REVIEW TEST PJI1A IB: Unit 1 Name: Teacher: TOTAL (60 points to pass) MARK Number of points (max. 100 points) I. Listening: III. Grammar: II. Vocabulary: IV. Translation: I. Listening: (max. 20 points) points ------------------------ II. Vocabulary: (max. 34 points) points A. Translate the following expressions into English: (2 points each) předložit nabídku na převzetí ­ _________________________________________ spojení umožňující sdílet zdroje ­ _______________________________________ být si vědom chyb a vyhnout se jim ­ ___________________________________ zpomalit růst a mít/udělat ztrátu ­ ______________________________________ správný předpoklad vedoucí k úspěšné fúzi ­ ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________ významný nárůst hodnoty akcií ­ ________________________________________ vstoupit na trh a stát se generálním ředitelem ­ ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________ B. Write expressions the following definitions refer to: (2 points each) 1. an arrangement between two or more people or companies to work together to achieve something (general): __________________ 2. a person who owns a part of a company listed on stock exchange: _____________ C. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase into Czech. (2 points each) HERD INSTINCT - DOT-COM BOOM - DIVERSE INVESTMENT CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP ­ STRONGHOLD ­ GLOVES-OFF BUSINESS 1. Many companies tried to weaken the risk and spread it by building portfolios with _________________________. In Czech: _______________________________________ 2. Some economists blame the bubble of the___________________ of the 90´s to be the main reason for the economic collapse in 2008. In Czech: _____________________________________ 3. The company has its _____________________ in Germany, the world's second-largest generics market, which is the main source of their profit. In Czech: ________________________ D. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used: (1 point each) CLASH ­ COMPETE ­ PURCHASE ­ CONCERN GIVE UP ­ HIBERNATE - TURN DOWN 1. If you want to succeed you can never stop ________________ with your rivals. 2. There were lots of problems involved in the merger especially because the cultures __________________. 3. I do not approve of the solution to _________________________ the offer. We've lost a really good chance. 4. We've lost the market due to the undervalued part of the company we __________ ________________ a year before. E. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets. (1 point each) 1. Discussing the lost opportunity won't _________________ help you find the right way. (NECCESARY) 2. This is a very _____________ market, so make sure you know what you are doing. (COMPETE) 3. The top ___________ decided this was the right marketing strategy. (EXECUTE) 4. The _____________________confirmed the figure was wrong. (ACCOUNT) 5. The deal is ______________________ for us and we won't sign it. (ACCEPT) III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) 1. There is no money on the market and the company is likely to go ____ business. 2. Have you noticed the improvement ______the efficiency of the machine? 3. The manager presented the idea _____ behalf _____the whole team. 4. The company can't succeed _____acquiring a larger market share. 5. We expect the profits to grow _____ at least 2 percent a year. B. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence above. (3 points each) 1. My aunt started working here about a year ago. My aunt has _______________________________________________________. 2. My boss started working at 6 a.m. I arrived an hour later. By the time I ______________________________________________________. 3. I haven't spoken to my relatives since the family reunion in June. It was in June, at the family reunion when I _____________________________. C. Fill the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. (1 point each) It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation _______________ (discovered) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company, which ________________ (drill) for oil in the area since 1990, ____________________ (find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then ___________________ (discovered) larger amounts under the seabed. Last year the government __________________ (lend) over 50 million to BOC and _________________ (give) permission for the company to build an oil refinery in Wales. The reactions of local people to today's news _________________(be) mixed so far. Local MPs ________________ (already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of pollution. "Nobody ______________ (ask) us yet what we want, "said Anna Griffiths, leader of the Anti-Oil Campaign. "Look what _____________ (happen) when they _______________ (find) oil in Scotland in the 1960s. The oil companies got rich, not the local people. BOC _____________ (not tell) us the truth about what this is going to mean for our people." D. Choose A,B,C or D to complete the sentences with articles. The number of correct answers is 0 ­ 4. (2 points each) 1. After she _____ a few notes, she __________ the introduction to the Annual Report. A: will make, will start writing B: had made, started writing C: makes, will start writing D: made, started writing 2. The rain ______ by the time I _____ out of the taxi. A: had stopped, got B: stops, get C: stopped, had got D: will have stopped, get 3. I ________ late at nights but now I __________ my work in the early mornings. A: was used to study, am getting used to do B: used to study, am getting used to doing C: studied, am used to doing D: was used to studying, do IV. Translation: (max. 16 points) points Translate the following sentences into English: (16 points) Po mnoha týdnech vyjednávání podepsaly obě strany smlouvu. Zdálo se, že je to nejsnadnější cesta, jak zajistit růst, rozčlenit investiční portfolio a oslabit riziko, které představuje konkurence. Oba současní generální ředitelé jsou si vědomi překážek, které je potřeba odstranit, aby celá operace proběhla hladce, stejně jako toho, že jeden z nich se bude muset vzdát své pozice ve prospěch toho druhého. __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________.