+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | |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) | | | |4. We will receive the money and after that I will let you know. | | | |I ___________________________ as soon as _________________________ the money. | | | |5. Brokers will try to sell your shares. On Monday next week. | | | |The brokers __________________________________ your shares on Monday next week. | | | |6. 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) | | | |4. The teacher ________________ about three topics in her presentations. | | | | A: will talk B: will be talking | | | | C: will have talked D: is going to talk | | | |5. Wait, I ____________ find out when the train _____________. | | | | A: will ... will arrive B: will ... leaves | | | | C: – ... will have left D: am going to ... is arriving | | | |6. 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 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | |III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) | | | |7. Toyota and Honda contest _________ the leading position on the market. | | | |8. The sight _________ my bank statement scared me. | | | |9. We have to sell the production and we’ll do it _________ all costs. | | | |10. Microsoft has to compete _________ Apple on all markets. | | | |11. Nokia now outsells Motorola’s mobile phones _________ volume. | | | |12. The cost _________ production is relatively low in this factory. | | | |B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original ones: (3 points each) | | | |7. Greg will buy the shares. The price must go down by 5%. | | | |Greg ________________________ as soon as the _______________________________. | | | |8. Lucy is going to leave for Jamaica. She must be given a visa first. | | | |Lucy __________________________ until ____________________________________. | | | |9. I must finish my studies first. Then I plan to leave the country. | | | |I _____________________________ after ____________________________________. | | | |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) | | | |Whenever Apple ________________________________ (consider, risk, expand) its operations abroad in the previous decade, its biggest opponent,| |Microsoft, _____________ ___________________________ (attempt, persuade, buyers, not focus) Apple’s products. It | |______________________________________ (intend, make, customers, think) that its operation system ____________________________________ | |(would, unable, cooperate) Apple’s programs. Finally users _____________________________ ______________________ (get used, prefer, offer) | |products by Microsoft rather than by Apple. However, things ________________________________________ (begin, change) recently. Nowadays | |Apple ___________________________________ (deny, refer) as the “always second” player and the company ____________________________ | |______________________________ (advise, computer users, switch) its software and hardware. It | |__________________________________________________ (not, easy, let, their systems, win) in the future but the preliminary results are | |promising. | | | |D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. | | | | | | (2 points each) | | | |1. The bank made its biggest losses _____________________ money to unreliable firms. | | | | A: as soon as it has lent B: after it lent | | | | C: when it lends D: whenever it had lent | | | |2. The machine stops making the noise _____________________. | | | | A: when you will turn it off B: as you turned it off | | | | C: once you turn it off D: as soon as you have turned it off | | | |3. We _________________ you by the time the courses _______________. | | | | A: will call ... begin B: are going to call ... began | | | | C: will have called ... begun D: call ... will have begun | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) | | | |1. Let me talk __________ behalf __________ the company’s management now. | | | |2. The interest payment __________ your loan has to be conducted every month. | | | |3. Our bank can arrange __________ you to borrow a big sum of money. | | | |4. The institution acts __________ a financial adviser __________ investments. | | | |5. Some people in Africa have to live __________ less than $5 a month! | | | |6. The insurance company will approach you __________ the damage investigation. | | | | | | | |B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original ones: (3 points each) | | | |10. There are many factors that influence the demand. They include price and quality. | | | |There are many factors that influence the demand. ____________ include price and quality. | | | |11. He presented his view. But a view of this kind was unacceptable for us. | | | |It was clear after his presentation that _______________________ was unacceptable for us. | | | |12. We produce cars in all colors. However, we are now out of red cars. | | | |We produce cars in all colors. However, we are now out of the ______________________. | | | | | | | |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) | | | |It is always _______________________________________ (worth, try, attract) new clients for banks because these will bring money to them. | |Banks will ____________________ ____________________ (hard, deny, give priority) rich clients but they can’t _________ __________________ | |(refuse, aim) others either. _____________________________ ____________________ (be used, treat) safe institutions helps them make use of | |this reputation and they _____________________________________ (start, offer) a new range of banking services. However, banks | |________________________________________ (recent, warn, clients, AVOID) internet banking since the security has become a problem. It is | |obvious that clients have to __________________________________________________ (teach, and, train, secure) their computers. Anyway, people | |__________________ ___________________________ (enjoy, spend, money) various goods and nobody can ________________________________________ | |(prevent, they, do) so. | | | |D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. | | | | | | (2 points each) | | | |1. You can choose between IBM and Dell. _______ is cheaper while _______ looks better. | | | | A: A former ... a latter B: The former ... the later | | | | C: The latter ... a former D: The first ... another | | | |2. Do you like movies? I like especially __________________. | | | | A: the old ones B: old one | | | | C: old ones D: old those | | | |3. It’s absolutely impossible to hire __________________ person. | | | | A: such irresponsible B: such the irresponsible | | | | C: such a irresponsible D: a such irresponsible | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+