CEFR Business English test

1. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

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. Complete the following sentence:

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

6. We need the _____ to board the train.

8. Complete the following sentence:

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

9. Correct the following sentence:

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

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

11. Complete the following sentence:

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

12. Complete the following sentence:

I think we ________.

13. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

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

16. Correct the following sentence:

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

17. Complete the following sentence:

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

18. 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.

19. Complete the following sentence:

Business class is _____ but it's very comfortable.

20. "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?

21. 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?

22. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

24. Correct the following sentence:

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

25. Choose the odd word.

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

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

29. Correct the following sentence:

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

30. Correct the following sentence:

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

33. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

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

36. Complete the following sentence:

- Can _____ give _____ his phone number?

- Sure, it's 24568736.

38. Correct the following sentence:

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

39. Complete the following sentence:

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

40. Complete the following sentence:-

_____ aren't you coming to work?

- I;m sick.

41. Complete the following sentence:

We need to develop our talents to _____ employee turnover.

42. Complete the following sentence:

There will be _________.

43. Choose the odd word.

44. Complete the following sentence:

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

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

46. Correct the following sentence:

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

47. Choose the odd word.

48. Complete the following sentence:

Who turned _____ at the meeting?

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

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

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