CBP Agriculture Specialists Battle to Defend the Border in Baltimore
Лексико-грамматическая контрольная работа № 2
По дисциплине «Иностранный язык»
для студентов заочного отделения факультета таможенного дела
(I курс 2 семестр)
Темы : 1. Red and Green Channels.
2. Passenger declaration form.
3. Customs regulations on valuables.
4. Customs regulations on pets.
Грамматическ a я тем a: Модальные глаголы .
Вариант 12.
Task I. Give the Russian equivalents of the following words.
1.original
2. hand-made
3. to misrepresent
4. a penalty
5. to detain
6. engravings
7. handicrafts
8. mass production
Task II. Give the synonyms of the following words.
1.precious things
2. unusual
3. use
4. possess
5. to give/ publish
6. seldom
7.blame
8. rise/fall.
Task III. Give the antonyms of the following words.
1.make difficult,
2.printed books
3. supplementary
4. obsolete
5. ineffective
6. migrant
7. a reward
8. harmless (disease)
Task IV. Complete the sentences with the proper form of the modal verbs from the box.
| should must (2) may have to(2) can need |
1. You … argue with the Customs officer.
2. You …ask the customs officer for assistance in valuing the article.
3. The passenger… declare all valuables.
4. If you choose a green channel, you … fill in the declaration.
5. You …carry as many valuables as you need across the border.
6. You … wear a seat belt during the whole flight.
7. The entry declaration… be kept by the passenger for the duration of the stay in the country or abroad.
8. The passenger …fill in his full name, citizenship, country of residence, country of destination, etc.
Task V. Ask two questions to each sentence.
1. The unlawful import and export of animals is forbidden by law and is considered as smuggling.
2. Under Russian law items older than fifty years are considered part of Russia’s national and cultural heritage.
3. Export and import of cultural valuables are regulated and controlled by the state bodies.
4. Exported cultural valuables are subject to special registration in the order established by the Federal Customs Service and the Culture Ministry which keep the State Protection Lists and Registers.
|
|
|
5. The owner must apply to the Culture Ministry for permission and present the proof of ownership for the valuable item.
Task VI. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Коллекция манускриптов представляет собой историческую и культурную ценность.
2. Такое количество валюты должно быть задекларировано.
3. Картина была изъята на таможне, так как турист не смог доказать свое право собственности.
4. Этот сертификат позволяет вывозить культурные ценности за границу страны.
5. Какой коридор я должна выбрать, если везу с собой килограмм икры?
6. Он даже не думал, что его могут обвинить в контрабанде.
7. При въезде и выезде из страны пассажир не может покинуть таможенную зону, пока не будут выполнены определенные формальности.
8. Вы не сможете возобновить декларацию в случае утери.
Task VII. Complete the sentences.
1. If you aren’t carrying any restricted articles, you don’t have to ……
2. Examining passengers a Customs officer must…
3. If you are asked to present you baggage for inspection, you should…
Task VIII. Translate the text from English into Russian.
Belgian Customs anti-drugs team based at Brussels Airport seized 180 ivory statues in the luggage carried by a male passenger arriving from Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Alerted by the weight of the luggage that was declared as containing wooden craft, the team stopped the passenger and started checking his luggage. The wooden statue appeared to be of very crude craftsmanship and it was decided to X-ray it. The X-ray revealed that the statue contained hundreds of small ivory statues.
|
|
|
The passenger declared that he was not aware of deception and that he was transporting the wooden statue for a friend who lived in Belgium. While checking the name of the alleged recipient, the team discovered that this person used the same method to smuggle ivory products in the past and was currently being prosecuted for smuggling ivory products.
Task IX. Give a summary of the article (no more than 10-12 sentences) according to the following plan.
| The title of the article | The article is headlined … The headline of the article I have read is … The title of the article is... The article is entitled... |
| The author of the article; where and when the article was published | The author of the article is … The article is written by … It is (was) published in … |
| The main idea of the article | The article is about … The article is devoted to … The article deals with … The article touches upon … The article focuses on … The main/central idea of the article is … The purpose of the article is to give the reader some information on … The aim of the article is to provide the reader with some material (data) on … |
| The contents of the article (facts, names, figures, etc.) | The author starts by telling the reader (about, that …) The article describes … According to the text … The author writes/ states/stresses/points out that … Further the author reports (says) that … In conclusion … The author comes to the conclusion that … |
| Your opinion of the article | To my mind … In my opinion … If you ask me … I found the article interesting/ important/ informative/ dull/ of no value/ too hard to understand |
CBP Agriculture Specialists Battle to Defend the Border in Baltimore
May 3, 2018
BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Area Port of Baltimore encompasses a geographic range of approximately 115 miles along the Maryland coast, from Martin State Airport north of the Baltimore Seaport along the Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis. In addition, there are hundreds of small vessel marinas within the reporting area. Although the Port of Baltimore is not known as one of the larger agriculture Ports of Entry, CBP agriculture specialists regularly discover a large variety of potentially damaging pests here.
|
|
|
Commercially, the Baltimore harbor serves more than 70 ocean carriers whose vessels make nearly 2,000 annual port visits. Along the port’s 45-mile-long shoreline are a multitude of modern public and private cargo terminals which handle everything from bulk raw materials, to finished goods. In 2017, the Port handled 38.4 million tons of general cargo, the third highest amount in its history, with a value of $53.9 billion. This includes a record-setting 10.7 million tons of cargo, which was handled by the port's public terminals, up from 10.1 million tons in 2016.
The port's public terminals had a strong year in 2017. The port ranked first in the nation in handling automobiles, light trucks, farm and construction machinery, as well as imported sugar. In 2017, the port handled a record 807,194 autos and light trucks, the most of any U.S. port for the seventh consecutive year, and the first time passing the 800,000 mark.
That’s a lot of commodities passing through the port. CBP’s mission is to ensure that all import and export commodities comply with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, and pose no threat, including to U.S. agriculture resources. CBP collaborates extensively with industry partners, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), importers, shippers, terminal operators, shipping lines, and Customs brokers to continuously develop innovative methods to efficiently clear cargo and review thousands of import permits, foreign government certifications, and invoices in order to ensure that products meet import requirements.
To ensure timely flow of international trade, CBP agriculture specialists rely on risk-based threat analysis to identify cargo for inspection. If CBP officers believe cargo shipments warrant a more intensive examination, containers are sent to a centralized examination area. There, agriculture specialists inspect shipments from various countries and use many techniques to target commodities from countries where these pests originate. Shipment origination points and history of prior inspections are of paramount importance when targeting and inspecting perishable shipments.
|
|
|
CBP’s Area Port of Baltimore has completed 3,534 such container inspections since January 2018, and agriculture specialists have issued 360 emergency action notifications and executed 625 actionable interceptions.
www.cbp.gov
Дата добавления: 2019-02-22; просмотров: 215; Мы поможем в написании вашей работы! |
Мы поможем в написании ваших работ!