English 1, semester 1, Autumn 2004
Assignment 2/6 -- deadline: Thursday, 4 November 2004 (to be
collected in seminars)
Review -- Unit 2

I. Vocabulary  (16 pts.)
Translate into English.
1. chyba tisku --
2. splnit očekávání --
3. v pořadí podle důležitosti --
4. důvod předložení zprávy --
5. vznést dotaz --
6. bude nám potěšením dodat Vám (...) --
7. právně závazné podmínky --
8. napsat si koncept zprávy --

II. Prepositions  (8 pts.)
Fill the gaps with suitable prepositions or adverbials, if
necessary.
1. Who will benefit _____ the plan?
2. Which important points have you left ______?
3. Did they sign the contract _______ the new order?
4. The size of groups is limited _______ eight people.
5. We bought the machine _______ mail order.
6. What does his decision depend _______?
7. Next week I´ll be away _______ a conference.
8. The emphasis is _______ a friendly approach to clients.

III. Grammar  (24 pts.)
A. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the
same meaning as the first one. (20 pts.)
1.  The film was so good that everyone wanted to see it.
       It ....................................................................................................  .
2.  Our company did not invest enough money in research and
  development. We lost a lot of customers.
       But if ..................................................................................................... .
3.  Perhaps he offended her when he demanded that she resign
  from her position.
       He might ................................................................................................. .
4.  "Why are you laughing?" asked the teacher.
The teacher asked ....................................................................................... .
5.  Reaching the targets was not easy.
     The targets ................................................................................. .
6.  We are pleased that we are going to meet again in November.
     We are looking ............................................................................... .

IV. Translation  (12 pts.)
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Ředitel pobočky povzbudil personál, aby se zúčastnili
školení.

2. Doporučuje se psát krátké věty, aby sdělení bylo jasné a
nemátlo čtenáře.


3. Už byly všechny dotazy uspokojivě zodpovězeny?

Total: 60 points