II. Reading

A. Look up the words in the dictionary and complete the sentences with the appropriate variant:

Package, to save, to handle, import (to import), export (to export), to manage, to ship, to boost, demand, margin, advantage.

1. Goods that are attractively packaging/packaged sell more quickly. 2. People can keep their savings/saves in the bank. 3. The problems which arise at work may be easier handled/handler in a team. 4. Governments protect domestic producers by imposing high tariffs on imports/exports. 5. To operate in the market effectively, the firm divided its production facilities into smaller managing/manageable units. 6. We confirm the shipment/shipment of the goods in question. 7. The fall in the value of the pound has led to a boosted/boost in exports. 8. The introduction of advanced managerial practices will boost company’s profit marginal/margin. 9. New entrants onto the market took advantage/disadvantage of high demand on/for the trendy product and made huge profits.

B. Match the words of columns A and B. Complete the sentences below:

A	B
1. to solve	a. to (recycling)
2. barriers	b. account
3. to take into	c. costs
4. to cut	d. money
5. to make	e. problems
6. there is room	f. for (improvement)
7. to manage	g. materials
8. to sell	h. at (market) prices
9. to set/adopt	i. targets
10. to save	j. energy and raw materials

1. One of the biggest _________ to more efficient recycling is that most products were not designed with recycling in mind. 2. Recycling should be taken into ________ at the design stage. 3. Sustainable packaging not only benefits the environment but can also _________ costs. 4. The company now _________ money by selling waste ________ market prices. 5. Some wine is now imported in containers. It _________ two problems. 6. Recycling __________ energy and raw materials and reduces pollution. 7. A number of cities and firms have adopted zero-waste ___________. It is a worthy goal and can help companies think about better ways to ________ materials. 8. As technologies and materials evolve there is _________ for improvement and cause for optimism.

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