CEFR Business English test

1. 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?

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

3. Complete the following sentence:

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

4. Complete the following sentence:

- ____ is the presentation?

- At ten thirty.

5. Complete the following sentence:

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

6. Complete the following sentence:

_____ we’ve reached our goals, we can relax a bit. But never before.

7. Dear staff, please note that tomorrow will be maintenance day for the IT department. Please submit your computer problems today or the day after tomorrow.

What do you understand from the past memo?

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

10. Complete the following sentence:

Our company _____ a small business.

11. Choose the odd word.

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

13. Complete the following sentence:

OK, from your _____ of view, we should change our market approach. Correct?

14. 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.

16. Hello, Mark. _______?

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

18. Correct the following sentence:

I've run of money out so I’m afraid i may not be able to fulfill the marketing campaign.

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

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

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

22. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

24. Correct the following sentence:

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

25. Correct the following sentence:

Yesterday the lights were on all night, can you please remember switching them off today after work?

26. Correct the following sentence:

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

28. Complete the following sentence:

_____ we’ve reached our goals, we can relax a bit. But never before.

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

30. "Don't get behind the deadline" Said our manager. One of my colleagues didn't hear him, so she asked me about what the manager said.

What should i tell my colleague?

31. Complete the following sentence:

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

32. 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?

33. Phone Mic Larson at our office for a tailored quotation, or to arrange a visit from one of our specialists.

Contact Mic Larson if you want to

35. Correct the following sentence:

Tom has 20 years’ the experience of working in FMCG.

36. Complete the following sentence:

We need to develop our talents to _____ employee turnover.

37. Complete the following sentence:

- Can _____ give _____ his phone number?

- Sure, it's 24568736.

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

39. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

41. 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.

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

43. Complete the following sentence:

Who turned _____ at the meeting?

44. We need the _____ to board the train.

45. Complete the following sentence:

_____ you like a glass of juice?

46. Complete the following sentence:

We need to get to the ____ of why our sales are falling down.

48. Choose the odd word.

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

50. Correct the following sentence:

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

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