3. Выберите подходящее по смыслу слово из предлагаемых в скобках вариантов. 1. Bank notes bring in no (interest / profit) at all.

2. The (temporary / net) suppliers of loan funds are households whereas business firms and the government are the main (temporary /net) demanders of loans.

3. (Liability / clearance) function is performed in commodities markets by the International Commodities Clearing House (Международная расчетная палата).

4. There are enough workers in the factory to (owe / handle) all the available machinery.

5. It is typical to (issue / withdraw) bonds for the period of several years.

6. The bank (borrows / lends) the (deposited/ withdrawn) money to customers who need capital.

7. Cheques may be written not only against bank (securities / deposits) but also against (interest-bearing / net) building society accounts.

8. Nowadays a bank's main function is to be an intermediary between (lenders / depositors) and borrowers.

4. Подберите определения к следующим терминам:

current account, cheque, cash, liability, stock exchange, clearance, securities

1. means of borrowing money and raising new capital issued by companies, financial institutions, governments;

2. deposit which can be withdrawn on demand and which is used by depositor to finance day-to-day personal and business transactions;

3. coins and bank-notes which are in circulation in a country;

4. a market where company stocks and shares as well as government bonds are bought and sold;

5. a form of debt, for instance, a loan;

6. a means of transferring or withdrawing money from a bank or building society current account;

7. settling liabilities through the Clearing House.