Business English Placement Test [PDF]

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New Market Leader Quick Placement Test Beginner to Pre-intermediate Try to answer all forty five questions. There is one mark per question. Write one answer from the four possible answers. For example: What __c__ your name? a) are b) be

c) is

d) am

1 Where are _____ from? a) she b) his

c) you

d) Tom

2 Sam isn’t _____ . a) doctor b) job

c) a doctor

d) work

3 _____ are three hotels in the city centre. a) There b) We c) Where

d) Our

4 Hello, Marta. Nice to _____ you. a) meet b) give

d) show

c) speak

5 Volkswagen is _____ German company. a) a b) old c) in

d) big

6 Lisa Steiner _____ 25 years old. a) is b) she

d) has

c) age

7 Rick is from Glasgow, a _____ in Scotland. a) company b) country c) city

d) nationality

8 _____’s my new boss over there. a) This b) Those

c) That

d) These

9 Are _____ your tickets? a) their b) these

c) this

d) there

10 What’s your telephone number, _____ ? a) welcome b) please c) isn’t it

d) thanks

11 The sales conference is very good, but we _____ very happy with our hotel. a) isn’t b) can’t c) haven’t d) aren’t 12 _____ me, where’s the conference centre? a) Please b) Excuse c) Sorry

d) Say

13 I write a lot of e-mails, but I _____ write a lot of reports. a) don’t b) am not c) not d) isn’t 14 _____ you work for a big company? a) Job b) Are c) Office

d) Do

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15 Can Olga speak _____ foreign languages? a) the b) some c) any

d) lot of

16 What do you _____ in your free time? a) relax b) job c) be

d) do

17 What time do you get up _____ the morning? a) on b) in c) for

d) at

18 I’ve _____ a meeting this Tuesday. a) got b) go c) get

d) going

19 Ana can _____ computer programs a) write b) writing c) wrote

d) writes

20 Can I offer you _____ coffee? a) any b) lot

d) some

c) much

21 Sakiko _____ Luis at the sales conference in March 2006. a) met b) meet c) meeting d) meets 22 Hans left the firm six years _____. a) past b) since c) ago

d) long

23 _____ you at the meeting yesterday? a) Did b) Went c) Could

d) Were

24 How much did your new computer _____ ? a) cost b) price c) expensive

d) money

25 When did Sandra _____ about our problems? a) learns b) learning c) learn

d) learned

26 Our country is _____ market for mobile phones. a) biggest b) bigger c) the biggest

d) much bigger

27 Sales in June were a _____ higher than in July. a) bit b) much c) more

d) very

28 Jenny _____ a customer in Madrid at the moment. a) call b) calling c) calls

d) ’s calling

29 How many days _____ Ahmed spend in Moscow? a) is b) was c) do

d) did

30 Sheila’s not _____ study marketing next year. a) going b) will c) going to

d) won’t

31 We won’t _____ our new range next month. a) introduce b) introducing c) to introduce

d) introduced

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32 _____ you ever worked abroad? a) Will b) Did

c) Can

33 Maria’s lived in Berlin _____ three years. a) since b) ago c) for

d) Have

d) in

34 It’s a good restaurant, but they haven’t got any vegetarian _____ . a) dishes b) cookers c) menu d) meat 35 There’s a lot of choice! What do you_____ ? a) ordering b) recommend c) show

d) advice

36 We buy all our food at Maxi because they often have special _____ . a) targets b) promotions c) customs d) features 37 This offer is for a limited _____ only, so you have to be quick. a) discount b) sale c) order d) period 38 Mario always keeps his promises. He’s very _____ . a) reliable b) punctual c) ambitious

d) sociable

39 They say one third of the _____ will lose their jobs. a) employment b) workforce c) casual

d) qualifications

40 Our company has a big _____ of the home market. a) staff b) niche c) profit

d) share

41 It’s easy to _____ mistakes when you are in a foreign country! a) work b) make c) think d) do 42 Business was bad, and profits _____ to an all-time low. a) fell b) rise c) felt d) rose 43 Sarah _____ a lot of money in her new job. a) wins b) gains c) deals

d) earns

44 Raul has _____ for the post of office manager in Budapest. a) applied b) offered c) enquired d) informed 45 Max is very good _____ organising seminars and conferences. a) on b) in c) at d) over

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