A. Put the verbs and other words in brackets into the correct form, add prepositions, particles or
auxiliary verbs if necessary.

1. She said that she __________________________________________(be frightened, force, resign).

2. There was a massive campaign in the media and people __________________________________
(persuade, buy) all sorts of advertising, but some of them ___________________________________
(resist, influence) in their decisions.

3. If you ___________________________________________________ (be accustomed, participate)
supervisory board meetings, you could _____________________________ (never, accuse, we, cheat). We
behave honestly.

4. Who ____________________________________________ (approve, sign) the letter in my name? Why
____________________________________________________________ (I, consult)?

5. Customers can´t _______________________________________________________ (count, offer) a
discount unless they ________________________________________________ (guarantee, pay) in cash
within two weeks.


B. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it

1. It´s possible that she forgot to invite them.

She  _________________________________________________forgotten to invite them.


2. The operation made it possible for him to hear again.

Since the ________________________________________________________________ .


3.  Why didn´t the boss raise the issue earlier?

The boss ____________________________________________raised the issue earlier.


 4. We are going to sign the contract by the end of the year.

The contract  ___________________________________________________________________ .


5. The new CEO did not let his subordinates leave work unfinished.

Subordinates  ____________________________________________________________________ .


6. I hope to meet her before I go. She promised to come on time.

If she ___________________________________________________________________before I go .


7. It is possible for the company to invest in the Czech Republic.

The company _____________________________________________________________________ .


8. This piece of equipment can’t be removed from this building.

On no account  ___________________________________________________________________.


9. The breach of security has not affected the examination results in any way.

In no way  _______________________________________________________________________ .


10. Our offices have had to be decorated recently.

We _____________________________________________________________ decorated recently.