Review Test PJI3A Market Leader: Unit 1 – Being International 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) úskalí svobodných přeshraničních kapitálových toků – __________________________________ stáhnout volně směnitelnou měnu (např. z oběhu) – ______________________________________ měřit ekonomický výkon hodnotou HDP – ___________________________________________ rozdělení příjmů závisející na přepravních nákladech – ___________________________________ zacházet s konkurentem jako rovnocenným partnerem – _________________________________ Míček je nyní na vaší straně hřiště. – ________________________________________________ vyhnout se nevhodným a necitlivým spletitým frázím – __________________________________ pozdravit obecenstvo rozptylujícím gestem – __________________________________________ B. Write expressions the following definitions refer to: (2 points each) 1. stress induced by reception of more information than is necessary to make a decision (or that can be understood and digested in the time available): 2. a strategy where a company is operating all around the world but adapts its products or services and its manufacturing methods to make them suitable for local conditions: C. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase into Czech. (2 points each) ADVANCED ECONOMIES, CAPITAL OUTFLOWS, DEBT BURDEN, LICENSING AGREEMENTS, BALL-PARK FIGURE, FAMILY COMMITMENTS 1. Before leaving abroad, you have to fulfill all your _______________________________. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 2. If you want to sell our products, you need ______________________________ from us. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 3. Many companies have a big _______________________________, which can even ruin them. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ D. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used: (1 point each) STUMBLE OVER – PROVE – MARKET – ENGAGE REPATRIATE – GET OFF TRACK – HESITATE – INTEND 1. Could you give me some tips how ________________________ the audience during my presentation? 2. We will cut costs by ________________________ our products ourselves. 3. Be careful about the used language as it must convey the __________________________ meaning. 4. In her last speech she _________________________ words and phrases she didn’t really know. E. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets. (1 point each) 1. Don’t forget to make _________________________________ for the Tuesday meeting. (ARRANGE) 2. It is __________________________ to exchange business cards at lunch in this country. (CUSTOM) 3. Students made ___________________________ on the basis of the teacher’s non-verbal messages. (ASSUME) 4. ___________________________ means losing a currency’s purchasing power. (VALUE) III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) 1. Our products are manufactured ________ licence held by a different company. 2. A country’s outcome is usually measured ______ terms ______ gross domestic product. 3. IMF develops projects relating ________ the reduction of poverty. 4. His style surely didn’t appeal ________ international audiences. 5. Why don’t you tap ________ the advice offered by your older colleagues? 6. I arranged ________ the VIPs to sit in the front row. B. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentence above. (3 points each) 1. I hoped to leave before 9.00. But I overslept and missed my train. I ___________________________ by 9.00 but I _________________________ the train. 2. Human activities will almost destroy the world. It will happen before 2020. By 2020 the world _________________________________________ by human activities. 3. The finance director plans to go for a business trip. His schedule says that he is supposed to meet his business partner on Monday afternoon. The finance director, who is going for a business trip, ______________________________ ______________________________________________________ on Monday afternoon. 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) The world is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why _________________________ (this, happen)? One answer is that it could simply be part of a natural process. After all, there _______________________ (be) ice ages and long periods of warmth in the past, so we could just ________________________________ (EXPERIENCe) another warming trend. This kind of answer _____________________________ (support) many people a few years ago. What scientists now believe is that human activity is the cause. For more than two hundred years, humans _______________________________________ (gradual, change) the atmosphere, mainly as a result of industrial pollution. We ______________ ____________________ (create) an atmosphere around the earth that, like a giant glass container, _______________ (LET) heat from the sun through and then ______________ (hold) it in. __________________________________________ (temperatures, keep, rise)? The general answer is unfortunately yes. D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. (2 points each) 1. The financial director ________ earlier this month because she ________ a secret report. A: was fired ... has published B: has been dismissed ... lost C: lost her job ... had released D: had been fired ... has given out 2. The alliance between IBM and Dell ________________ for at least three years. A: is in existence B: have been in existence C: will exist D: exists 3. By the last summer we _______________ fifteen new cars. A: bought B: will have bought C: have bought D: had bought IV. Translation: (max. 16 points) points Translate the following sentences into English: (8 points each) Ekonomiky rozvojových zemí trpí malými a nestabilními finančními trhy, a proto je pro ně jakýkoliv zásadní odliv investic problematický, protože vede ke ztrátě důvěry věřitelů a k celkové finanční krizi. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Jestliže si připravuješ půdu pro svou prezentaci, nechej si svůj text zrevidovat zkušenějším kolegou, nepoužívej slangové výrazy a hantýrku, neboť jinak tvá prezentace nebude obecenstvem kladně přijata. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Review Test PJI3A Market Leader: Unit 2 – Training 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) přilákání a udržení schopných lidí jako faktor úspěchu – _________________________________ záviset na tvůrčích lidech (1 word) na volné noze – ______________________________________ rozpustit virtuální skupinu strategické důležitosti – ______________________________________ ohleduplný a nediktátorský způsob vedení zaměstnanců – ________________________________ krachující malé a střední podniky – _________________________________________________ zaostávat s účastí v mentorských programech – ________________________________________ podezřelé hodnocení možných vůdcovských dovedností – _______________________________ rezervace konferenční místnosti pro strategické školení – _________________________________ B. Write expressions the following definitions refer to: (2 points each) 3. the process of introducing new employees to a new job, skill, organization, etc.: 4. an idea, a design, a piece of writing, etc. that belongs to a person or an organization and cannot be sold or copied without the owner’s permission: C. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase. (2 points each) HARD SKILL, CROSSOVER, WHEREWITHAL, CARDBOARD TOWER, CORE COMPETENT, BENCHMARK, EXPERTISE, SOFT SKILL 4. Some people possess particular ___________________ in dealing with critical situations. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 5. The course provided me with the _________________________ to manage negotiations with suppliers. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 6. We use this value as a ______________________________ for appraising managers and directors here. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ D. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used: (1 point each) TACTLESS REMARK, CROSSOVER, WHEREWITHAL, CARDBOARD TOWER, CORE COMPETENT, BENCHMARK, EXPERTISE, PHENOMENON 5. I’m afraid I’m going to miss my train if the meeting _____________________________. 6. All he was doing was just _________________________________ on how good he was at university. 7. The __________________________ research has brought nothing new since it was done before. 8. In the last lecture, the professor ______________________________ intrapersonal skills to knowing yourself. E. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets. (1 point each) 5. Universities and colleges are considered as so-called _____________________________ institutes. (THREE) 6. Education diminishes social divisions so it acts as an ____________________________. (EQUAL) 7. Her way of managing staff is friendly, pleasant and ______________________________. (AUTHORITY) 8. Many students can’t afford to study because of ____________________________ higher education costs. (INCREASE) III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) 7. The study department has to look ________ students’ cheating at exams. 8. I’m glad the foundation helped to put me ________ so that I can study now. 9. Social skills are critical ________ future managers. 10. Reliability, coupled ________ responsibility, is the key characteristics of a good employee. 11. If you want to make something popular, try to hype it ________. 12. Mindy lacks the ability to get ________ with other people so she works alone. B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words so that they mean the same as the original sentences; make sentences with infinitives or gerunds from the underlined words. (3 points each) 4. I want to suggest that we should consider that we would not buy a new company car. I want to suggest __________________________________________ a new company car. 5. There is no point why we should deny the fact that we will postpone the act of setting up a new training course. There is no point ________________________________________ a new training course. 6. Try it and persuade us if you want us to risk the danger of warning the competitors that they should not pay late. Try _________________________________________________________________ late. 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) Training courses ________________________________ (design, usually, present) new information to participants in an effective and attractive way. Nowadays training courses ____________________________________________________ (not rely, expect, the students, take) notes in class but they are more interactive. Students ______________ _____________________________________ (should, prepare, participate, active) in classes. Trainers ___________________________________________________ (make, they, ask, questions, concern) the discussed topic because they __________________________________________________________ (want, make sure, students, not lose). Every attempt ____________________________________ (practice, use) new skills is generally appreciated by them. Students ______________ _____________________________________ (also, encourage, discuss, find) new and non-traditional ways of solving problems. After ____________________ (pass) such a course, the participants are usually better prepared and they ____________________ ______________ (seem, look forward, use) the acquired knowledge in practice. D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. (2 points each) 4. The mentor __________________ IT technologies in teaching. A: objects to avoid using B: objects in avoiding to use C: objects avoiding in using D: objects to avoiding using 5. Our company __________________ some of its key activities. A: intends starting outsourcing B: intends to start outsourcing C: intends starting to outsource D: intends to start to outsource 6. It’s no good __________________ computers in China. A: recommending to manufacture B: to recommend to manufacture C: to plan to manufacture D: planning manufacturing IV. Translation: (max. 16 points) points Translate the following sentences into English: (8 points each) Metody e-learningu umožňují učitelům vymanit se z tradičního modelu vyučování a přispívají k samostatné aktivitě studentů ve virtuální třídě, což je činí skutečnou konkurencí ke “kamenným” univerzitám, a udělený titul (akademický) je tak pro studenty cennější. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Představa emocionální inteligence, poprvé popularizovaná v polovině 90. let, definuje prvky jako vědomí o sobě samém, seberegulace či empatie a výcvikové kurzy zaměřené na tuto dovednost pomáhjí lidem překonávat různé překážky v meziosobní sféře. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 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) 5. 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: 6. 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 7. Not every ___________________________ can sell products to you at a discounted rate. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 8. This service is not provided by private companies but by _________________________. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 9. 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 9. The badly managed reforms _____________________________________ many people, so they are dissatisfied now. 10. Your employer has the possibility __________________________________ part of your medication bill. 11. The EU ________________________________ border controls between member states a few years ago. 12. 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) 9. Local governments usually don’t support ____________________________________ in developing countries because they are afraid of their country’s property. (PRIVATE) 10. As the strategic partner holds a 51% share in the company, it can ___________________ the decisions of the minority shareholders. (TURN) 11. If some services are _____________________________________, people aren’t getting enough of them or the quality is poor. (PROVIDE) 12. 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) 13. Many of our employees would opt ________ a shorter working week. 14. Allow ________ the decline in GDP in your study on the crisis. 15. Could you give us advice ________ dealing with competitors? 16. All employees have to pay their medical insurance, regardless ________ their income. 17. I recommend that you don’t experiment ________ outsourcing all our services. 18. 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) 7. I’m going to permit them to participate at the conference. They _____________________________________________________ at the conference. 8. 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. 9. 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) 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Review Test PJI3A Market Leader: Unit 4 – Energy 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) emise a hromadění skleníkových plynů z fosilních paliv – ________________________________ bezpečnost dodávek a diverzifikace energetických zdrojů – _______________________________ břemeno globálního oteplování ovlivňující daňové poplatníky – ___________________________ odolat vysoké hustotě hořlavých látek – ______________________________________________ zpochybňovat průlom nevyhnutelných technologií – ____________________________________ vypouštět odpadní vodu (1 word) a ukládat odpad – _____________________________________ nevratné změny a udržitelný rozvoj – ________________________________________________ objemný a natlakovaný zásobník se zkapalněným plynem – _______________________________ B. Write expressions the following definitions refer to: (2 points each) 7. a report produced by a company on environmental or green issues that give a more favorable impression on this company than justified by the real facts: 8. the removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover and their conversion to non-forested land: C. Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases; translate the selected phrase. (2 points each) LITANY, WATCHDOG, IGNOMINY, OVERFISHING, UPSHOT, STAFF TURNOVER, DEPLETION, ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBY 10. Being marked as not environmentally friendly was the worst _______________________ for us. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 11. The conference on green policy had no real ____________________________, so it was a waste of time. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ 12. The ___________________________ of oil reserves represents the biggest threat for the 21^st century. In Czech or Slovak: _____________________________________ D. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used: (1 point each) PROPEL – RECYCLE – GUZZLE – COUNTERBALANCE UNBUNDLE – BRAINSTORM – SPORT – POLLUTE – REV UP 13. Major electricity producers ______________________________ their activities recently. 14. Volkswagen’s cars can _____________________________ the certification that they are environmentally friendly. 15. Greenpeace ______________________________ a new initiative against carbon dioxide storage last month. 16. The technology of producing hydrogen will not ______________________________ to market soon because it is still very costly. E. Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets. (1 point each) 13. Some governments of developing countries refuse to ban _________________________ of rain forests because it is a source of income for them. (LOG) 14. All __________________________ damage the environment and some of them are even toxic for the people. (POLLUTE) 15. Installation of new sources of energy is considered a ________________________ sector of the economy. (PROSPER) 16. If we don’t build any further ________________________ facilities for oil, we could run into problems with the supply of oil. (STORE) III. Grammar: (max. 30 points) points A. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary: (1 point each) 19. The financial crisis has brought ________ a fall in consumers’ demand. 20. ________ a large extent, this situation was caused by the new ecological tax. 21. Countries should dispose ________ their nuclear waste in an ecological way. 22. Do you consider the current situation ________ stable? 23. _______ despite _______ higher ecological awareness, people are still quite irresponsible. 24. When transporting oil, it is stored ________ board a ship or a tanker. B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words and use conditional clauses. (3 points each) 10. In a situation when manufacturers will not start behaving in a more responsible way, taxes on coal and gas will be introduced by the government. The government _____________________________________________________ unless _______________________________________________________________________. 11. The air is so much polluted now because oil was discovered. If _____________________________, the air ___________________________________. 12. I can’t forgive her for breaking into the house but I am not you. If I _________________, I _________________________________________________. 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) The environment ___________________________________ (suffer, postpone) the basic measures that should ____________________________________________________ (help, prevent, industrial firms, pollute) the air and water. The EU ___________ ___________________________________________ (urge, the member states, avoid, implement) technologies harmful for the environment. Some countries still __________ _____________________________ (deny, be responsible) this situation but most of them now know that something must _________________________________________ (make, convince, people, save) energy. Several companies _____________________ _______________________________ (already, promise, not, keep on, use) harmful technologies. The EU __________________________________________________ (try, make, they, involve) environmental programs but others ________________________ _______________________________ (have to, make, accept) an environmentally friendly policy. Some of them ____________________________________________ (may, doubtful) the result but they are willing to do it. D. Choose suitable words or phrases that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 0 – 4. (2 points each) 10. ________________________ university a year earlier. A: If I had started B: I wish I started C: I wish I had started D: If only I had started 11. The economic situation _______________ if we ______________ our expenses. A: could have been worse ... hadn’t limited B: would have been good ... had cut C: might improve ... start checking D: would be fine ... had been reducing 12. The Prime Minister ________________ if he _______________ an expert in economics. A: couldn’t succeed ... weren’t B: should have hired him ... had wanted C: can’t overcome the crisis ... won’t be D: wouldn’t be so successful ... wasn’t IV. Translation: (max. 16 points) points Translate the following sentences into English: Pokud chce Evropská unie udržet ekonomický růst i v dlouhodobém období, bude muset zavést do praxe různá opatření týkající se ochrany životního prostředí. I přes rostoucí spotřebu elektřiny musí většina zemí ve větší míře využívat obnovitelné a neznečišťující zdroje energie. Navíc musí řešit problémy s ukládáním odpadů, protože skládky jsou již téměř plné, a se znečištěným ovzduším, neboť někteří průmysloví výrobci stále produkují velké množství rakovinotvorných znečišťujících látek, což má negativní vliv na zdraví obyvatel. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________