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Английский язык. Тесты для экономистов и менеджеров (2020 год)
English language. Tests for economists and managers
What is the right way to address a person in a business letter?
-: Darling….
-: Dear…
-: Sir…
-: Hello…
Which variant is stylistically correct for business communication?
-: We want you to cooperate with us.
-: Guys, long cooperation is what we need.
-: You must cooperate with us.
-: We are looking forward to long and successful cooperation.
“Could I speak to Mr. Johnson?” Which reply to this phrase will be stylistically correct?
-: I’m afraid not. He is away.
-: Absolutely not. He is not in.
-: No. Not now.
-: Get out! He is not here.
“Why did you leave your former job?” Which answer to such a question at a job interview would be stylistically correct?
-: It was not worthy of a professional like me.
-: I felt it was not challenging enough for me.
-: It was awful and boring.
-: I got sick and tired of it.
Which form of request is stylistically correct for business communication?
-: I want you to do … for me.
-: Just do … for me.
-: You must do … for me.
-: Could you do me a service and ….
“Why would you like to get a job in our company?” Which answer to such a question at a job interview would be stylistically correct?
-: I would like to further my career and progress in a rapidly developing company like yours.
-: I love your company so I want to work here.
-: It is quite normal that such a smart man like me is applying for a job in a developing company.
-: When I was born I already knew I would work in your company.
Which variant is stylistically correct for business communication?
-: Must we be waiting still?
-: What the devil do we have to be waiting still?
-: Need we waste our precious time waiting still?
-: Is it worth waiting still?
Which variant of disagreement is stylistically correct for business communication?
-: I do not believe so.
-: Million times not.
-: You are absolutely wrong.
-: No. I say no.
Which variant of request for information is stylistically correct for business communication?
-: It is you who will tell me...
-: Could you tell me...
-: I need to know...
-: Tell me….
Which continuation of negotiations will be stylistically correct if you the price is not acceptable for you?
-: If you reconsider the price we could get progress in our talks.
-: With such a price you do not have even the smallest chance.
-: It is strange you think we could agree on such a price.
-: Until you think over the price do not disturb us.
Which is the most correct way to refuse to talk in business communication?
-: Sorry, at the moment I cannot allocate time for communication.
- Sorry, now I am busy and cannot communicate.
- Sorry, currently I do not have time for talks.
- Sorry, I am too busy to talk now.
Which is the most correct way to say in business communication?
-: Could I expect a pay rise next year?
- Will you give me a pay rise next year?
- Will I get a pay rise next year?
- Can I hope for a pay rise next year?
Which is the most correct way to answer the question “Can I take a leave tomorrow?”
-: Do, please.
- Yes, you can.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
Which is the most correct way to say in business communication?
-: It would be highly appreciated if you came earlier.
- You'd better come earlier.
- It will be better for you to come earlier.
- We want you to come earlier.
Which is the most correct way to decline an offer in business communication?
-: Sorry, but we find your offer absolutely unacceptable.
- Sorry, but your offer is absolutely unacceptable.
- Sorry, but what you are offering is absolutely unacceptable.
- Sorry, but you are offering rubbish.
Which is the most correct way to make a reproach in business communication?
-: Please, don't interfere in others' business.
- Please, don't get into others' business.
- Please, mind your own business.
- Please, let others do their own business.
Which is the most correct way to say in business communication?
- I believe I am experienced enough to cope without a tutor.
-: I believe I have got enough experience to cope without a tutor.
- I believe I do not need a tutor thanks to my experience.
- I believe a tutor for an experienced person like me is absolutely unnecessary.
Which is the most correct way to refuse to talk in business communication?
-: I'd rather say nothing on this matter.
- I am not going to tell anything on this matter.
- I will keep silent as to this matter.
- I would not like to tell anything on this matter.
Which is the most correct way to ask information if you realize there are not so many chances that the addressed person knows it?
-: Do you happen to know…
- Don't you know…
- Do you accidentally know…
- Do you know by chance …
Which is the most correct way to say?
- Will you join us for dinner?
-: Would you join us for dinner?
- Won't you join us for dinner?
- Aren't you going to join us for dinner?
What are correct variants of ending a business letter?
-: Truly yours…
-: Sincerely yours…
-: Faithfully yours…
-: Good-bye
What are correct variants of introducing to a person in business communication?
-: Meet John Walker, my ex-colleague.
-: This is John Walker, my ex-colleague.
-: This is the guy with whom I worked, John Walker.
-: Have a look at my ex-colleague, John Walker.
What are stylistically correct variants of speaking about salary if you are asked to tell how much you would like to earn?
-: It would be fair if I had … per month.
-: Definitely not less than … per month.
-: Who would work for less than … per month?
-: I think, I could expect … per month.
What are stylistically correct variants of asking if you have to be present at the conference?
-: Must I be present?
-: Is my presence necessary?
-: Should I be present?
-: Do you need me there?
What are stylistically correct variants of asking a person to talk without others listening to your conversation?
-: I need to talk with you but only without them.
-: Could I have a word with you.
-: Could I have a confidential talk with you.
-: I want to talk to you when they go out
What are stylistically correct variants of telling that you are not into the matter?
-: I do not have the slightest idea of what you are asking.
-: This is far not my strong point.
-: I am afraid I am not too competent in it.
-: How can I know?
What are polite replies to a complaint?
-: I will do my best to solve the problem the soonest possible.
-: It is luck for you to have me. I will solve your problem.
-: You needn’t worry. The problem is going to be solved soon.
-: Thanks to me this problem will be solved.
Choose words that characterize a specialist positively.
-: underachieving
-: ambitious
-: persistent
-: competent
What are stylistically correct variants of asking an interviewee to tell about themselves?
-: Could you tell us your background.
-: We need to know all about you.
-: Your background would be interesting for us.
-: We wish to know who and what you are.
What are stylistically correct variants of directing a discussion if someone is speaking about irrelevant things?
-: Do not tell us all these things.
-: We do not need to know all these things.
-: I am afraid you are a bit off the point.
-: Could you stick to the point, please.
Rules of behavior that are based on the idea what is morally good or bad are called ________________.
The rules that indicate proper and polite behavior in a particular social group are called ______________.
Mutual or reciprocal action or influence is called ____________.
A system of beliefs and behaviours that determine how an organization's workers and management interact and handle outside business transactions is called _______________.
Match interviewer's questions with candidate's answer
1: I think you can offer me a chance to fulfill my ambitions of professional growth.
2: Having successfully worked for 3 years I understood it was not challenging anymore.
3: I hope to have proved myself as a good and reliable specialist by that time.
4: I think it is all people sharing the same ideas and ready to make a contribution to its realization.
Match candidate's questions and interviewer's answer
1: During the probation period the company will pay 70% of the sum determined in the job ad.
2: Beside traditional social package not. But we have a very flexible bonus system.
3: We stick to traditional nine-to-five schedule. If you live far ten-to-six is also possible.
4: Normally not. But there are cases when employees work from home when the task is urgent and requires concentration.
Match greetings with the speech style:
1: Hi
2: Hello
3: Good afternoon
4: How do you do
S Read the text and answer the questions.
Small talk is eventually more important than you many people believe. Though a low status is awarded to it, we make use of it every day. It can be seen as the basis of many people’s everyday welfare, both in career and private life. We often do not pay attention that our small talk creates a good atmosphere at the start of a meeting. Small talk represents a technique of talking, a way to make contact with other people, and maintain it with friends, colleagues, and business partners.
Small talk is the first stage in the structure of a conversation. At the small-talk stage we aim to create a good atmosphere for the person we want to make contact with. It is all about leading the potential conversational partner to want to progress to the next stage. If the second stage is reached, you are most likely talking about a common reference topic.
You should also keep in mind, that it is important for you to be able to take the initiative to generate small talk and get a conversation going. But once talking is under way, it is even more important that you are able to keep silent and listen.
How is usually small talk estimated?
-: underestimated
-: overestimated
-: duly estimated
-: not mentioned
S What place does small talk traditionally occupy in the structure of a conversation?
-: first stage
-: second stage
-: ending
-: not mentioned
S What region is small talk mostly used in?
-: America
-: Western Europe
-: Mediterranean countries
-: not mentioned
S What effect does small talk mostly have?
-: economic
-: historic
-: psychological
-: technical
What does small talk usually lead to?
-: disagreement
-: parting
-: common topic
-: agreement
S The main foreign language competences traditionally intended to be formed include the following.
Communicative competence as a structure of the components below:
1) Linguistic competence, which implies accurate use of language means according to the norm (grammatical, lexical, phonetic and stylistic).
2) Socio-linguistic competence, which implies skillfully choosing these means in the context of the present communicative situation in a certain cultural environment.
3) Social competence, which implies readiness for interaction with representatives of other cultures.
4) Discursive competence, which supposes rhetoric and argumentation skills.
Interactive competence as an ability and readiness to use a foreign language in collective activity in the process of social interaction for achieving professional goals.
Informational competence as an ability and readiness to study, elicit, analyze and critically treat information, assessing its validity, theoretical and practical use.
Which competence has a complex structure?
-: informational
-: interactive
-: communicative
-: not mentioned
S Which competence is the most difficult to form?
-: informational
-: interactive
-: communicative
-: not mentioned
S Which competence is the most needed for gathering material for a thesis from English sources?
-: informational
-: interactive
-: communicative
-: not mentioned
S Which competence is the most needed for people to reach a common goal in a professional activity together?
-: informational
-: interactive
-: communicative
-: not mentioned
Which competence of the following is a part of a broader competence?
-: informational
-: discursive
-: communicative
-: interactive
S Read the following job interview.
- Thank you for coming. Your CV has really attracted our attention. Could you tell us it in more detail?
- I am still eager to learn by only from professional practice. I obtained my bachelor degree in 2013 in Moscow State University, where I majored in economics.
- What made you change your educational trajectory slightly and choose management as a master’s programme?
- Well, I suppose management is more practical. In is linked to psychology, sociology drawing a lot upon these sciences because according to modern understanding management should be ultimately oriented to human needs.
- What was the theme of your thesis?
- I dedicated it to the system of perfecting client service in a multinational company.
- You mentioned good language skills in your CV. Did you use them at work?
- Yes I am a competent English and German user.
- Well, you have got a proven track record that sets you apart from many young candidates. We could offer you a position of a senior client manager. What are your salary expectations?
- I believe it’s fair for me to expect experience and education based remuneration.
- So do I. We can offer a basic salary of 50.000 roubles gross. Besides we have a flexible system of bonuses based mostly on client’s assessment. In total you income can reach 60.000-70.000 rouble.
- That is quite good for the beginning. Could you show me my potential workplace?
- Ok, I will call my secretary and she will take you around our client department.
Did the parties agree on employment?
-: finally yes
-: no
-: yes from the very beginning of the dialogue
-: unclear from the text
S What was the candidate’s level of education?
-: bachelor
-: master
-: PhD
-: without education
S What did the candidate major in?
-: History and Philosophy
-: Management and Economics
-: Chemistry and Biology
-: Linguistics and Journalism
S What was candidate’s scientific interest?
-: economic theory
-: client service
-: macroeconomics
-: finance and credit
S What was candidate’s experience?
-: huge experience
-: decent experience
-: no experience
-: not mentioned
Where did the candidate get education?
-: St. Petersburg
-: Moscow
-: London
-: not mentioned
S Read the following polylog.
- Oh, John! I’m so pleased to meet you! What are you doing here!
- Steve! It’s good to have you here. I am waiting for my colleagues. You may have seen them… Oh, one is coming.
- Hello!
- Peter, I’d like you to meet Steve, my old friend.
- You are Steve Smith, you worked in the National Bank in IT department six years ago, didn’t you?
- I am indeed! And you must be Peter Collins from Global British Bank.
- Yes, that is it. But I do not work there anymore.
- What about coffee while we are waiting for Mark and Tom?
- No, thanks. I have already had one.
- Then I will leave you two to get acquainted.
- I hardly recognised you, Peter! Only six years... But it seems ages…
- You don’t say so! Snowed up with work we forget the past soon.
- Do you mind me asking why you left the Bank.
- Oh, it is so simple! I got a more lucrative and prospective offer.
- What have you been up to lately? Are you still working in the National Bank?
- Yes but two years ago I was promoted to the head of IT when our previous boss moved to Berlin.
- Look, John is coming and Mark with him.
- Steve, sorry we have to leave you. Our conference starts in two ours. We need to prepare. Tom will join us just before the start; he has just called me not to wait for him. Would you like to join us there tomorrow if you are busy today?
- Time permitting, I will join you. I will call tomorrow to make sure.
- OK, hope to see you tomorrow!
How many people met?
-: 2
-: 3
-: 4
-: 5
S How many women participated in the talk?
-: 0
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
S Where did the colleagues invite Steve to?
-: conference
-: corporate party
-: picnic
-: football match
S Why did Peter leave the Bank?
-: he got a better offer
-: he was sacked
-: he was tired of work
-: he doesn’t know himself
What sphere did the colleagues work in?
-: psychology
-: journalism
-: medicine
-: economics
S As English needs singular gender-neutral pronouns there is no way to fully avoid them. They are required when we need to mention an unspecified person whose gender is unknown. Although rewording such sentences is possible, this results in unnatural-sounding constructions.
The traditional option is the one that now prevails in much formal writing. It is to use he or she, him or her, himself or herself, and his or her. This approach is conventional now but not a permanent solution. The unwieldiness of the phrases goes against the modern trend of the language, which is toward laconicity. The modern option is to move beyond the old view that their, them, themselves, and they cannot function as singular pronouns and to embrace them in this use. Most important, the singular their, them, themselves, and they are already widely used, and have been widely used for centuries. Many English speakers use them unconsciously without even questioning the practice until someone calls attention to it. In fact, the supposed problem of English’s lack of singular gender-neutral pronouns has already been solved..
Which is the traditional option to refer to a person whose sex is unknown?
-: reword the sentence
-: they
-: he or she
-: not mentioned
S Which is the modern option to refer to a person whose sex is unknown?
-: reword the sentence
-: they
-: he or she
-: not mentioned
S Referring to a person with unknown sex with help of “he or she” is typical for …
-: formal writing
-: oral speech
-: belles-lettres style
-: not mentioned
S Which variation of English most typically uses “they” for a single person?
-: British
-: American
-: Canadian
-: not mentioned
The trend of modern English is …
-: laconicity
-: rewording
-: long structures
-: not mentioned
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: tourism
-: voter
-: elections
-: campaign
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: Parliament
-: House of Commons
-: House of Lords
-: Cabinet of ministers
Which branch of power does not exist?
-: judicial
-: legislative
-: managerial
-: executive
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: economics
-: politology
-: psychology
-: business
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: management
-: HR
-: supreme Court
-: corporate culture
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: cash flow
-: credit
-: financing
-: motivation
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: education
-: Army
-: healthcare
-: business
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: democrat
-: bureaucrat
-: communist
-: liberal
Which of the four words is logically odd?
-: salary
-: wages
-: income
-: tax
Which of the following words does not denote a managerial position in a company?
-: director
-: head of department
-: senior specialist
-: chief executive officer
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: Life expectancy has considerably risen over the last two centuries.
- Average life has considerably risen over the last two centuries.
- Average period of life considerably risen over the last two centuries.
- The number of years of life expectancy has considerably risen over the last two centuries.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: One of the most successful solicitors is going to take up his case.
- One of the most successful advocates is going to take up his case.
- One of the most famous lawyers is going to take up his case.
- One of the most successful jurists is going to take up his case.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: A growing number of employers are offering flexible hours nowadays.
- A growing number of employers are offering flexible schedule nowadays.
- More and more employers are offering flexible hours nowadays.
- A growing number of employers are giving flexible hours nowadays.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: What factor is going to be decisive in the approaching pre-electoral campaign?
- What factor is going to be the strongest in the approaching pre-electoral campaign?
- What factor is going to be the biggest in the approaching pre-electoral campaign?
- What factor is going to be the heaviest in the approaching pre-electoral campaign?
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: I would have never thought this young manager could cope with this assignment alone.
- I should have never thought this young manager could cope with this assignment alone.
- I could have never thought this young manager could cope with this assignment alone.
- I couldn’t think this young manager could cope with this assignment alone.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: A new corruption scandal forced resignation of several statesmen.
- A new scandal in corruption forced resignation of several statesmen.
- A new scandal of corruption forced resignation of several statesmen.
- A new scandal with corruption forced resignation of several statesmen.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: The royal family is going to be present at the solemnity.
- The family of the Queen is going to be present at the solemnity.
- The Queen and her relatives are going to be present at the solemnity.
- The Queen’s family is going to be present at the solemnity.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: Corporateness is a growing trend of western professional world.
- Corporateness is a growing tendency of western professional world.
- Corporateness is a growing marker of western professional world.
- Corporateness is a growing symbol of western professional world.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: In a mixed economy both market forces and government decisions determine which goods and services are produced and how they are distributed.
- In a mixed economy both market forces and government decisions direct which goods and services are produced and how they are distributed.
- In a mixed economy both market forces and government decisions say which goods and services are produced and how they are distributed.
- In a mixed economy both market forces and government decisions signal which goods and services are produced and how they are distributed.
Which is the most correct variant to say?
-: A new leisure center for the retired has recently opened in our neighborhood.
- A new leisure center for retired people has recently opened in our neighborhood.
- A new leisure center for retirees has recently opened in our neighborhood.
- A new leisure center for retired persons has recently opened in our neighborhood.
Which of the words denote economical terms?
-: defendant
-: incrimination
-: deflation
-: outsourcing
Which of the words denote HR terms?
-: decomposition
-: currency
-: overstaffing
-: curriculum vitae
Which of the words denote political terms?
-: ballot
-: understaffing
-: pre-election
-: opposition
Which of the words denote social terms?
-: life expectancy
-: birth rate
-: marginalization
-: penal code
Which of the words denote economical terms?
-: personality
-: reimbursement
-: fund
-: mortgage
Which of the words denote HR terms?
-: workstation
-: interviewee
-: attorney
-: reporting line
Which of the words denote political terms?
-: party
-: bailiff
-: shadow cabinet
-: grassroots
Which of the words denote social terms?
-: mechanization
-: family
-: transformation
-: computerization
Which of the words are terms?
-: computer
-: computerization
-: compute
-: computerize
Which countries have red on their flags?
-: Slovenia
-: Macedonia
-: Hungary
-: Bosnia
The largest country is Western Europe is __________________.
Preliminary elections inside a party are called (in one word) _______________.
The action of repaying a person who has spent or lost money is called ______________.
An excessive number of staff in a company is called _______________.
S Imagine you call a company and ask to speak to the director and receive an answer “we do not have one”. Would you be astonished? In fact most people would. We are accustomed to corporate hierarchy but a trend towards flat structures is growing currently, which means fewer or no middle managers and consequently fewer people to report to.
In boss-free organisations every employee has the same status and the same salary. There the ethos is that even though workers can volunteer to shoulder responsibility in this area or that, nobody will be ultimately in charge all the same. Many workers would dream of ditching managers but such a system has its own disadvantages as well. When everyone has equal rights in decision-making working meetings become long and at times really hot because issues need to be thrashed out. Sticking to the agenda and clear objective is the only condition of their productivity. Though no-one at the helm sounds a bit radical there is a general tendency nowadays towards flatter organizations with fewer middle managers and easier reporting lines. Whether it will lead to further elimination of bosses, directors, supervisors etc. on the whole is difficult to predict now. (from BBC Capital)
How is organizational structure with no formal boss called in management?
-: flat
-: thin
-: narrow
-: not mentioned
S What are further prospects of structures with no formal leader in management?
-: positive
-: negative
-: unclear
-: not mentioned
S Where are structures with no formal leader most popular?
-: in Russia
-: in England
-: in America
-: not mentioned
S What is the condition of productivity in structures with no formal leader?
-: fun and cheerful atmosphere
-: sticking to the agenda and clear objective
-: iron discipline
-: not mentioned
The process of decision-making in such companies is generally …
-: longer
-: louder
-: friendlier
-: not mentioned
S Paradoxically in our economically and technologically accelerating world taking a sabbatical is more and more often considered a norm rather than manifestation of weakness. In fact taking time off in the bloom of the career is an unfathomable dream for a great number of employees even if they have enough means to live on without work. Though in the corporate world it is an ambiguous issue still, so making such a decision means weighing in all general pros and cons and taking into account attitudes of your higher-ups. The latter is very personal in every case.
Companies becoming open to the idea and shortening periods of job-change make a lengthy sabbatical if not a common thing but at least hardly an exception. Understanding the value of living the life you want can liberate you professionally and help you reach new heights. Recruiters mention that they see more and more young professionals opting for a sabbatical midway in their careers.
(from BBC Capital)
What is the traditional social attitude to a mid-career break?
-: definitely positive
-: definitely negative
-: unimaginable
-: not mentioned
S What are the conditions leading to taking sabbaticals as something normal?
-: shorter periods of job-change
-: more people who could afford not to work
-: fewer good specialists in labour market
-: not mentioned
S Where are sabbaticals most popular?
-: Europe
-: Asia
-: America
-: not mentioned
S What generation is the most likely to taking sabbaticals?
-: young
-: middle-aged
-: elderly
-: not mentioned
From the corporate point of view taking a sabbatical is …
-: highly advisable
-: highly inadvisable
-: personal in every case
-: not mentioned
S Seeking a job in today’s competitive world long ago turned into a science. Still little attention is paid to the question of parting with a job and it is underestimated. At first sight everything is obviou if an employee does not want to stay at the current place anymore he or she can change it. But the question is where to find motivation if you know you won’t be working with this company soon.
A demotivated worker is more than useless for a company. They are harmful as demotivation spreads across the office influencing other employees and tempting them to reconsider their own attitudes to work. The nature of the issue is dual: how to find motivation for a worker and how to manage them in this case. Even possible being dismissed is not a threat as it is going to be done voluntarily. (BBC Capital)
What does staying at work with definite desire to leave it soon lead to?
-: motivation
-: demotivation
-: conflict
-: not mentioned
S What is the most difficult problem with demotivated workers?
-: motivating and managing them
-: finding them a new place of work
-: paying them
-: not mentioned
S Where does the mentioned problem most often arise?
-: America
-: Europe
-: Asia
-: not mentioned
S How is the mentioned problem traditionally estimated?
-: exaggerated
-: underestimated
-: duly estimated
-: not mentioned
Why is demotivation so harmful from management viewpoint?
-: company has to pay money to inefficiently working people
-: demotivation spreads making other workers reconsider their attitudes
-: it leads to conflicts immediately
-: not mentioned
S Modern technologies make office work accessible practically from everywhere. Staying at office from 9 to 5 is not necessary anymore. However having an opportunity to finish up current tasks later in the evening after a rest many feel guilty about it, so loose schedule has a hidden psychological effect that undermine our calm and confidence. Researches show that flexible work leads to a permanent state of guilt. Even meeting all deadlines and coping with the work perfectly many feel need to show they are pulling their weight as if to justify being allowed to come to office irregularly.
It turns out that on average those with working-time freedom actually work more overtime than their nine-to-five colleagues. In fact the more control you have over where and when you work the more you worry when you are not at work. (from BBC Capital)
The issue outlined in this extract is mainly …
-: financial
-: legal
-: psychological
-: not mentioned
S Flexible hours lead to a feeling of …
-: guilt
-: superiority
-: unnecessity
-: not mentioned
S In XXI century flexible hours are becoming …
-: a huge rare advantage
-: a norm
-: a problem difficult to cope with
-: not mentioned
S What makes flexible hours practicable nowadays?
-: modern technologies
-: labour market conditions
-: labour law
-: not mentioned
In fact it often results that those who have got flexible hours work?
-: more than others
-: less than others
-: never
-: not mentioned
S With many workers putting in 80-plus hours per week and under constant stress, it can be difficult to balance a job search with a demanding work schedule. Americans spend seven extra hours per week checking their emails and doing work outside of their regular hours, according to a 2012 by Good Technology, a security software manufacturer. And 69% of Singaporeans check into work during non-work hours, according to a 2011 survey from search firm, Robert Half International.
Additionally, social networking sites can make a job search more public, alerting current colleagues or higher ups that you’re unhappy at work through common acquaintances or profile postings
There are some alternatives, however. A weeklong vacation allows you to do some in-person networking. Take off non-busy times of the year such as in mid-December or mid-summer, which means you’ll have a better chance of fitting in networking lunches, breakfasts or happy hours, said Laurence Stybel, co-founder of Stybel Peabody Lincolnshire, a Boston leadership consultancy. Use that time to “launch a campaign” which includes reconnecting to those in your network about opportunities. (BBC Capital)
What is the problem outlined in this extract?
-: difficulty to find a job for graduates
-: taking non-work hours to settle career questions
-: difficulty to find a well-paid job
-: not mentioned
S Why are mid-December and mid-summer the best periods of job-hunt?
-: you have got a chance to take part in networking events (lunches, breakfasts, parties etc.)
-: you objectively have more time
-: people are generally becoming friendlier before holidays
-: not mentioned
S If you want to change your job the best way is …
-: do in-person networking
-: ask your current boss
-: use open social networks
-: not mentioned
S Where is networking most effective for job-hunt?
-: Russia
-: America
-: Japan
-: not mentioned
How long should be a vacation taken for networking purposes?
-: a week
-: a year
-: a couple of days
-: not mentioned
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “manager”?
-: лидер
-: управляющий
-: руководитель
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “finance”?
-: наличные
-: средства
-: деньги
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
How is abbreviation “CEO” traditionally deciphered?
-: Chief editing organisation
-: Common educated operator
-: Chief executive officer
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “head”?
-: начальник
-: глава
-: управляющий
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “fee”?
-: плата
-: оплата
-: платёж
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “transaction”?
-: сделка
-: транзакция
-: вложение
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
How is abbreviation “ATM” traditionally deciphered?
-: automatic teller machine
-: autonomous transaction machine
-: American trading mechanism
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “department”?
-: организация
-: департамент
-: отдел
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “director”?
-: лидер
-: руководитель
-: председатель
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which is the incorrect translation of the word “loan”?
-: ссуда
-: заем
-: съём
-: среди предложенных ответов нет правильного
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “fund”?
-: фонд, капитал, резерв
- фонд, капитал, деньги
- фонд, капитал, наличные
- деньги, капитал, наличные
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “product”?
- вещь, изделие, товар
-: продукт, изделие, товар
- штука, изделие, товар
- вещь, штука, изделие
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “rent”?
- заем, прокат, наем
-: аренда, прокат, наем
- пользование, прокат, съём
- заем, пользование, съём
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “investment”?
-: инвестиция, вклад, капиталовложение
- средства, вклад, капиталовложение
- деньги, вклад, капиталовложение
- деньги, средства, вклад
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “staff”?
-: персонал, штат, кадры
- команда, штат, кадры
- бригада, штат, кадры
- команда, бригада, кадры
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “social”?
- общинный, общительный, общественный
-: социальный, общественный, светский
- социальный, общинный, светский
- социальный, общительный, светский
Which will be the most correct set of translations of the word “profitable”?
-: прибыльный, доходный, рентабельный
- прибыльный, доходный, полезный
- прибыльный, доходный, реализуемый
- нужный, полезный, доходный
Which will be the most correct translation of the word “legal”?
-: легальный, законный, правовой
- юридический, справедливый, законный
- нормативный, законный, правовой
- юридический, справедливый, конституционный
Which will be the most correct translation of the word “share”?
-: доля, акция, пай
- доля, акция, часть
- ставка, пай, доля
- ставка, часть, доля
Which will be the most correct translation of the word “transaction”?
-: сделка, операция, транзакция
- дело, сделка, операция
- дело, сделка, транзакция
- дело, процедура, операция
Which are correct translations of the word “campaign”?
-: борьба
-: кампания
-: компания
-: акция
Which are correct translations of the word “chairman”?
-: председатель
-: глава
-: предводитель
-: представитель
Which are correct translations of the verb “to incorporate”?
-: объединить(ся)
-: разъединить(ся)
-: присоединить(ся)
-: подсоединить(ся)
Which are incorrect translations of the verb “to cash”?
-: получить (доход, прибыть и пр.)
-: снять (деньги с карточки)
-: расплатиться
-: обналичить
Which are correct translations of the word “council”?
-: консультация
-: советник
-: совет (организация)
-: консилиум
Which are correct translations of the adjective “managerial”?
-: руководящий
-: управленческий
-: управляющий
-: административный
Which are correct translations of the word “assistant”?
-: ассистент
-: помощник
-: заместитель
-: исполняющий обязанности
Which are correct translations of the adjective “lawful”?
-: легальный
-: законный
-: законодательный
-: справедливый
Which are correct translations of the noun “office”?
-: бюро
-: структура
-: организация
-: контора
Which are correct translations of the verb “to submit (a document)”?
-: подписать
-: подать
-: представить
-: предоставить
____________ are things of value owned by a business. It may be a physical property such as a building, or an object such as a stock certificate, or it may be a right, such as the right to use a patented process.
_____________ is a charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned.
____________ note is a legal document a borrower signs each time they receive a loan. The note includes the conditions under which the money is borrowed, including interest rates and deferment and cancellation options.
__________ is a business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged.
Match the economic terms and their definition
1: money (issued in a particular country) in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money
2: an arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase
3: a piece of paper currency
4: a systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time, during a given period
Match the management terms and their definition
1: are characteristic ways of making decisions and relating to charges
2: a calculation of the number of employees who have left the company and it is expressed as a percentage of the total number of workers
3: the share of the labor force that is jobless, expressed as a percentage
4: wage payment whereby a worker is paid an additional amount for accomplishing more than a specified measure of work
Match the terms and their definition
1: a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
2: rule by an individual for life or until abdication, often hereditary
3: a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler
4: a form of government in which engineers, scientists, and other technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields
S Read the extract consisting of 3 paragraphs.
Type “millennials are” into a Google search bar, and you’ll find that “lazy” comes up as one of the top three autocompletes.
The common perception is that members of the generation born between the early 1980s and late 1990s are easily bored, crave instant gratification and would rather hop from gig to gig than stay with one company throughout their working lives. Not exactly dream employees, in other words.
But comprehensive studies in both the US and UK this year have shown the opposite is the case. It turns out, millennials are just as committed as their elders were at the same age, if not more so. What’s more, they’re not being rewarded for that loyalty. (from BBC Capital)
Which paragraph do you find the word “комплексный” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “набрать” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “удовлетворение” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “поколение” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which paragraph do you find the word “преданность” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Read the extract consisting of 3 paragraphs.
Do you dislike – maybe even hate – a job you once loved? It’s probable, based on statistics alone.
Around two thirds of people in careers across the spectrum, from factory workers to doctors and pilots, have reported a lack of engagement and a high level of dissatisfaction at work. The main reason? Many of us feel undervalued, spinning our wheels at work on too many meaningless projects at once, and rarely on things we enjoy.
But there’s good news. You can turn things around, and reverse the feelings of disenchantment and disillusion, as long as you’re willing to be proactive and make some changes. With a few careful steps, a bit of self-analysis, and tough talk with your boss, you can transform a job you despise into one that you love, or at the very least, can tolerate. (from BBC Capital)
Which paragraph do you find the word “вероятно” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “разочарование” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “презирать” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “недооценённый” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which paragraph do you find the word “самоанализ” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Read the extract consisting of 3 paragraphs.
Many of us will have had that sense of there just not being enough hours in the day to do everything we need to do. Tasks that should take only a few minutes can stretch into hours, all while other work mounts up.
For most, the solution is to work later into the evening or even over the weekend, which leaves many of us feeling exhausted, stressed and burned out. But what if working less were the key to getting more done?
It’s an easy trap to fall into – it’s drilled into us that working solidly for eight or more hours will increase our output and impress our colleagues and managers. But in reality, even the traditional nine-to-five workday is not conducive to productivity.
Which paragraph do you find the word “задача” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “производительность” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “решение” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “ловушка” in?
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-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which paragraph do you find the word “рабочий день” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Read the extract consisting of 3 paragraphs.
There are few habits as infuriating as someone making us wait. But, despite what may be running through your mind as you’re kept waiting again, it’s unlikely your friends and colleagues are just being selfish.
A look into the psychology of lateness offers a glimpse into a mind that that may be malfunctioning. But there’s also more than one fix. Perceptions of unpunctual people are almost always negative — even if misguided.
But, many late people are at least somewhat organised and want to keep friends, family and bosses happy. The punctually-challenged are often excruciatingly aware and ashamed of the damage their lateness could do to their relationships, reputations, careers and finances. (from BBC Capital)
Which paragraph do you find the word “вред” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “репутация” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “психология” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “непунктуальный” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which paragraph do you find the word “стабильность” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Read the extract consisting of 3 paragraphs.
Futurist Ray Kurzweil has made a host of predictions – some inspirational, others downright alarming. One of them is the sci-fi-sounding notion that suggests artificial intelligence (AI) will one day become more powerful than human intelligence and improve itself at an exponential rate, otherwise known as ‘the singularity’.
It’s far from the majority view, but few would deny that AI is only going to get more powerful. So, like in the case of gene editing, the tech and AI community will need to consider the ethical and societal implications of their work as AI comes to shape more realms of our life, from healthcare to financial markets.
As for end-of-the-world extinction scenarios, it’s frankly not likely – but that shouldn’t obscure the fact that AI is poised to change how we live and work in profound ways. It is also not impossible that specific AIs could malfunction or run out of their creators’ control, leading to very human disasters, where lives are lost or millions of dollars are wiped out. (from BBC Future)
Which paragraph do you find the word “сообщество” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “создатель” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “рынок” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
S Which paragraph do you find the word “сценарий” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which paragraph do you find the word “сбой” in?
-: 1
-: 2
-: 3
-: nowhere
Which of the collocations can serve as a key word for the following extract?
In many companies in Sweden, t-shirts and sneakers are acceptable office clothes. Yet while the nation’s famously flat business culture flaunts an image of openness and accessibility, building a network in Sweden is often a major hurdle for newcomers. (from BBC Capital)
-: business culture
-: business efficiency
-: business development
-: business school
Which of the words can serve as a key word for the following extract?
Seldom does a day pass in an office worker’s life without a secretive glance at something that’s “NSFW” – not suitable for work. New research from online employment site CareerBuilder confirms personal technology as the No. 1 culprit behind work distraction. (from BBC Capital)
-: productivity
-: contract
-: negotiation
-: bonus
Which of the collocations can serve as a key word for the following extract?
Complaining about Christmas creep isn’t entirely new. The volume of early Christmas has vastly increased. We’re bombarded with messaging through a variety of media: dozens of memes a week in your Facebook feed, radio ads, flyers in shops, online pop ups, store Santas and even the set-up of Christmas-only shops as early as September. (from BBC Capital)
-: Christmas traditions
-: Christmas marketing
-: Christmas concert
-: Christmas dinner
Which of the collocations can serve as a key word for the following extract?
Office culture sometimes discourages people from drawing close to one another and building trust. That’s a problem, because you’ve created a divide between personal and professional lives. What you ought to be doing in this case is drawing a finer distinction between the intimate and the personal. (from BBC Capital)
-: labour law
-: private life
-: dress code
-: working hours
Which of the words can serve as a key word for the following extract?
Some researchers have found that many people who work flexible hours are in a permanent state of guilt: They feel they need to work longer hours and do more to prove they’re pulling their weight – even when there’s no evidence they need to do so. (from BBC Capital)
-: freelance
-: schedule
-: motivator
-: teamwork
Which of the words can serve as a key word for the following extract?
“Back in the 1940s people were sleeping on average just a little bit over eight hours a night, and now in the modern age we’re down to around 6.7, 6.8 hours a night,” says Matt Walker, professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. “So that’s a staggering loss of sleep within the space of just 70 years, we’re now almost at the stage where we’ve lopped off 20% of that.”
(from BBC Capital)
-: communication
-: business
-: awakeness
-: information
Which of the words can serve as a key word for the following extract?
Imagine walking into a roomful of strangers. Perhaps you’ve travelled to a new city. You don’t know anyone, and no one knows you. You’re free to do anything or go anywhere or talk to anyone. How do you feel? What you’re experiencing as you walk into that room is anonymity: a sociocultural phenomenon that’s afforded privacy and freedom. But in the year 2017, it’s pretty much all but dead. It’s emerging as one of the major challenges of our age. (from BBC Future)
-: bureaucracy
-: nationality
-: management
-: anonymity
Which of the words can serve as a key word for the following extract?
The best managers are happy to hold two or more opposing views on an issue because they know the world is complex. And in business, it’s crucial to be able to react to the world in all its complex and paradoxical glory. Limiting your ideas, observations unnecessarily closes down problem solving options. (from BBC Capital)
-: finance
-: training
-: open-mindedness
-: science
Which of the collocations can serve as a key word for the following extract?
For many, it seems the career ladder is dead, but what’s replacing it may be more daunting. A career web, or lattice, is a professional path where lateral moves are as important to a worker’s end goal as traditional promotions and upwards mobility. (from BBC Capital)
-: money circulation
-: career diversity
-: negotiation strategy
-: management style
Which of the collocations can serve as a key word for the following extract?
In 1995, fewer than 1% of the world’s population was online. The internet was a curiosity, used mostly by people in the West. Fast-forward 20 years and today more than 3.5bn people have an internet connection – nearly half of all humans on the planet – and the number is growing at a rate of around 10 people a second. (from BBC Future)
-: Internet expansion
-: Internet virus
-: Internet speed
-: Internet profile
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
In the 1990s companies began to look for new ways to cut costs, choosing to outsource call centres to countries where wages, and so costs, were far lower. This led to a widespread backlash from consumers who became frustrated with having to deal with people who did not work for the company they wanted to speak to, did not understand many of the problems they were having and often did not speak the same native language as the caller. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
Of course, office space isn’t the only contributor to creativity – our colleagues, bosses and passion for our work all factor in as well. But our surroundings can give us a creative boost. For those who work in dreary spaces, adding plants to a cubicle or colourful photos on a desk can help get the juices flowing. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
Studies from Ghana to Germany show that the growing distance between where we work and where we live can lead to burnout, poor sleeping habits, social isolation and even emotional problems for our children. An analysis of the American Each minute spent commuting is associated with exercise time, food preparation and sleep time reduction. So over the course of the year, someone who commutes for 15 hours each week for 50 weeks misses out on about half an hour of sleep each day. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
A good manager is neither hands-off nor hands-on at all times. Effective management requires a constant toggle between being an involved teacher giving real-time direction, and allowing your charges the independence they need to thrive, giving them feedback as needed. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
The political economist Benjamin Friedman once compared modern Western society to a stable bicycle whose wheels are kept spinning by economic growth. Should that forward-propelling motion slow or cease, the pillars that define our society – democracy, individual liberties, social tolerance and more – would begin to teeter and we would face societal collapse. (from BBC Future)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
In shopping negative emotions and sadness can lead to a loss of self-worth and this often is what propels people to turn to shopping when they feel down. The drawback: those same negative emotions can come back with a vengeance, along with remorse and guilt, if we spend more that we should or had planned to. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
Many of us have had dreams and ideas on how to get rich for years. But, if it happens, we’re often unprepared to handle the sudden change in behaviour of those around us. It’s not exactly something one spends a lot of time thinking about, after all. So when friends begin to act more distanced and family seem to suddenly meddle in your finances or want to be more involved in your life, it’s a shock. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
The worst mistake of all is denying paradox and contradiction. Pretending they don’t characterise the way things really are doesn’t mean they suddenly disappear. So, no matter how much you believe something to be true, ask whether the opposite may also have some validity. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
Not everyone who opts to commute does so out of choice. In the US, after the financial crisis it was difficult to sell homes and the job market was extremely tight. People had to look further away for work, but were unable to move. The same has been true outside the US, too. (from BBC Capital)
Which is the best way to render the gist of the following extract?
Exactly how much to sleep is a question many busy professionals struggle with. Despite research studies exalting the value of a full night’s sleep many people eschew a few hours of sleep in favour of extra time to work, rather than taking that time from family and personal interests. (from BBC Capital)
Which of the sentences reflect the gist of the following extract?
How can a country’s history, geography, culture, politics and religion be squeezed into one design? Wars, revolutions, political unions and public competitions have shaped the colours and content of these most evocative of symbols. (from BBC Culture)
-: Nation’s flag reflects its identity.
-: Nation’s flags should be changed periodically.
-: National flag is a quintessence of country’s background.
-: State flags are quite formal symbols.
Which of the words can serve as key words for the following extract?
In a city that appreciates plain-speaking, openness is valued. In Glasgow it’s less about the occasion and more about the ability to connect and to have a social relationship. It can be over drinks or lunch or dinner. The important thing is that you’re able to bond. The dry Scottish humour is part of that. People bond over humour as much as over food. (from BBC)
-: friendliness
-: humour
-: communication
-: happiness
Which of the sentences reflect the gist of the following extract?
Celebrated inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla swore by toe exercises – every night, he’d repeatedly ‘squish’ his toes, 100 times for each foot, according to the author Marc J Seifer. While it’s not entirely clear exactly what that exercise involved, Tesla claimed it helped to stimulate his brain cells. (from BBC Future)
-: Talent often has psychical side effects making its bearers a bit quirky.
-: Talented people have got unusual habits.
-: Talent is inborn and cannot be taught.
-: Talented people are often rejected by the society.
Which of the words can serve as key words for the following extract?
Egypt’s pyramids were the skyscrapers of their day – and they are still standing 5,000 years later. Do today’s tallest buildings stand a chance of outlasting them? Remarkably, Cleopatra lived closer in history to today’s tallest building – the Burj Khalifa – than she did to this monumental tomb. (from BBC Future)
-: height
-: buildings
-: pyramids
-: management
Which of the sentences reflect the gist of the following extract?
When you consider the challenges for the brain, it’s no wonder most of us find learning a language so demanding. We have many different memory systems, and mastering a different tongue requires all of them. (from BBC Future)
-: Learning several languages simultaneously is easier than one.
-: When learning a language one needs to tap all memory reserves.
-: Different memory systems are involved in the process of mastering a new language.
-: Learning a foreign language is one of the most difficult tasks possible.
Which of the sentences reflect the gist of the following extract?
A lot of native speakers are happy that English has become the world’s global language. They feel they don’t have to spend time learning another language. But… The non-native speakers, it turns out, speak more purposefully and carefully, typical of someone speaking a second or third language. Anglophones, on the other hand, often talk too fast for others to follow, and use jokes, slang and references specific to their own culture. (from BBC Capital)
-: Native speakers do not bear in mind that something in their language can be unclear for surrounding foreigners.
-: People all over the world are motivated to learn English by its status of global language.
-: Linguistic characteristics of English speech make it difficult to understand for foreigners.
-: Written communication in English is much easier than oral.
Which of the words can serve as key words for the following extract?
Last month, the Conscious Cities Conference in London considered how cognitive scientists might make their discoveries more accessible to architects. The conference brought together architects, designers, engineers, neuroscientists and psychologists, all of whom increasingly cross paths at an academic level, but still rarely in practice. (from BBC Future)
-: design
-: architecture
-: accessibility
-: personification
Which of the sentences reflect the gist of the following extract?
Even the most detailed maps cannot get around one fundamental problem in the way of creating a near-perfect cartographic representation for any place in the world: the incredible pace of change, both human and nature-made, that characterizes life on the planet. Our age-old quest to capture uncharted land and space will never end. (from BBC Future)
-: The world is always undermapped due to its constant geographical, technological and political changes.
-: New technologies allow us to keep world’s maps always up to date.
-: Absolutely precise mapping of the world impossible.
-: Internet made the problem of maps insignificant.
Which of the words can serve as key words for the following extract?
When many of us have a little cash to invest, we might buy a mutual fund or a stock – if we don’t blow it on the latest tech gadget. Not the truly wealthy, however. They often put their money in property, art, businesses and other investments that the rest of us can only dream of owning. (from BBC Capital)
-: personal finance
-: prosperity
-: investment
-: communication
Which of the words can serve as key words for the following extract?
Setting and sticking to a budget is a good way to see where your money goes, but tracking every little thing can be daunting. You might be surprised at just how much people spend on this mid-day meal. Making a few key changes can save you big money and you won’t go hungry, either. (from BBC Capital)
-: expenses
-: budget
-: calculation
-: communication
Words outlining the issue of the article and intended to facilitate the search in scientific catalogues are called ________________.
The substance or general meaning of a speech or text is called ___________.
A long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree is called _____________.
Something (such as a sign or indication) that refers a reader or consulter to another source of similar information (such as a book or passage) is called _____________.
Match the terms and their definition
1: a nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine
2: a statement summarizing the important points of a text
3: the body of a printed work as distinct from headings and illustrative matter on a page or from front and back matter in a book
4: a periodical presenting articles on a particular subject
Match the terms and their definition
1: shortening the text to preserve its key ideas
2: an interpretation of a text
3: writing a text in a different language
4: changing the text with preserving the idea(s) of every sentence in it
Match the editorial professions and their function
1: the person who is responsible for managing editorial policies and the production of content
2: a person who writes the text of advertisements or publicity material
3: writing a text in a different language
4: a person who brings technical amends into the ready text as to spelling, punctuation, style etc.
S Debates among scientists started roaring last year over a new technology that lets us edit human DNA. It’s called Crispr (pronounced ‘crisper’) and it’s a means of altering people’s DNA to carve diseases like cancer out of the equation.
Sounds great, right? But what if takes a dark ethical turn, and it turns into a eugenics-esque vanity project to churn out ‘designer babies’, selecting embryos that produce babies that will have a certain amount of intelligence or that have certain physical characteristics?
While it’s still not widely used enough to be considered a current “grand challenge”, this is an up-and-coming advancement whose wide-ranging repercussions we need to be prepared for – and it’s all the more reason to ensure ethicists have a seat at the table at every laboratory, university and corporation that might be itching to alter our DNA. (from BBC Future)
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: gene
-: computer
-: robot
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: price
-: ethics
-: investment
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: consciousness
-: disease
-: implant
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: transplant
-: surgery
-: embryo
-: none of the suggested
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: communication
-: personification
-: internationalisation
-: none of the suggested
S You don’t need to look very hard in a place like Miami to see how cities are changing in the 21st Century – rising sea levels are gradually making some of them disappear. Fuelled by climate change, not only are floods becoming more common in the streets, but the changing weather patterns have also influenced building design. Aside from more seawalls, the city is requiring all new buildings be built with their first floor built higher. But that’s all a sticking plaster – if current trends continue, we may have to come to terms with losing whole swathes of cities, islands and low-lying regions such as Bangladesh. The economic impact to regions will be profound, and climate refugees could become the norm.
Pressure is already growing on cities, as urban populations grow. If climate change forces mass migration, then existing infrastructure, services and economies may be stretched to breaking point. (from BBC Capital)
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: war
-: battle
-: attack
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: urbanics
-: technology
-: mechanisation
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: infrastructure
-: autonomy
-: automation
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: marginalisation
-: migration
-: decentralisation
-: none of the suggested
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: oil
-: climate
-: gas
-: none of the suggested
S We won’t just be wrestling with the fact that the world’s population is exploding – but people are living longer than ever, too. Which is great – but all those senior citizens are going to require care. In fact, the number of centenarians will increase more than 50 times – from 500,000 today to over 26 million by 2100. From the UK to Japan to China, societies with large numbers of people over 65 will become more common. In the next couple of decades, as that increase starts to happen, we’ll need better care for the elderly (Japan is even eyeing robots) and perhaps policies to allow more immigrants to try and make up for ageing workforces and in some cases, declining birth rates. (from BBC Future)
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: globalization
-: population
-: information
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: youth
-: age
-: death
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: politics
-: electronics
-: demographics
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: management
-: finance
-: monetisation
-: none of the suggested
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: sports
-: education
-: care
-: none of the suggested
S Social media has complicated the way we communicate for the better part of a decade. What might social media look like in 30 years, and by that time, what are some threats it might pose? A world with no privacy, for one. That’s one problem we’re already seeing. And besides weathering away our sense of and desire for anonymity and privacy, social media brings with it the many problems of cyberbullying too.
Then there’s also the problem of our information diet to consider: if the status quo of ubiquitous fake news remains, how will that shape how people see the world? (from BBC Future)
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: telephone
-: television
-: Internet
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: blogging
-: journalism
-: media
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: education
-: employment
-: privacy
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: migration
-: information
-: privatisation
-: none of the suggested
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: Russia
-: Britain
-: America
-: none of the suggested
S It’s already common to use drugs to boost brainpower (for example, coffee) and most of the developed world now relies on their smartphones as an ‘externalised’ memory – but let’s extrapolate that out a few decades. Imagine targeted pharmaceuticals that make us think faster than currently possible, and technological implants that help us concentrate beyond normal human ability for hours or days, for example – these advances are already well underway in laboratories around the world. The question it raises i what happens to those that cannot afford such enhancements? Could it widen inequality, and allow the rich to get richer? Then there’s also the legal and ethical issue it’s acceptable to drink a coffee before you sit an exam, but is it ok to use an implant or a smart drug? The challenges posed by intelligence enhancement are only just emerging. (from BBC Future)
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: intelligence
-: consciousness
-: conscientiousness
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: intellect
-: emotions
-: feelings
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: battery
-: brainpower
-: electricity
-: none of the suggested
S Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: education
-: concentration
-: personification
-: none of the suggested
Which of the following words suits as a key word for this extract?
-: inequality
-: instability
-: inattentiveness
-: none of the suggested
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