Review Test PJI3A Market Leader: Unit 3 – Partnerships 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) výdaje na kapitálově náročné projekty – ______________________________________________ shromáždit peníze na stavbu komunitních zařízení – ____________________________________ podržet si vlastnictví aktiv – _______________________________________________________ systém navržený na generování zisku a malých nákladů na údržbu – ________________________ mnohostranné a podfinancované vládní investice – _____________________________________ všeobecné poskytování veřejných statků – ____________________________________________ zneužití moci přirozeného monopolu – ______________________________________________ poptávka po dotovaných regulovaných veřejných službách – ______________________________ B. Write expressions the following definitions refer to: (2 points each) 1. a set of services provided by private or public organizations consumed by the public, including: electricity, natural gas, water and sewage; telephone services may also be included: 2. the part of the economy of a country that is owned or controlled by the government: C. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase. (2 points each) CENTRAL PLANNING, PUBLIC SERVICE ETHOS, SHIFTING SAND, VENDOR, GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES, CONCESSIONS, BORE HOLES 1. Not every ___________________________ can sell products to you at a discounted rate. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 2. This service is not provided by private companies but by _________________________. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 3. If you want to negotiate better conditions, you’ll have to make some ________________. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ D. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used: (1 point each) STEP BACK IN – FOSTER – PUT OFF – SERVICE – FLOOD INTO NATIONALIZE – TEMPT – REIMBURSE – RELINQUISH 1. The badly managed reforms _____________________________________ many people, so they are dissatisfied now. 2. Your employer has the possibility __________________________________ part of your medication bill. 3. The EU ________________________________ border controls between member states a few years ago. 4. You’ll have to earn more money if you want _______________________________ your debts fully. E. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets. (1 point each) 1. Local governments usually don’t support ____________________________________ in developing countries because they are afraid of their country’s property. (PRIVATE) 2. As the strategic partner holds a 51% share in the company, it can ___________________ the decisions of the minority shareholders. (TURN) 3. If some services are _____________________________________, people aren’t getting enough of them or the quality is poor. (PROVIDE) 4. Our inability to estimate the risk factor realistically made us risk ____________________. (AVERSION) III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) 1. Many of our employees would opt ________ a shorter working week. 2. Allow ________ the decline in GDP in your study on the crisis. 3. Could you give us advice ________ dealing with competitors? 4. All employees have to pay their medical insurance, regardless ________ their income. 5. I recommend that you don’t experiment ________ outsourcing all our services. 6. It can be a problem to recoup ________ investments in unstable developing countries. B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words and use passive voice. (3 points each) 1. I’m going to permit them to participate at the conference. They _____________________________________________________ at the conference. 2. We had punished the staff for their bad deeds and they decided not to do it again. Because the staff _________________________________________________ for their bad deeds, they decided not to do it again. 3. We / accustom / be given / the worst work. We ________________________________________________________ the worst work. 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 difficult ________________________________________ (compel, people, pay) public services when they know it isn’t necessary. Therefore, the state ____________ ___________________________________________ (can, decide, guarantee, provide) them free of charge or at low price. Some private companies ______________ ________________________ (may, annoy, leave) outside this business but people usually appreciate it. Economists usually _____________________________ (enquire, use) the resources efficiently and they _________________________________________ (blame, the government, waste) taxpayers’ money. Private companies _____________ _____________________________________ (can, rely, succeed, fight) their competition, which _______________________________________________ (result, attempt, lower) their costs as much as possible, but for the state this is not a concern. Some countries __________________________________________ (prefer, distribute) these services in both ways, i.e. in private and public ways. However, the main issue is if people have a reason ___________________________________________ (object, provide) public services on given conditions. D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. (2 points each) 1. The university _____________ its budget _____________. A: refuses to get ... lowered B: will have to getting ... cut C: insists to have ... boosted D: expects to have ... boosted 2. The teacher __________________ every lecture with checking attendance. A: was discouraging from starting B: detests being expected to start C: was aware of being known to begin D: might has been told to begin 3. The government _________________ the private sector _______________ their prices. A: is trying to make ... to reduce B: is relied on ... to cut C: has attempted to make ... decreasing D: wants to let ... cut IV. Translation: (max. 16 points) points Translate the following sentences into English: V zemích, kde veřejné služby nejsou ani veřejně poskytované, ani veřejně financované, obvykle nepodléhají vládní regulaci, protože soukromý sektor zajistí dostatečné množství těchto statků. Nicméně statky, jejichž spotřeba je nerivalitní a nevyloučitelná, jsou zaručeny státem. Jedná se například o armádu, veřejné zdravotnictví nebo policii. I v těchto případech však může veřejný sektor spolupracovat se soukromým, zejména při nákupu materiálu, stavbě nové infrastruktury či poskytování dodatečných služeb. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________