CEFR Business English test

Created on August 03, 2022

CEFR Business English Reading

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1. Please note that we require delivery by the 12th of September. Can you guarantee this?

A. I’ll check it right away.

B. We reached our goals in the last quarter.

C. That’s all right. We’ve just started.

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2. To excel in customer service, you have to always walk the extra _____.

A. step

B. work

C. mile

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3. Complete the following sentence:

We’ll meet on Monday to discuss the new _____ strategy.

A. marketer

B. marketing

C. market

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4. What do you think of the new WFH system?

A. That’s all right. We’ve just started.

B. If you pay now, i can give you a good offer.

C. I think it'll be a success.

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5. Choose the odd word.

A. Train

B. Taxi stand

C. Walking

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6. Complete the following sentence:

_____ you like a glass of juice?

A. Could

B. Can

C. Would

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7. Complete the following sentence:

A good leader needs to be _____ , which means understanding feelings of his team.

A. sympathetic

B. flexible

C. formal

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8. Correct the following sentence:

I’m as ready to work on this project as you are ready.

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9. I don't want to be late for the _____. Everyone will be there at 10.

A. work

B. working

C. meeting

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10. The new company image helped our _____ get a bigger market share in the last quarter.

A. workforce

B. brand

C. successors

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11. Let me make sure I understand you well. You’re saying the shop in London won’t remain open?

A. No, what I meant to say was that operation in London will be scaled down.

B. Sure. I said $49,300 in the first quarter and $39,030 in the second.

C. Let’s not make any hasty decisions. We need to think this through a bit more.

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12.

A. Duration

B. List

C. Date

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13. Complete the following sentence:

After we launched our website, _____ sales started to increase.

A. online

B. profit

C. financial

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14. What do you think I should do about the new job offer?

A. I was there not long ago, actually.

B. I’m not sure I agree with you there. I think we need to make some of these decisions ourselves.

C. You have to weigh up the pros and cons.

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15. Correct the following sentence:

Alan doesn't feel enough confident to present our profits to the board.

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16. Correct the following sentence:

When you’re scheduling the meeting, be sure include enough time for final discussions.

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17. We need the _____ to board the train.

A. bills

B. tickets

C. receipts

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18. Complete the following sentence:

- ____ is your new office?

- It’s on the main street.

A. Where

B. Whose

C. When

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19. Complete the following sentence:

We’re worried about the launch of the new _____ range in North Africa.

A. product

B. brand

C. introduction

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20.

A. Catalog

B. Advertisement

C. Memo

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21. I don’t suppose you know any good restaurants to eat near here, do you?

A. As a matter of fact, I went to a fantastic grill house last week.

B. You have to weigh up the pros and cons.

C. I was there not long ago, actually.

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22.

A. Curriculum Vitae

B. Presentation

C. Introduction

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23. Correct the following sentence:

We’ve sold about 1000 courses to date, which about 350 need to be rated.

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24.

A. Chart

B. Pie

C. Circle

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25. Correct the following sentence:

By experience day-to-day business life for one year, you can apply for the management program.

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26. We have served more than 1.200 clints at our Nottingham office.

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27. Jim is a very successful salesperson because he is good at _____

A. persuading

B. rejecting

C. selling

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28. The workers' _____ froze production for two days.

A. increase

B. strike

C. reduce

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29. People who aren't satisfied with our products can get a full _____.

A. pay

B. payment

C. refund

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30. Complete the following sentence:

We reached a good level of brand _____, we just need to increase our market share.

A. market

B. loyalty

C. leader

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31. Can we discuss the _____ figures? I was waiting for more success.

A. pricing

B. sales

C. price

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32. We can _____ reduce unneeded expenses by following the new rules.

A. significantly

B. negligibly

C. little

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33. Amazon bought Souq.com in a big _____.

A. merger

B. acquisition

C. management

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34. Job opportunity: FMCG distribution specialist

Job description:

Specialist required for international distribution. Some experience in FMCG is an advantage. Mini van provided.

What's required of the specialist?

A. Owning a big truck for delivery.

B. Being a specialist in FMCG.

C. Delivering products outside the country.

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35. Complete the following sentence:

I _____ attend the board meeting but it would be a good idea if i did.

A. should

B. don't have to

C. mustn't

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36. Choose the odd word.

A. Meeting

B. Fax

C. Router

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37. Complete the following sentence:

Our company _____ a small business.

A. will

B. is

C. are

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38. To: All staff members

From: HR Department

Please remember that you need to sign-in when you come to work using the new fingerprint machine.

Why is the HR department sending this memo?

A. To ask HR for some information.

B. To follow new instructions.

C. To tell their supervisors about progress.

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39. Complete the following sentence:

I’d like to meet Jack James. He’s won best employee for organizing the booming advertising _____ in Dubai last year.

A. series

B. image

C. campaign

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40. Complete the following sentence:-

_____ aren't you coming to work?

- I;m sick.

A. Why

B. How many

C. When

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41. Complete the following sentence:

When we began, we got our _____ capital from friends and family.

A. debit

B. start-up

C. debt

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42. There will be a _____ conference for the CEO today to announce the new bylaws.

A. press

B. meeting

C. work

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43. I own a 60 per cent _____ in my new startup company

A. bottom

B. stake

C. shares

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44. Hello, Mark. _______?

A. How about you

B. Pleased to meet you

C. How're you

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45. Complete the following sentence:

There will be _________.

A. past competition.

B. to compete with us.

C. three companies competing with us.

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46. Choose the odd word.

A. Buy

B. Hire

C. Busy

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47. Dear all,

Please note that we have a new English course for anyone who wants to develop their English language. If you are interested please reply to this email with your full name and intent to join.

Best regards,

Emily Johanssens

The email above asks employees to

A. take the new English course.

B. register for the course in the HR office.

C. reply to Emily confirming their interest in the new course.

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48. Complete the following sentence:

On Thursdays and Fridays, we wear _____ clothes to the office. Performance increases in these two days because everyone feels more comfortable on these days.

A. punctual

B. formal

C. casual

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49. Complete the following sentence:

The meeting will start at 11:15 but we’re having a _____ coffee at 9:30.

A. post-meeting

B. pro-meeting

C. pre-meeting

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50. Correct the following sentence:

The last workshop was, all above, a great opportunity to get to know all the staff well.