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How Good a Business Person are you in English?


1. Client: Good afternoon. Can I introduce Ms. Faris?
You: ...
  I'm fine
  Thanks
  How old are you?
  Pleased to meet you
   
2. You: I’m hot. Could you ...the window, please?
  to open
  opening
  open
  opened
   
3. You: what time will you be at the conference?
Client: I’ll be there ... 9 o’clock sharp.
  the
  at
  on
  in
   
4. You: You need ...experience if you want a job in advertising
  much of
  a lot of
  many
  very
   
5. You: Can I borrow that cellphone?
Assistant: Well, I don’t know. It ... me.
  doesn’t belong to
  isn’t of
  doesn’t own
  no belongs
   
6. You: Please note that this letter is confidential. Please don’t ...its contents with anyone.
  talk
  speak
  say
  discuss
   
7. You: I ...the report when the computer network went down. I lost everything.
  finishing
  am finishing
  was finishing
  finished
   
8. You: I’m very busy today. I’m going to shut my door and I don’t want ...
  to disturb
  to have disturb
  to be disturbed
  a disturb
   
9. You: So, you work in our Tokyo office.
Colleague: yes, I’ve worked there ... 1993.
  during
  for
  since
  the
   
10. You: Our CEO is coming in for a board meeting in a couple of weeks. Please make sure the office doesn’t look a mess.
  you want the office to look neat when your CEO arrives
  your CEO is staying for two weeks
  you want the office to be a mess
  you are meeting the CEO
   
11. You: We will be very lucky to meet our budget this year. No-one is to arrange any further trips abroad until next year.
  no-one is allowed to travel abroad next year
  only lucky people can travel abroad
  you are not confident that you will meet the budget
  you want to travel abroad next year
   
12. You: Where is Jim?
Colleague: He’s on a training course this week. Sometimes he comes back to his desk during lunch, but not usually.
  Jim usually comes back to his desk at lunchtime
  Jim is having lunch
  Jim may come back to his desk at lunchtime
  You want to go on a training course
   
13. You: I’ve given up drinking coffee. I was drinking so much, it was losing its effect.
  you drink a lot of coffee
  you’ve never enjoyed drinking coffee
  coffee has no effect on you
  you have stopped drinking coffee
   
14. You: Philip, I wish ... stay and have lunch but I have to get back to the office.
  I could
  I can
  I would
  I am
   
15. You: I’ve been working so late I’ve been ... all my favorite evening television shows.
  losing
  missing
  dropping
  taking
   

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