Business English Final Exam

Quick Work -Intermediate

Name:____________________________ Date:_________________

I. Fill in the blanks with a suitable word (much, many, any, some..)

1 How equipment do they need?

2 The company doesnt have money left.
3 Im afraid we cant give you information at the moment.

4.I need some .. about the new management program. (information / informations)

5. She has got enough . (experience / experiences) for the job.

6. He is looking for .. (work / a work).

7. The journal has published a (research / piece of research) on this subject. /14

II. This is part of a pre-training form from a Swiss banker to a business English school in Cambridge. Read it
and put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.

I ______________ (not have) any problems with reading because Im familiar with all the technical terms and
my written English is OK. I _______ (need) to practice speaking giving presentations in particular, because
my job ________ (change) slowly and I __________ (travel) to England and America more and more. I
_________ (think), though, my biggest problem is listening I often __________ (nhot understand) certain
words because people especially native speakers always ________ (talk) so fast. /14

III. Write three sentences. The first one should explain something realistic about the present, the second one
something unrealistic about the present time and the third one should say how things might have been different
in the past. (Hint: conditional sentences)

1.

2.

3. /15
IV..Passive review.

1. People all over the world use Post-It Notes.

2. At the moment they are developing a new generation of mobile phones.

3. Chester Charlson invented the photocopier.

4. Theyve never changed the basic layout of letters on a keyboard.

5. Inventors should patent any new inventions as soon as possible.

6. Over the next few years, the Internet will transform business and commerce. /12

V. Past Simple or Past Continuous?

1. The new secretary ______ into trouble because she _____ the company phone to make personal calls.
(get, use)
2. Some of the files _______________ lost while we ___________ to into our new offices. (get, move) /4

VI. Past Simple or Present Perfect?

1. This package ________ (come) for you yesterday.

2. What is the new publicity brochure like? I __________ (not see ) it yet.
3. ________________ (you ever work) for a large organization?
4. The meeting __________ (break up) at 12.30. /8

VII. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets.

1. There is no doubt companies will develop alternatives to petrol. (certainly)

2. Most analysts believe that this latest takeover bid probably wont succeed. (likely) /8

VIII. Translate the following words or explain them in English.

lead time
revenues

on the spot

to facilitate

to pick and choose

to appoint

staff vs. stuff

inevitable

to go over budget

on the verge of

to shelve

perks

affect and effect

VAT

invoice

file for bankruptcy

side effects

SWOT analysis

to move down-market

on time vs. in time

on budget vs. within budget

startup

to have a ball

find, found and fund

/25

/100

GOOD LUCK!!!