 10. California. So the Pony Express ended just 18 months after it had begun. within eight days. 1. a. land 2. a. invention 3. a. settlers 4. a. postage b. find b. eitizens b. postal b. problem b. away b. rapid b. per b. fetched c. ground c. discovery c. passengers c. letter c. task c. between c. fast c. in c. delivered c. arrive 6. a. apart 7. quick 8. a. a 9. a. taken 10. a. reach b. come

To the north of Edinburgh and Glasgow are the Highlands of Scotland: mountains with few trees, wild (1) deer and many sheep. It`s one of the most (2) picturesque parts in the world. Highlanders, the people of the area, are very (3) devoted to their country with its (4) modest beauty, through it is not so (5) striking as other places in Britain. Most of the these people are farmers and fishermen. Scotland does a lot fish (6) trading. On the small islands to the north and west Scotland there are fishing and farming villages. The houses in the villages look (7) prosperous but they have to be strong enough to keep people warm in winter when cold winds blow from the sea.

1. Marketing researches business activities connected with the flow of goods services from producers to consumers. (Маркетинг исследует предпринимательскую деятельность, связанную с транспортировкой товаров от производителя к потребителю.)
а) What does marketing research? (Что исследует маркетинг?)
b) Marketing doesn't research business activities connected with the flow of goods services from producers to consumers. (Маркетинг не исследует предпринимательскую деятельность, связанную с движением товаров от производителя к потребителю.)
2. Accounting will help the company to evaluate its current financial position. (Отчётность компании давать оценку её текущему финансовому положению.)
a) What will accounting help the company with? (Чем отчётность компании?)
b) Accounting will not help the company to evaluate its current financial position. (Отчётность не компании давать оценку её текущему финансовому положению.)
3. Large-scale organizations have developed. (Развились крупномасштабные организации.)
a) What have large-scale organizations done? (Что сделали крупномасштабные организации?)
b) Large-scale organizations have not developed. (Крупномасштабные организации не развились.)
4. Everybody is looking for this file. (Все ищут эту папку.)
a) Is anybody looking for this file? (Кто-нибудь ищет эту папку?)
b) Nobody is looking for this file. (Никто не ищет эту папку.)
5. He followed the lawyer's advice. (Он последовал совету юриста.)
a) Did he follow the lawyer's advice? (Он последовал совету юриста?)
b) He did not follow the lawyer's advice. (Он не последовал совету юриста.)
6. We had to point out that the goods were shipped with a delay of a week. (Нам пришлось указать, что товар был погружен на корабль с задержкой в неделю.)
a) What did we have to point out? (Что нам пришлось указать?)
b) We did not have to point out that the goods were shipped with a delay of a week.(Нам не пришлось указывать то, что товар был погружен на корабль с задержкой в неделю.)
7. The Seller can agree with your decision. (Продавец может согласиться с вашим решением.)
a) Can the seller agree with your decision? (Может ли продавец согласиться с вашим решением?)
b) The seller cannot agree with your decision. (Продавец не может согласиться с вашим решением.)