Вопрос № 167430 - Английский язык

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Sherlock Holmes sat in a dimly lit bar, 1_______ four well known 2_______ who were sitting around a square table. The four were known as Don, Archie, Clive and Bill. One was a swindler, one a bank 3_______, a third a pickpocket and the fourth a forger. The person who sat across from Archie was the forger. The person on Bill’s left was the pickpocket. The swindler was to the right of the forger. The bank robber sat opposite Don. WHO WAS THE 4_______? Don was the swindler.

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The bank has become a characteristic institution of 1_______ economic life. The business of the bank is to accept deposits from the public and lend money to businessmen. The 2_______ thus deal in debts. They are debtors to all depositors, and if someone borrows from the bank, he or she will become a debtor to the bank. The banks 3_______ a small amount of interest – say about one to two per cent to the depositors, and charge about six to seven per cent from the borrowers. The difference is earned by the bank and out of it all administrative and other 4_______ are incurred.

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Hotel receptionist: “How can I help you?”
Employee: “_______________”

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COOPERATIVE APARTMENT AND CONDOMINIUM:
WHICH IS BETTER?
Some people wish to own their apartments. They have a choice 26 ___ a cooperative apartment ___ a condominium. 27 ___ two terms have nothing to do with the size, shape, or location of the units. They relate only to the form 28 ___ ownership. A cooperative apartment (co-op) 29___ not technically ___ by a tenant. Rather it is owned and managed by a cooperative organization, which consists of all the building residents. 30___ who wishes to live in one of the apartments joins the co-op. by purchasing shares* in the organization. He or she then receives 31 ___ rights to a specific unit. These rights, however, do not amount to outright ownership**. The co-op member, for example, cannot 32 ___ the unit. Instead, when ready to move, the member sells his or her shares back to the co-op. 33 ___ of the cooperative apartments make monthly payments to the organization. A condominium is similar to a co-op, but the occupant does own his or her unit outright. This fact means that the person can sell or otherwise dispose of the 34 ___ as he or she wishes. The condominium owner is also responsible for making his or her own payments. The management fee is paid 35 ___. It supports the maintenance of building facilities owned in common with other tenants. Examples include hallways, elevators, tennis courts, and other recreational facilities.  
*   purchase a share – выкупить долю (пай)
** outright ownership –полная собственность

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1_______. They will often travel hundreds of kilometres to see a total eclipse. In ancient times, people were unable to understand what was happening as the moon crossed the path of the sun, causing darkness during the day. It was seen as a sign from the Gods and legends from the past say that the eclipse was the result of creatures of the sky eating up the sun. 2_______. Eclipses have also helped people in history. 3_______. He knew that an eclipse was going to happen, so he told the people that if they didn’t help him, the Gods would show their anger and take away the sun. When the locals saw the eclipse, they thought that their Gods were nervous and asked Columbus for help. In this way, Columbus got his food, and as the eclipse passed, the locals got back their sun. 4_______.

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2nd April 2011
Dear Sirs,
We have heard you have put a new sort of 1_______ and would be glad to have full 2_______for this product. Please let us know whether you are able to send us 3_______ of 4_______ hard-smoked sausage.
Yours faithfully,
Olga Paterson