Вопрос № 911681 - Английский язык

Установите последовательность пропущенных в тексте слов.
Did you ever have conversation with older adults that went something like: “When I was you age money could buy a lot more than it can these days …”
I guess that’s why they say “the good old days”.
In fact, the dollar was worth more “back in the good old days”, and 1_______ were a lot lower than they are today.
Economists use the terms purchasing power, or value, to describe the quantity and quality of goods and services we can buy with our 2_______. When prices increase, our money cannot buy as much. Its purchasing power declines. When prices fall, the opposite occurs. Or, to put it another way, when prices 3_______, the value of money falls; when prices fall, its value rises.
An extended period of rising prices is called inflation. One in which prices are falling is called deflation. The value of the dollar decreases during periods of inflation, and increases during 4_______ of deflation.
The purchasing power of the dollar has been shrinking during most of our century.

Расположите пропущенные предложения в таком порядке, чтобы получился связный текст.
The unit of currency in the USA is the US dollar. 1_______. There are 100 cents in a dollar. 2_______. The dollar is a bill, green on the back («greenback») and grey on the front. 3_______. All these bills are the same size and the same colour.
4_______.

Заполните пропуски в письме следующими фразами и предложениями:
MATTHEWS & WILSON
Ladies’ Clothing
421 Michigan Avenue
Chicago, III. 60602
1_______
Mr James Green
Marketing Director
Green Industries Inc.
148 Mortimer Street
London WIC 37D
England
2_______!
Thank you for your quotation of October 30. We have pleasure in placing an order with you for 2,100 “Swinger” dresses  at price $38,745 3_______:
Size: 8, 16 Quantity: 50 Colour: white
Size: 10, 12, 14 Quantity: 100 Colour: white
Size: 8, 16 Quantity: 50 Colour: red
Size: 10, 12, 14 Quantity: 100 Colour: red
Size: 16 Quantity: 50 Colour: yellow
Size: 10, 12, 14 Quantity: 100 Colour: yellow
Size: 16 Quantity: 50 Colour: black
Size: 10, 12, 14 Quantity: 100 Colour: black
Thank you for an early reply.
Very truly yours,
4_______

Заполните пропуски в письме следующими фразами и предложениями:
JACKSON & MILES
118 Regent Street
London WIC 37D
UK
1_______
HOWARD & PRATT
Ladies’ Clothing
306, 3d Avenue
Chicago, III. 60602
USA
2_______,
We acknowledge receipt of 3_______ dated Nov. 4, 2000 and agree to execute it in strict accordance with its terms and conditions which we hereby accept and confirm in all respects.
4_______,
D.A. Leary
Manager
Export Department

Заполните пропуски в письме следующими фразами и предложениями:
Burke and Sons Ltd.
55 Inkerman Road
London SE5 8BZ
July 18, 2006
Mr A.L. Moon
Gordon and Sons
344 Oxford St.
London W1A 3BA
1_______,
Many thanks for your letter of 15 July, in which you ask us for 2_______ of 2.5 % over and above the usual trade discounts in connection with your order for 30,000 envelopes no. 2M.
While we appreciate your order, we feel we must point out that our prices have already been cut to the minimum possible, and that envelopes are unobtainable elsewhere at these rates.
However, 3_______ a special 2.5 % discount if you could see your way to increasing your order to 50,000. We await your reply.
4_______,
L. Box

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