Grammar Review +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) | | | | | | | |1. The management has approved ________ all our suggestions. | | | |2. Bad news concerning the firm will result ________ the decrease in sales. | | | |3. Brand extension can detract ________ your exclusivity image. | | | |4. The new logo conjures ________ the idea of a strong and wealthy firm. | | | |5. Coca-Cola is the biggest rival ________ Pepsi. | | | |6. A few years ago the market was crowded ________ small firms. | | | |B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original ones: (3 points each) | | | |1. The taste of the soup was great although its appearance was quite bad. | | | |The soup tasted ___________________ although it looked ________________________. | | | |2. The successful promotion of this product caused that people started buying it. | | | |The _____________________________________ product started being bought by people. | | | |3. We have had a very friendly talk. | | | |We talked _______________________________________________________________. | | | |C. Put the VERBS and other words in brackets into their correct forms, add prepositions, particles or | | | | auxiliary verbs if necessary. You may need to use the passive forms of the verbs: (1 point each) | | | |Hugo Boss ____________________________________ (decide, risk, launch) a new advertising campaign recently. There was no point | |____________________ (wait) it because the competitors were likely ____________________________________ (make, attempt, attack) HB’s | |position on the market. And they could ____________________ ___________________ (succeed, threaten) HB by using celebrity endorsement. | |D’Orsay, for example, ____________________________________ (look forward, cooperate) Jennifer Lopez, who is going to be their main star. | |Although JLo _______ _________________________ (lately, deny, use) as the brand-attraction, rumours still spread. Other companies | |_______________________________ (even, try, tarnish) the reputation of HB. It is obvious that HB always _______________________ (object, | |use) such techniques but it is not always possible ________________________________ (expect, competitors, behave) in a fair way. | | | |D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. | | | | | | (2 points each) | | | |1. I think your speech was _________________. | | | | A: extremely dramatical B: extremely dramatic | | | | C: made extremely dramatically D: made extremely dramaticly | | | |2. The teacher was very _____________ and the students were _____________. | | | | A: confusing ... boring B: confused ... bored | | | | C: boring ... bored D: bored ... depressing | | | |3. The idea which came too _____________ seems _____________. | | | | A: late ... silly B: lately ... interesting | | | | C: soon ... lovely D: fast ... well | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) | | | |1. All the study results were taken ________ granted by everybody. | | | |2. NASA will conduct a research ________ the possibility of flying to Mars. | | | |3. Oil reserves will probably be used ________ in 20 to 30 years. | | | |4. A steep rise ________ the price of oil could be devastating. | | | |5. Let’s get Mary ________ the energy consumption research, she’ll do it. | | | |6. Europe will soon have to compensate ________ the oil it imports from Russia. | | | |B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original ones: (3 points each) | | | |1. I didn’t accept the job last year and therefore I can’t go for a business trip to Alaska now. | | | |If I _____________________________, I _________________________________ now. | | | |2. The machine won’t keep making the noise if you turn it off. | | | |The machine ___________________________ unless ____________________________. | | | |3. Jane didn’t marry Paul in the past because she is always so indecisive. | | | |Jane _______________________________ if she _______________________________. | | | |C. Put the VERBS and other words in brackets into their correct forms, add prepositions, particles or auxiliary verbs if necessary. You may| |need to use the passive forms of the verbs: (1 point each) | | | |The problem of increasing energy consumption _________________________ (can, not, solve) countries individually. Citizens of these countries| |_________________________ _____________________ (should, make, governments, think) it and try to find a solution. Austria, for example, | |________________________________________ (avoid, consider, run) a nuclear power station for many years but the shortage of electricity | |__________________________________ (soon, force, they, start) a public debate about this option. Especially if countries like Russia | |_______________________________ (likely, threaten, use) their energetic potential as a way of influencing Europe’s policy. It | |_______________________________ (no use, wait) a miracle here, we have to act quickly. It is true that if Norway _________________________ | |(decide, join) the EU in 1995, Europe _______________________________ (can, risk, have) a much stricter policy towards Russia now. So these | |countries will surely make every effort _______ ______________________________ (postpone, be, dependent) energy from abroad. | | | |D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. | | | | | | (2 points each) | | | |1. Veronica would definitely tell us the answer if she _________________. | | | | A: were here B: was here | | | | C: had studied for the exam D: could speak | | | |2. If I _____________ you, I _____________ the unknown food. | | | | A: was ... would never eat B: were ... would have never eaten | | | | C: were ... would never have eaten D: were ... would never eat | | | |3. ____________ oil had never been discovered. | | | | A: If only B: I wish | | | | C: Only if D: Provided that | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) | | | |1. The government’s measures have to comply _________ the EU’s regulations. | | | |2. There’s no way I could offer you the stock _________ a discount. | | | |3. Our firm has embarked _________ a long but hopefully successful journey. | | | |4. I tried to bid _________ my rival but finally I didn’t have enough money. | | | |5. I think we should hold a vote _________ the issue of employing foreigners. | | | |6. Investors usually start trading _________ the exchange at 9 a.m. | | | |B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original ones; try to use the most suitable future | |form: (3 points each) | | | |1. We will receive the money and after that I will let you know. | | | |I ___________________________ as soon as _________________________ the money. | | | |2. Brokers will try to sell your shares. On Monday next week. | | | |The brokers __________________________________ your shares on Monday next week. | | | |3. Will the company be sold? By January next year? | | | |_______________________________________________________ by January next year? | | | |C. Put the VERBS and other words in brackets into their correct forms, add prepositions, particles or auxiliary verbs if necessary. You may| |need to use the passive forms of the verbs: (1 point each) | | | |Going public can _______________________________ (enable, a company, raise) the necessary capital. But before the existing owners | |_______________________________ (begin, consider, sell) part of their stakes, they should _____________________ ________________________ | |(prepared, focus, maximize) the company’s value first. Future shareholders will ____________________________ (interested, learn) as much as | |possible about the firm’s financial position. Also, if a chosen strategy ________________ ________________________ (urge, buyers, purchase) | |shares is well-chosen, it will be much easier _____________________________________ (make, they, find out) everything about the perspective | |IPO. Sometimes it is good _________________________ ________________ (risk, take over) a bigger competitor but one never knows what will | |happen afterwards. ____________________________________ (get used, use) a new brand can be quite difficult for the original staff too. | |Nevertheless, this has to be done if the company _______________________________________ (seem, threaten) the lack of available capital for | |expansion. | | | |D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. | | | | | | (2 points each) | | | |1. The teacher ________________ about three topics in her presentations. | | | | A: will talk B: will be talking | | | | C: will have talked D: is going to talk | | | |2. Wait, I ____________ find out when the train _____________. | | | | A: will ... will arrive B: will ... leaves | | | | C: – ... will have left D: am going to ... is arriving | | | |3. My brother ________________ for ten year next April. | | | | A: is going to be married B: is married | | | | C: will have been married D: will be married | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+