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Engleski Jezik Za Ekonomiste 2 - Test Sa Resenjima
Engleski Jezik Za Ekonomiste 2 - Test Sa Resenjima
This year (BE) _____has been_______ very successful for our company and we
(ACHIEVE) ____have achieved____ many of the targets for the year. Our sales people
(WORK) __have worked__ very hard and the department (PERFORM) __has performed_
very well. The success is especially pleasing when we think back to the problems we
(HAVE) ___had____ last year. Sales (BE) ___were___ down by 10% and things (NOT
LOOK) __didn`t look__ good at all. We (MAKE)__made__ some difficult decisions last
year which a lot of people (NOT BE)___ were not____ happy with. However, we are
happy to say that performance (IMPROVE) __has improved__ sharply.
1. The willingness of people in the workforce to change jobs, or move to another part of
the country to find work. __labour mobility______
2. Organizations designed to protect the interests of workers. _____labour unions______
3. Workers with specialist knowledge or abilities. ___skilled labour______
4. A lack of workers in relations to the number required. __labour shortage____
5. People who work with their hands ______manual labour______
6. Workers who don’t cost much to employ. ___cheap labour_________
7. Disagreements between labour and management, for example over pay. __labour
disputes__
8. These can be good or bad and lead to a lot of disagreements with management. __labour
relations__
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V CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENSES:
_____Dear Sirs,
We have seen your advertisement in yesterday`s New York Times. We are one of the
largest importers of glasses in our country, specialized in luxury, wine and brandy glasses.
We are interested in importing and stocking a wider range of glassware. We believe that
your glasses are of outstanding quality.
Please send us your latest catalogues and price list.
We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Your fouthfully Dunja Petrovic.
1. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to send the estimate you requested.
She said ___that she was sorry she hadn`t been able to send the estimate.____
2. The bank might agree to extend the loan period.
The bank manager said __that the bank might agree to extend…___
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I PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM:
1. __lame_ duck 2. blue __collar__ workers 3. blue _print___ stage 4. __cash_ cow
5. __fat_ cats 6. brown __goods___ 7. __black____ leg 8. yellow __pages__
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2. In no case the sellers should blame their staff.
___In no case should the sellers blame their staff.____
At the end of this month, the last bar of soap (PRODUCE) _will have been produced_ by
Unilever as the company (CHANGE) __is changing_ to other products. The bars
(REPLACE) ___are going to be replaced__ by liquid soap, shower gels and body washes.
In our search for hygiene, the bar soap ***isn`t** now (NOT CONSIDER) __isn`t
considered___ clean enough. Liquid soap (COST)____costs____more, but soap (BE)__is_
something on which we (SEEM) __seem_____ happy (SPEND) _ to spend__ .In the last
four years, the amount the British (SPEND) __have spent__on soap products
(INCREASE) __has increased_ by 15%, to a total of £180m.
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2. You ____made__ much progress lately?
3. I never suffer from boredom. I can always find something __to do__
4. Take a few days off. A break __will do__ you good.
5. Judy’s job is something __to do__ with marketing.
6. These findings __make_ Britain the country with the worst record on pollution.
1. There has been an increase ___in____ our sales ___of__ 4% in the past three weeks.
2. Let me know if you can think of a solution __to__ the problem.
3. Our Personnel Manager is responsible __for__ hiring new staff.
4. These accounts are prepared __in_ accordance _with_ the Companies Act of 1987.
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2. People widely use irrevocable letter of credit in international trade.
___Irrevocable letter of credit is widely used in international trade.______
1. If our profit (RISE) __had risen___, we would have been able to open a new plant.
2. We won’t complain if everything (BE) __is__ in order.
Last year (BE) __was___ a bad year for a commodity prices. The commodity price
index (FALL) __was falling__throughout January and February and (REACH)
__reached_ an all-time low in mid-March . Prices then (START) __started__ to bottom out
and (CREEP UP) __were creeping up__ until the end of April when they
( PLUMMET) ___plummetted__ again. Despite a rise in May and June, the situation
(WORSEN) ___worsend____ again in July and prices (FALL) __fell___ once more.
They remained stable for the rest of the summer and even (GO UP) ___went up___
steadily during the period September-November, before (PLUNGE) __plunging__
yet again at the end of the year.
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IV SUPPLY THE MISSING ANIMALS IN THE BLANKS TO MAKE
APPROPRIATE BUSINESS EXPRESSIONS:
1. She arrived an hour late but it was all right as we had already cancelled the meeting.
____She arrived an hour late but it was all right as the meeting had already been
cancelled.________
2. We are automating the production line at the moment.
__The production line is being automated at the moment.__
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X REPORT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
As you know, we (BUY) ___had bought__ several machines from your company and (BE)
__were_ quite satisfied with their performance. Recently, however, the standard of your
after-sales services (GET) __has got_ much worse. Our two HD 22 Cs (INSTALL)
__were installed_ in 1992 and your regular service together with our own maintenance
programme (KEEP) __kept__them in perfect working order.
Now the situation (CHANGE) __has changed__ and your engineer (PROMISE)
__has promised__ to come “in about ten days”. Last week he (ARRIVE)__arrived__
at 4 pm on Friday afternoon and our own maintenance engineer (BE) _was__unable
to leave work until your man (FINISH) __had finished__. Let me say that we are
not satisfied with this state of affairs. We look forward to hearing from you and hope that
you can promise an immediate improvement in your after-sales service.
1. All major banks have at least one __branch__ in all large cities.
2. She finally found a job at an employment ___agency__
3. Each __subsidiary____ company trades under its own name.
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4. She’ll be working in an overseas ___agency___ for a while.
V GIVE THREE VERBS THAT MEAN THE SAME AS “TO OPEN A COMPANY”
AND “TO GIVE A DISCOUNT”
1. If your documentation (BE) _is_ incomplete, the goods are held up.
2. If the occasion (ARISE)__arose_, we would be glad to see you again.
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1. Put the verb in brackets into the appropriate form.
McDonald’s ***has** always (be) _been__ a franchising company and (rely) _has relied_
on its franchises to play a major role in its success. McDonald’s (remain) _remains_
committed to (franchise) _franchising__as a predominant way of doing business.
Approximately 70% of McDonald’s worldwide restaurant business (own) _are owned_ and
(operate) _operated__ by independent businessmen and women, our franchisees.
McDonald’s (continue) _+s_ to be recognized as a premier franchising company around the
world. Perhaps the fact that McDonald’s management (listen) _listens_ so carefully to its
franchisees has something to do with McDonald’s being perennially named as Entrepreneur
Magazine’s number one franchise. Our franchising system (build) _is built__ on the
premise that the corporation can be successful only if our franchisees (be) _are_ successful
first. We believe in a partnering relationship with our operators, suppliers and employees
and also think that success for McDonald’s corporation (flow) _+s_ from the success of its
business partners.
2. Put DO/MAKE
3. Definitions
1. Flourish- boom
2. amalgamation-merging
3. turbulence-volatility
4. tough and conclude an line, offices
ruthless-to be cut agreement –to -premises
throat, to sign the dotted
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5. rebound -bounce back
6. sluggish -slow
5. As the importer, write a letter of complaint to the exporter saying that some of the
received articles have been broken in traffic. Ask for a discount or request a replacement.
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6. Supply the missing prepositions
1. he was annoyed __with_ her secretary _at_ forgetting to send the letter _on_ time.
2. We are proud _of_ the very high level of service we offer.
1. If you will not send us the goods within two weeks, we are forced to cancel the
order.
If you don`t send us the goods …,we will be forced to.,.
2. Thank you on the informations that you sent us.
Thank you for the information which you sent us
3. This goods is ready for shipment.
These goods are..
4. Our discount depend of the number of items you order.
Our discount depends on the number of items you order.
5. Please find enclosure our late price list.
Please find enclosed of out latest..
6. We hope to receiving your reply soon and making further business with you.
We hope to receive your reply soon and do..
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7. price in foreign trade which includes transport to the docks but not loading on board a ship
_FAS_
8. document in foreign trade showing the ownership of the goods __BIL_
_blue_ - chip company, _white_ knight, __black___ leg, _blue__ -collar worker,
to be in the _red__, __red__ tape, _golden_ hello, _golden__ handshake
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She enquired __if I offered any.._
2. Why won't you give a discount?
She wanted to know __why I wouldn`t give a..__
1. Our department comprises of three sectors. ___our department comprises three sectors_
2. The Sales Department is divided in two units. _the sales department is divided into.._
3. The company consists four departments. _the company consists of four d._
4. The Accounting Department is made up with three units. _the accounting d.is made up
of.._
5. The Personnel Department contains of four sectors. __the personnel d.contains four
sectors._
6. Our department is in charge with advertising. __our department is in charge of ad._
III Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs MAKE or DO.
1. When I got this job, the company __was doing__ very well. They _made___ a big
investment in Latin America but they __didn`t do_ their market research properly, so they
just couldn't _make__ enough money.
2. The builders __were making__ so much noise that it was difficult __to do_ any work.
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IV Find the appropriate combination with CAREER:
1. a short period of time when you do not work in your usual job or profession, for example
because you want to look after your children _career break__
2. someone whose career is more important that anything else so that they will do whatever is
necessary to be successful __careerist__
3. someone whose job is to give people advice about what jobs and professional training
might be suitable for them __c.counselor_
4. the way your career is built ___c.structure__
5. the opportunities that you have to move upwards in your job or profession __c.path_
6. if you work very hard, you can work your way up this _c.ladder_
VI Match the adjectives and the nouns from the box with the right prepositions and
fill in the blanks with the appropriate combinations.
+ access to, devoid of
compliance for
relevant for
adherence to
demand to
safe
with
offer for
reputation
with
commensurate for
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5. We offer a salary __commensurate with_ your experience.
6. We're prepared to make you a generous __offer for___ the house.
7. These issues are directly __relevant to_ the needs of slow learners.
8. There's not much __demand for_ oil heaters any more.
Dear Mr Miller,
This is the third time in a month that an incomplete shipment (DELIVER) _has been
delivered_ to us from you. In this case ten dresses (MISS) _are missing_ . I (EXPECT)
__expect_ them (REPLACE) _to be replaced_ immediately. I (TRADE) _have been
trading_ with you for thirty years and expect (TREAT) _to be treated__ like an old
customer. If this the type of service you (OFFER) _offer_ , I have no wish to continue (DO)
__doing__ business with you. If I (RECEIVE) __receive_ another incomplete shipment, I
(FORCE) _will be forced__ to end our association.
2. We hope to receiving your reply soon and making further business with you.
We hope to receive your reply soon and do further..
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If we do not receive the goods by 1 June we regret that we will be obligated to cancel the
order.
Your cincerely Dunja Petrovic
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GIVE SYNOMYMS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
6. We hope to receiving your reply soon and making further business with you.
__We hope to receive your reply soon and do…____
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I PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM
There (BE) __has been__ a great deal of research into the art of negotiating, and, in
particular, into what (MAKE) ___makes___ a “good” negotiator. One point most
researchers (SEEM) _seem_ (AGREE) __to agree_ on (BE) __is__
That good negotiators (TRY) _try___ to create a harmonious atmosphere at the start of a
negotiation. Successful negotiators (NOT WANT) _didn`t want__ a negotiation to break
down. If problems (ARISE) _arise__ they (SUGGEST) _will suggest_ ways of
(RESOLVE) __resolving_ them.
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He asked me __how long I had been producing plastics__
2. “When will you send us the goods?”
They asked us ___when we would send them the goods.__
Since the 1980s, when China (introduce) __introduced__ a market economy and (open)
__opened_ its doors to the West, foreign companies (compete) __have been compiting_ to
get a share of this huge potential market of 1.2 billion people. In the early 80s, China
(import) __imported__ a wide range of goods and (set up) __set up_ joint venture projects
(build up) _to build up__ western-style hotels for the ever-increasing number of foreign
visitors. Since the beginning of the 1990s, China (follow) ___has followed_ a policy of
reducing imports and modernizing industry. Every year China (need) __needs__ to
construct hundreds of kilometers of roads and railways, build new power stations and
connect another ten million people to the telephone system. Projects such as these (offer)
__offer__ huge investment opportunities for foreign companies interested in (set up)
__setting up_ joint ventures with Chinese.
II MAKE OR DO
1. When I got this job, the company __was doing_ very well.
2. They __made__ a big investment in Latin America but they _didn`t do__ their
market research properly, so they just couldn’t _make__ enough money.
3. The builders _were making__ so much noise that it was difficult __to do any work.
1. the buying or selling of securities by people who have more knowledge than others of
the company involved because they are connected with it in some way __insider
dealing_
2. to reduce the workforce by not repacking those who leave the company _natural
wastage_
3. an advantageous interest rate which is offered to large corporate clients _prime rate__
4. when a central bank takes action in the market to protect its domestic currency
_intervention_
5. the crime of obtaining money or power by threatening someone __extortion_
6. processing money from illegal activities such as drug, through another legitimate
business _money
laudering_
7. a client with a good payment record and credit rating is _credit worthy_
8. a detailed investigation and report on the potential profitability of a project _feasibility
study_
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IV EXPRESSIONS WITH LABOUR
1. the willingness of people in the workforce to change jobs, or move to another part of
the country to find work __l.mobility_
2. workers who do not cost much to employ __cheap l.
3. disagreements between labour and management __l.disputes___
4. these can be good, or they can be bad and lead to a lot of disagreements with
management _l.relations_
5. people who work with their hands _manual l._
6. organizations designed to protect the interests of workers in the United States. These
organizations are known in Britain by another name. this name is
_l.unions_
2. If we will not receive the goods by 1 December, we are obliged to cancel the order.
If we didn`t receive the goods by 1 December, we will be obliged to..
1. For further information, please get _in_ touch _with_ our sales Manager.
2. We are dependent _on_ our suppliers.
3. Personal considerations must be kept separate __from_ company policy.
4. The company is _on__ the course _for_ record profits this year.
The first branch of The Body Shop (open) __was opened_ in 1976 in Brighton, England.
So far, we (grow) __have grown__ into a worldwide organization with more than 1000
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stores. Since the very beginning, we (be) _have been_ committed to activities that (benefit)
_benefit___ communities on both local and global scale. Employees of The Body Shop
(encourage) _are encouraged_ to take a half day’s paid leave each month (participate) _to
participate__ in activities that benefit their local community. In 1991, we (win) __won_ the
UK Award for Employee Volunteering. To date, we (run) _have run_ 21 campaigns. We
(start) _+ed__ a Romanian Relief Drive in 1990 to help abandoned children. So far, our
project team (renovate) __has renovated_ three orphanages and (begin) _has begun__ care
programs to improve the quality of the children’s lives.
II MAKE OR DO
1. It __makes_ me really mad when people can’t _do__ their jobs properly.
2. I think I _will do__ without dessert, I am trying to lose weight.
3. The insider dealing scandal _has done_ a lot of damage to his reputation.
4. We _did_ some test last week and I think we __made__ progress.
4. We look forward to receive our order and make further business with you in the future.
We look forward to receiving…doing…
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I PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE:
Globo Paint (BE) __was__ established more than 100 years ago. Today it (EMPLOY)
_employs_ more than 5000 people in more than 30 countries. In fact, the company***is***
still (EXPAND) __expanding___ . The original company, called Hammer Paints, (BE)
_was_ started by two brothers who (WORK) _worked__ as engineers. They (DO) __had
done_ some market research before they (SET UP) __set up__ Hammer Paints. Their
results (SHOW) _+ed_ that there (BE) _was_ a clear need for more effective industrial
paints. So, initially they (CONCENTARTE) __+ed___ on just one product. Today, they
(MANUFACTURE) __manufasture_ a range of more than 250 paints and other oil-based
products. During the company’s hundred-year history, the company (SEE) __has seen__
many changes in production techniques.
5.I was working for an international headhunting agency, when Manpower was recruiting
me.
I was working…,when Manpowe recruited me.
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I PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM:
The trend of doing e-commerce (SET) __was set_ in 1998; the next year venture investing
in Europe (BE) _was_ around $13 billion, higher than the amount invested in a year earlier.
Prospects of doing business in this way (BE) _were_ promising and it (BE) __was__so
easy to establish one’s own on-line presence. “Dot.com” newly born businesses
(LAUNCH) _were launched_ on the back of funds from venture capitalists. For a time,
everybody with half an idea about business (CAN/RAISE) __could raise_ money. But, this
favourable beginning adversely (AFFECT) _was affected_
by a sudden plunge in share prices on America’s stock market. Since then most of start-ups
(FIND) _have found__ it far harder to raise fresh money. The direct consequence (BE)
__was_ that young Internet firms (START) __+ed__ running out of cash.
Dear Mr Smith,
We refer to your letter of 1 May in which you say that the goods received are defective.
This was caused by an oversight on our part.
You may be sure that such a mistake will not be made again.
The right goods have now been despatched to you and you should received them by the end
of this month.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.
Your sincerely Dunja Petrovic
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