C Language Practice

1. Make sentences from these notes.

a) Argued; bribery; widespread; industry; many countries.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

b) Businessmen; used to; payments; customs officers; ensure; goods; rapidly.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

c) Many companies; USA; admitted; bribes; large contracts.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

d) Some governments; pressure; foreign companies; donations; political purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

e) US company ITT; unsuccessful; attempt; finance; overthrow; Marxist regime; Chile.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

f) The International Chambers of Commerce; proposed; council; set up; administer; code.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Forming complex sentences: rewrite each of the following groups of sentences as one sentence. Do not use and, but or because. Make any other necessary changes.

a) Many enterprises have to choose between giving in to extortion or not doing business. They are usually willing to pay bribes to stay in the market. This should surprise no one.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Some Middle East governments are worried about their image abroad. They have decided to investigate the conduct of certain agents. The commissions of these agents are said to be excessive.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) The ICC recognizes that political contributions are usually legitimate. It also realizes that these may sometimes be used as bribes. It argues that governments should make laws to ensure such payments are recorded.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Many people are pessimistic. The ICC is convinced bribery can be limited. Companies must be willing to disclose details of questionable payments they are asked to make.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Complete these sentences by supplying the appropriate prepositions.

a) The ICC drew ______ a report in which it put ______ proposals to limit the growth of bribery.

b) The report, while acknowledging it was impossible to stamp ______ the practice entirely, laid ______ certain principles of conduct for businesses.

c) In the USA, people say that since the business community has failed to come ______ ______ its own code, the government should step______.

d) The British, backed up ______ many other countries, were in favour of legal enforcement of the code; others could not go ______ with this idea. It is uncertain which side will eventually back ______ and offer some kind of compromise.

e) Some countries have brought ______ laws to limit bribery.

f) The ICC commission ran ______ many problems during its meetings. Its first draft code had to be watered ______ because some provisions were considered too tough.