ENGLESKI JEZIK ZA EKONOMISTE 2

IME I PREZIME: _________________ BROJ INDEKSA: _________________

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form: In the early 1990s Malcolm Frost (IDENTIFY) _______________ the growing trend of people working from home. He (SET UP) _______________ Frosts Offices in building space-saving offices in peoples homes. Frosts (HAVE) _______________ no showrooms and instead (RELY) _______________ on advertisements in national newspapers and magazines (GENERATE) _______________ business. Potential customers who (REPLY) _______________ to an advertisement (TELEPHONE) _______________ by a specialized telesales agency which then (TRY) _______________ to set up meetings with a sales representative. Last year, Frost (GO) _______________ into semi-retirement and Sally Rose (APPOINT) _______________ as the companys new managing director.
10 points

II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs MAKE or DO. 1. Helen ____________ no attempt to stop me. 2. I think I _______________ without dessert, Im trying to lose weight. 3. Go get some fresh air, itll ______________ you good. 4. The minister _______________ a statement on that issue later today. 5. She _____________ so much noise that it was impossible __________ any work.
6 points

III. What are these called?

1. reduction in the general availability of loans ________________________ 2. to provide financial assistance to a failing business to save it from collapse __________________

3. mass-market banking where individual customers use local branches of larger commercial banks
______________________

4. when a company fires a worker for an unfair reason such as being too old ____________________ 5. not paying taxes which are owed to the government ______________________ 6. factories where workers have poor working conditions, work long hours, earn low wages and face
other violations of labour rights ______________________
3 points

IV. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below by replacing the verb in brackets with the appropriate phrasal verb:

1. She ____________ (postopone) calling him until the last possible moment. 2. We have ____________ (encounter) a few problems Im afraid. 3. We have finally ____________ (discover) what was causing the problem. 4. If were going to meet the deadline were going to have to ____________ (work very hard). 5. The price of petrol ____________ (increase) again this year. 6. We cant ____________ (exclude) the possibility that it may happen again.
6 points

V. Insert the missing prepositions: 1. They are strongly opposed _______ any further investment. 2. Why do women still have limited access ______ venture capital? 3. Some customers worry _______ the potential lack of security of dealing _______ money online. 4. Our nation is ______ the edge _____ bankruptcy. 5. _____ compliance ______ her wishes, she was buried next to her husband. 6. ______ reference ______ your advertisement in yesterdays edition of The Times, I am interested in applying for the post of tour leader at your school of English.
5 points

VI. Give the American equivalent for the following British terms:
current account unit trust building society visible trade ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ creditors gilt-edged stock trade union debtors ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
4 points

TOTAL: 34 points