Read the words paying attention to the pronunciation of the bold-typed letters. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
A g ency, poi sed, g uar d, e x t er nal, s afe ty, ind u stry, reven ue, s u pport, implica ti ons, pr i or i ties, con cer ning, l a b or, imp a ct, kn owledg ea ble, tr ea ties, conven ti ons, c ou nt er parts, n eigh boring, impr o ve, enf or cement, m a n ua l, c ar g o, patr o lling, stre tches, r ank ing, offi ci als, underm i ned, te ch nology, st a ti c, imper a t i ves, gl o bal i zed, ch allen g es, exc eption, M i nistry, F i n a nce, a ccou ntable, c ir c u mstances, au tonomy, d ue, non co mpl i ant, sm ugg l er s, de c entral i zed, h ea dquarters, r eg ional, pro c e dure s, o v er see, ju risdiction, pro ce ssing, rel eas ing, thu s, f or m u la, s ui ted.
2. Form adverbs by adding the suffix ly to the adjectives below. Mind the pronunciation of the suffixes in the adverbs (drop the bold-typed letter a in the cluster -ally). Follow the model.
Model: traditional tradition(a)lly
Historic a l , nation a l , internation a l , potenti a l , profession a l , ration a l , gener a l , region a l , loc a l , organization a l .
Translate the following expressions into Russian.
The nations guard; border implications of national priorities; counterparts in other countries; to improve operations or enforcement; inspecting cargo, vessels, and passengers; patrolling long stretches of border; higher ranking government officials; poorly educated, trained, and compensated; professionalism and integrity in customs; public and private sector organizations; to address new challenges; to match the constantly changing customs environment; the Ministry of Finance; the mission assigned to customs by the government; to deal with noncompliant traders and smugglers; operational policy and procedures; the level of verification; to find the organizational formula best suited for their particular circumstances.
Find English equivalents in the text.
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Match pairs of antonyms.
External, domestic, unclear, neighboring, emerging, general, obeying, poorly, static, private, international, manual, noncompliant, far-away, exception, obvious, internal, particular, mechanized, well, dynamic, public, disappearing, rule.
Paraphrase the underlined parts in the following sentences.
1. customs organizations relate more closely with their counterparts in other countries
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2. They frequently look to customs administrations internationally
3. its staff was often poorly educated, trained, and compensated.
4. This arrangement undermined professionalism and integrity in customs.
5. The imperatives of a globalized economy on customs have become clear.
6. customs organizations are fully accountable to the Ministry for their operations and results.
7. a decision could be reached rationally given the unique administrative structure and economic circumstances of the country
7. Translate the following contexts into Russian paying attention to different meanings of the word given.
| a given name; within a given period; under the given conditions; not often given to anger; human givens; level of knowledge on any given subject. | They gathered at a given time. I am sensible with money, given that I dont earn that much. Given the complexity of the task, they were able to do a good job. |
