Business English Test Part 1

Business English Test

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks

• Hurry up! The train will be here any minute.
• Let me talk to my boss and I'll get back to you.
• Could you please call me to clarify this?
• If we change the price to 300,000 yen, we will not make any profit.
• We can't meet your deadline.
• There was a huge increase in sales last quarter.
• We are running out of time.
• They are a very demanding customer.
• Could you please elaborate on that?
• All the problems we're having now will one day be water under the bridge.
• Can you discount the price to 320,000?
• One of the best features of our products is that they are very energy efficient.
• We need to raise our prices and adjust our budget.
• We have a low budget to travel.
• Can you give me some feedback?

Part 2: Use of Prepositions

• I will stay at my desk until I finish this project.
• We must finish and send this proposal by Friday.
• The meeting is on Monday, December 3rd, at 10:30 AM.
• I have been awake since 6 AM.
• On January 1st, I will start my new position.
• They were traveling from January 2011 until last summer.
• This has been an issue for 2 years.
• We participated in a trade show in China during the summer of 2013.

Part 3: Match A to B

• Today I'd like to talk about the best procedures to maintain this machine.
• Our president is going to report on the new products we will offer.
• First, let's take a look at our plans for next year.
• Then we will show you all the problems we have been having.
• I think we should discuss the last quarter performance.

Part 4: Complete Sentences

• What did you do last weekend?
• What were you doing yesterday at this time?
• What will you be doing at 3 PM tomorrow?
• What will you do next Saturday?
• What will you have done before you go to sleep tonight?
• What had you been doing before you joined this company?

Part 5: Pronunciation

• 1 ½ - One and a half.
• 3/100 - Three one hundredths or .03.
• 348,612 - Three hundred forty-eight thousand, six hundred and twelve.
• The bus leaves at 4:14 PM - Four fourteen.
• They are the sixteenth largest company in China.