Письменно ответьте на следующие вопросы к тексту.

 

1. When was the Federal Reserve System created?

2. How many members does the Board of Governors consist of?

3. What functions does the Board of Governors have?

4. What services do the Federal Reserve Banks provide for the federal government?

5. In what case may the state-chartered banks join the System?

 

Выпишите предложения, соответствующие содержанию текста, и переведите их.

1. The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States.

2. Commercial banks conduct monetary policy.

3. The Federal Reserve's basic powers are concentrated in the Government.

4. Seven members of the Board of Governors are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

5. There are ten Federal Reserve Banks in the USA.

6. Federal Reserve Banks act as fiscal agents for the federal government.

7. All commercial banks in the USA are members of the Federal Reserve System.

 

Соотнесите следующие английские слова и словосочетания с русскими эквивалентами.

1. interest rate a. депозитный институт
2. stock market b. чековый вклад
3. bond market c. процентная ставка
4. reserve requirements d. ссудно-сберегательная ассоциация
5. discount rate e. государственные ценные бумаги
6. depository institution f. рынок облигаций
7. reserve account g. учетная ставка
8. government securities h. резервный счет
9. checkable deposit i. резервные требования
10. savings and loan association j. фондовый рынок

Задайте 5 различных вопросов (общий, альтернативный, разделительный, к подлежащему, специальный) к следующему предложению.

Banks offered automated services to the general public.

 

Перепишите предложения, найдите и подчеркните глаголы-сказуемые, определите их видо-временную форму и залог (образец выполнения №1).

 

1. For more than fifty years our bank has been financing the firms which are located in the distant parts of the country.

2. By the end of the week the company will have got a loan from the bank to pay for the equipment which it is going to buy.

3. The bank offered a loan to one of its clients after he had signed a note promising to repay it on a certain date.

4. The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913.

 

7.Преобразуйте следующие предложения из активного залога в пассивный и переведите полученные предложения (образец выполнения №2).

 

1. The Fed has increased the discount rate.

2. The bank will enlarge the range of services.

3. The Federal Reserve System sells and buys government securities.