A. Write expressions the following definitions refer to:
 1. the person in a company who has the most power and authority and is responsible for managing
its daily affairs under the authority of the board of directors
 2. a situation where a company buys one of the companies which supplies it with goods or which
buys goods from it
 3. an offer to buy sth, especially a company or its shares; the price that is offered
 4. a company whose shares can be bought and sold on the stock market


B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used:
SHARE, CHASE, TARGET, OPERATE, LEAP, VENTURE, FALTER, MERGE, ACHIEVE, BLEND

1. Growth in manufacturing _____________ as exports have dropped to their lowest level in years.

2. The restaurant chain is about ____________________________________ into the hotel business.

3. The company _______________________________ its target of a 15% increase in sales this year.

4. Their campaigns specifically _____________________________________________ young people.

5. The airline ____________________________________________________ flights to 25 countries.


C.  Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets.

1. They made an attempt to improve their _________________________. (compete)

2. The company has made 20 ____________________________ since 1998. (acquire)

3.  It was impossible to make ________________ about people’s reactions. (assume)

4. The two departments work _________________________ of each other. (depend)

5. She was sitting ____________________________ behind a big desk. (importance)



D. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary:
 1. It looked like a solution ___ all our problems.
 2. We never managed to deal ____ the differences in products.
 3. As more manufacturers enter ____ the market, price falls sharply.
 4. Many alliances don´t succeed ___ increasing shareholder value.
 5. ___ behalf ___ the department I would like to thank you all.


E.Translate the following phrases into Enslish.

1. Vést ke zvýšení podílu na trhu –

2. statistiky týkající se úspěšnosti akvizicí –

3. prodej vládou vlastněných podniků –

4. vstoupit na trh –

5. oznámit fúzi v předstihu –

6. jménem akcionářů –

7. významný vzestup ceny akcií –

8. vyjednávat o koupi firmy –

9. ocenit odhodlání –

10. ohlásit zisk před zdaněním –