商务英语培训中期测试.docx

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY TEST [30 MIN]
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus.
A. must have gone B. should have gone
C. ought to have gone D. could have gone
2. He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel on business abroad.
A. too strong B. enough strong C. so strong D. strong enough
3. After____ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager's office.
A. that B. it C. what D. there
4. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing.
A. who B. as C. like D. that
5. She seldom makes business presentations, _____?
A. doesn't she B. does she C. would she D. wouldn't she
6. Dr Johnson is head of the department, ____ an expert in electrical engineering.
A. or B. either C. but D. and
7. When one has a chance to work overseas, _____ should seize it.
A. you B. they C. he D. we
8. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A. All his lectures are very interesting.
B. Half their savings were gone.
C. Many his friends came to the party.
D. Both his sisters are engineers.
9. Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "We've talked about the project with the big boss ____"?
A. before B. recently C. lately D. yet
10. Due to personality _____, the two colleagues never got on well in work.
A. contradiction B. conflict C. confrontation D. competition
11. There were 50 ____ at the sales conference of ABC Company this summer.
A. spectators B. viewers C. participants D. onlookers
12. In the face of unexpected difficulties in the implementation of our overseas project, he demonstrated a talent for quick, ____ action.
A. determining B. defensive C. demanding D. decisive
13. The team has been working overtime on the research project ____.
A. lately B.just now C. late D. long ago
14. Because of the economic crisis, industrial output in the region remained_______.
A. motionless         B. inactive C. stagnant D. immobile
15. The HR manager told all the job applicants to make a self introduction at the interview and they did _____.
A. absolutely B. accidentally C. accordingly D. accurately
16. For the advertised position, the company offers a(n) _____ salary and benefits package.
A. generous B. plentiful C. abundant D. sufficient
17. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better than I can.
A. would be
B. will have been
C. was
D. were
18. James has just arrived, but I didn't know he ________ until yesterday.
A. will come
B. was coming
C. had been coming
D. came
19. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install ________ solar heating device in our home.
A. some type of
B. some types of a
C. some type of a
D. some types of
20. Do you know Tim's brother? He is ________ than Tim.
A. much more technician
B. more of a technician
C. more of technician
D. more a technician
21. That was not the first time that Indian company ________ our offer. I think it's high time we ________ something to make our offer more attractive to them.
A. ignored…do
B. had ignored…did
C. has ignored…did
D. has ignored…do
22. The meeting was put off because we ________ a meeting without John.
A. objected having
B. were objected to having
C. objected to have
D. objected to having
23. ________ you ________ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.
A. If, had.
B. Have, had.
C. Should, have.
D. In case, had.
24. We realized that he was under great ________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.
A. excitement
B. stress
C. crisis
D. nervousness
25. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.
A. imaginative
B. ingenious
C. impractical
D. theoretical
26. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to ________ against the local authorities' decision to build a highway across the field.
A. contradict
B. reform
C. counter
D. protest
27. The majority of employees in this company are women, but in the higher ranks women are in a ________.
A. minority
B. scarcity
C. rarity
D. minimum
28. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending.
A. finance
B. expand
C. enlarge
D. budget
29. Smoking in offices is strictly ________ here, as it may damage others’ health.
A. forbidden
B. rejected
C. excluded
D. denied
30. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer's ________ rather than the company's.
A. benefit
B. availability
C. suitability
D. convenience
31. This spacious meeting room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.
A. lightly
B. sparsely
C. hardly
D. rarely
32. I’m sorry to _________ you, but I’m afraid we’re running out of time.
A. bother
B. interrupt
C. trouble
D. ask
33. Orion companies have total sales of about $3 billion a year, and about 50,000 people work _____ the group.
A. against
B. for
C. on
D. over
34. First, I’m going to tell you about our company, Business Consultant Services, and the positions we are ____ for.
A. advertising
B. hiring
C. thinking
D. looking
35. I’m just calling about the _______, from the three hotels, for the conference.
A. quotes
B. price
C. rates
D. bargain
36. Ok, first, has everyone got an agenda? John told me copies were _____ on Monday.
A. given
B. distributed
C. circulated
D. handed
37. Let’s look at the first _____ on the agenda.
A. clause
B. piece
C. description
D. item
38. We’ve got ______ room service. Just dial nine from your room.
A. 24-hour
B. 24 hour
C. 24 hours
D. 24-hours
39. --Do you have anything less expensive?
--No, madam. This is the _____ expensive suite we have at the moment.
A. best
B. less
C. least
D. more
40. Shall we start the meeting now? First, just to say, John Gates can’t ______it. He sends his apologies.
A. make
B. do
C. work
D. come
41. Is this the first time you ______ to Beijing?
A. come
B. have come
C. had come
D. came
42. The customs officer may ask you whether you have anything to ______ when you go through the costoms.
A. say
B. buy
C. declare
D. ask
43. “I’m not flying direct. I’m going LA, New York, London. Then, on the flight home, I’m ______ in Chicago.”
A. flying
B. staying
C. changing
D. connecting
44. What’s the_________ baggage allowance? Because I want to take a surfboard with me.
A. biggest
B. largest
C. minimum
D. maximum
45. I’d prefer economy class ________ business class.
A. for
B. than
C. on
D. to
46. I’ll give her a call this afternoon, as soon as the office ______.
A. opens
B. starts
C. is opened
D. is started
47. I’m not the department manager. I ________ to the customer service manager.
A. report
B. listen
C. talk
D. connect
48. ________ to our call on the 3rd, I have attached a file containing the data for the project as you requested.
A. refer
B. further
C. connecting
D. following
49. I’m looking forward to _______ you at the focus group on Saturday.
A. see
B. meet
C. encounter
D. seeing
50. We have ______ much about your company.
A. listened
B. known
C. heard
D. seen