CEFR Business English test

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

2. 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

3. 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?

4. Correct the following sentence:

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

5. 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?

6. Choose the odd word.

8. Complete the following sentence:

Our company _____ a small business.

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

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

12. Complete the following sentence:

I think we ________.

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

14. 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

16. Correct the following sentence:

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

17. Complete the following sentence:

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

18. Complete the following sentence:

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

19. Choose the odd word.

20. Choose the odd word.

21. Complete the following sentence:

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

22. Complete the following sentence:

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

23. Complete the following sentence:

- ____ is the presentation?

- At ten thirty.

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

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

26. Correct the following sentence:

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

27. Complete the following sentence:

Kim is _____. She hasn't been late since she started working with us.

28. 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.

29. Complete the following sentence:

Who turned _____ at the meeting?

31. 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.

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

33. We need the _____ to board the train.

34. Complete the following sentence:

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

35. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

37. Correct the following sentence:

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

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

39. Complete the following sentence:

There will be _________.

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

41. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

43. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

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

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

47. Choose the odd word.

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

49. 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

50. Correct the following sentence:

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

51. Complete the following sentence:

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