CEFR Business English test

Created on August 03, 2022

CEFR Business English Reading

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

A. meeting

B. press

C. work

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2. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. financial

B. profit

C. online

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

A. rejecting

B. selling

C. persuading

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4. Complete the following sentence:

_____ you like a glass of juice?

A. Can

B. Would

C. Could

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

A. step

B. mile

C. work

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7. Choose the odd word.

A. Meeting

B. Office

C. Lodge

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8.

A. Meal

B. Plate of food

C. Order

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9. Correct the following sentence:

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

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10. We have a problem collecting money from our _____.

A. creditors

B. debtors

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11. Choose the odd word.

A. Hire

B. Busy

C. Buy

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

A. I’ll check it right away.

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

C. We reached our goals in the last quarter.

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13. Complete the following sentence:-

_____ aren't you coming to work?

- I;m sick.

A. How many

B. Why

C. When

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14. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. bottom

B. damage

C. action

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

B. take the new English course.

C. register for the course in the HR office.

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16. Choose the odd word.

A. Walking

B. Taxi stand

C. Train

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

A. little

B. negligibly

C. significantly

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19. Choose the odd word.

A. Director

B. Company

C. Employee

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20. 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 tell their supervisors about progress.

B. To follow new instructions.

C. To ask HR for some information.

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21. Correct the following sentence:

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

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22. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. market

B. leader

C. loyalty

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23. Choose the odd word.

A. Router

B. Fax

C. Meeting

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24. To: All staff members

Subject: EMarketing Course

Whoever wishing to enrol for the EMarketing course should contact Jim Kalin in the HR, who needs to arrange the registration.

Staff should tell Jim Kalin

A. if employees are interested in taking the course.

B. which of the offered courses they have decided to take.

C. how many employees have taken the course.

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25. 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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26. Meriam is a very _____ manager, and her team members love the team because of her attitude.

A. inactive

B. irresponsible

C. considerate

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27. Hello, Mark. _______?

A. How're you

B. Pleased to meet you

C. How about you

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28.

A. Duration

B. List

C. Date

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29. Complete the following sentence:

We need to develop our talents to _____ employee turnover.

A. build

B. decrease

C. increase

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

A. shares

B. stake

C. bottom

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32. Complete the following sentence:

There will be _________.

A. to compete with us.

B. three companies competing with us.

C. past competition.

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33. We need the _____ to board the train.

A. receipts

B. bills

C. tickets

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

A. pricing

B. sales

C. price

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35. Mima, can you help organisation the annual conference?

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

A. brand

B. successors

C. workforce

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37. "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?

A. He said we can be late.

B. He said we can't be late.

C. He said we can't be early.

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38. Complete the following sentence:

I’m working _____ in an accounting firm. I work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

A. part-time

B. punctual

C. partial

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39. Choose the odd word.

A. Raining

B. Cheap

C. Cold

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40. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. start-up

B. debt

C. debit

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

A. acquisition

B. merger

C. management

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42. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. When

B. While

C. Until

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43. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. thinking

B. point

C. question

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44. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. marketing

B. market

C. marketer

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45. Correct the following sentence:

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

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46. Correct the following sentence:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B. I think it'll be a success.

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

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49. 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?

A. Staff members should check their computers for any possible problems.

B. Staff members can contact the IT department anytime they have a problem.

C. The company is taking a holiday tomorrow.

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

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

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

C. I was there not long ago, actually.

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51. Correct the following sentence:

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