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PLACEMENT TEST (Mixed Test)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After yesterday’s fall, the markets _____ to previous levels.

a)

are now returning

b)

now return

c)

now returned

d)

is now returning

2.

Could we _____ another time to meet next week?

a)

do

b)

convenient

c)

appoint

d)

fix

3.

Our new advertising _____ includes TV, billboards and mail shots.

a)

policy

b)

campaign

c)

marketing

d)

sales

4.

I’m responsible _____ this factory.

a)

of

b)

on

c)

for

d)

with

5.

A lot of changes _____ place recently since he arrived.

a)

take

b)

have taken

c)

took

d)

are taking

6.

_____ is the money owed by one person or organisation to another.

a)

Dividend

b)

Investment

c)

Debt

d)

Recession

7.

On _____ of my company, I’d like to welcome you all.

a)

behalf

b)

charge

c)

responsible

d)

part

8.

In many countries you _____ get a visa. It’s the law.

a)

don’t have to

b)

mustn’t

c)

should

d)

have to

9.

We _____ him an offer so let’s see if he accepts.

a)

took

b)

made

c)

did

d)

had

10.

OK, let’s get _____ to business.

a)

through

b)

up

c)

down

d)

in

11.

If you gave us a 5% discount, we _____ the size of our order.

a)

had increase

b)

would increase

c)

increased

d)

‘ll increase

12.

My job involves _____ the machinery.

a)

to maintaining

b)

maintain

c)

to maintain

d)

maintaining

13.

They’ve arrested him on charges of bribery and _____.

a)

corruption

b)

dishonesty

c)

compensation

d)

commission

14.

The meeting just ended and it _____ agreed to delay the final decision until next Friday.

a)

has been

b)

has

c)

had been

d)

is being

15.

Results from last month _____ all our expectations.

a)

rivalled

b)

exceeded

c)

regained

d)

recovered

16.

Sorry, I didn’t quite _____ that. Could you repeat it?

a)

clarify

b)

mean

c)

speak

d)

catch

17.

A _____ group is a good way to find out what customers think about your products.

a)

promotion

b)

research

c)

focus

d)

questionnaire

18.

Volkswagen is _____ German company.

a)

a

b)

old

c)

in

d)

big

19.

There are a few _____ benefits to my job such as a company car and membership of the local sports centre.

a)

fringe

b)

perk

c)

remuneration

d)

pay

20.

_____’s my new boss over there.

a)

This

b)

Those

c)

That

d)

These

21.

Our website receives about 30,000 _____ per month.

a)

hits

b)

surfs

c)

browses

d)

clicks

22.

If we’d prepared properly, we _____ the deal.

a)

hadn’t lost

b)

didn’t lose

c)

wouldn’t have lost

d)

wouldn’t lose

23.

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

24.

I hope there’s a good return _____ my investment.

a)

for

b)

with

c)

on

d)

in

25.

Let’s get straight to the _____ and not waste any more time.

a)

point

b)

item

c)

debate

d)

purpose

26.

_____ consumer confidence is down, high street stores still report good profits.

a)

Moreover

b)

In spite of

c)

However

d)

Although

27.

Could you please tell me how many staff _____?

a)

do you employ

b)

you employ

c)

you do employ

d)

are you employ

28.

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

29.

I’ve _____ a meeting this Tuesday.

a)

got

b)

go

c)

get

d)

going

30.

Pen and paper is a thing of the _____.

a)

times

b)

minute

c)

date

d)

past

31.

Could you just _____ into my office later for a quick chat about something?

a)

hop

b)

pop

c)

walk

d)

jump

32.

I’m afraid the talk wasn’t really my kind of _____.

a)

event

b)

do

c)

thing

d)

type

33.

Some _____ on the course complained about lunch.

a)

parts

b)

participants

c)

participate

d)

participation

34.

Sakiko _____ Luis at the sales conference in March 2006.

a)

met

b)

meet

c)

meeting

d)

meets

35.

Hans left the firm six years _____.

a)

past

b)

since

c)

ago

d)

long

36.

How much did your new computer _____ ?

a)

cost

b)

price

c)

expensive

d)

money

37.

I see what you mean but here’s how it looks from my _____.

a)

angle

b)

view

c)

situation

d)

sight

38.

The bottom _____ is that we can’t afford these proposals.

a)

line

b)

floor

c)

edge

d)

side

39.

Our country is _____ market for mobile phones.

a)

biggest

b)

bigger

c)

the biggest

d)

much bigger

40.

_____ free to interrupt if you have any questions.

a)

Be

b)

Please

c)

Think

d)

Feel

41.

The consultancy industry’s _____ players collectively earned £4.6 billion last year.

a)

front

b)

ahead

c)

leading

d)

first

42.

We buy all our food at Maxi because they often have special _____ .

a)

targets

b)

promotions

c)

customs

d)

features

43.

It’s a really user-_____ website with lots of handy features.

a)

happy

b)

friendly

c)

free

d)

designed

44.

At the moment we’re still _____ payment on their last invoice so don’t deliver anything to them.

a)

following

b)

reminding

c)

withholding

d)

chasing

45.

I have so many emails waiting to be answered. I just can’t keep _____ of them all!

a)

view

b)

eye

c)

track

d)

way