CEFR Business English test

Created on August 03, 2022

CEFR Business English Reading

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1.

A. Chart

B. Circle

C. Pie

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

A. pay

B. payment

C. refund

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

A. pricing

B. price

C. sales

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4. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. damage

B. bottom

C. action

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5. 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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6.

A. Date

B. Duration

C. List

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7. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. professional

B. hardworking

C. punctual

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8. 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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9. 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 ask HR for some information.

C. To follow new instructions.

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10. Correct the following sentence:

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

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11. Hello, Mark. _______?

A. Pleased to meet you

B. How about you

C. How're you

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

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

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

C. I was there not long ago, actually.

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

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

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

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

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14. 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 can contact the IT department anytime they have a problem.

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

C. The company is taking a holiday tomorrow.

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15. Complete the following sentence:

- ____ is your new office?

- It’s on the main street.

A. Whose

B. When

C. Where

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

A. management

B. acquisition

C. merger

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17. Complete the following sentence:

We need to develop our talents to _____ employee turnover.

A. build

B. decrease

C. increase

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

A. selling

B. persuading

C. rejecting

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20. Complete the following sentence:

There will be _________.

A. three companies competing with us.

B. to compete with us.

C. past competition.

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21. 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. campaign

C. image

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

A. meeting

B. work

C. press

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23. 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. Delivering products outside the country.

B. Owning a big truck for delivery.

C. Being a specialist in FMCG.

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24.

A. Receipt

B. Ticket

C. Bill

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25. 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

A. talk to a specialist about special promotions.

B. get some information about the prices.

C. arrange a visit to the branch office.

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

A. considerate

B. inactive

C. irresponsible

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27.

A. List

B. Menu

C. Catalog

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28. Complete the following sentence:

_____ you like a glass of juice?

A. Could

B. Can

C. Would

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29. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. pro-meeting

B. post-meeting

C. pre-meeting

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30. Complete the following sentence:

- Can _____ give _____ his phone number?

- Sure, it's 24568736.

A. you - he

B. you - me

C. you - i

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

A. We reached our goals in the last quarter.

B. I’ll check it right away.

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

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32. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. marketer

B. marketing

C. market

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33. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. Until

B. When

C. While

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34. Correct the following sentence:

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

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35. Correct the following sentence:

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

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

A. increase

B. strike

C. reduce

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37. 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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38. We need the _____ to board the train.

A. receipts

B. bills

C. tickets

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39. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. question

B. thinking

C. point

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40. Correct the following sentence:

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

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41. Choose the odd word.

A. Hire

B. Busy

C. Buy

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42. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. While

B. Until

C. When

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43. Complete the following sentence:

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

A. loyalty

B. market

C. leader

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44. 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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45. We have a problem collecting money from our _____.

A. debtors

B. creditors

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46. Choose the odd word.

A. Yesterday

B. Tomorrow

C. Month

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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:

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

A. profit

B. financial

C. online

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49. Correct the following sentence:

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

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50. 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. casual

B. punctual

C. formal

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51. Choose the odd word.

A. Office

B. Meeting

C. Lodge