Английский язык. Конова М.А. - 55 стр.

      9 Unit 9 Customs Rules Violation

      9.1 Pre-Text Assignments

     9.1.1 Read the following words and their translation. Memorize them:

     smuggling - контрабанда                    transparency - прозрачность
     make use of - использовать                 interception - перехват
     priority – приоритетный, важный            guise - обертка
     freight - груз                             unlawful - незаконный
     tolling – дорожный сбор                    detour - обходной
     obligation - обязательство                 violation – нарушение



    9.1.2 Check up the meaning of the following verbs:

determine    guard    resort   readdress    penetrate    combat    reload    evade

NB! Verbs with prefix re- sometimes have a meaning of “doing it again”.

      9.2 Read the text and translate it using the dictionary

                                       Text A

      Under conditions of development of the market economy and rapid growth of
foreign economic relations of the state, matters of an uncompromising fight against
smuggling had already come beyond limits of criminal and administrative
categories being one of the priority tasks for guarding economic interests of
Russia.
      This fight is waged by the Customs Service in cooperation with the
colleagues from other law-enforcement agencies.
      We may state the fact that criminals specializing in illegal foreign economic
operations have lately been changing methods of their activity. First of all, they try
to make use of opportunities of illegal transit transportations, execute unlawful
operations with customer-supplied raw materials (so-called ”tolling”) and evade
taxes. Criminals are widely practicing reloading, readdressing and simply physical
interception of freights. As a result, a part of excisable goods that are transported
by transit is “sunk” at Russian territory and doesn’t reach customs houses of
destination. The use of such a way of tax evasion as import of goods in the guise of
a property liable to an obligation of returning it back (exhibitions, completing
articles, etc.) is becoming wider.
      To prevent smuggling modern methods and techniques have been developed
that help customs officers examine the inside of the luggage and cargo. TV-
cameras and monitors are installed everywhere at the customs house. They are able