Intermediate level # 23
Daily Business Activities/
1. My....... went very well. I think I will get the job.
(a) interview (b) interstate (c) invitation (d) inspecting
: (a) interview
2. She likes your....... of writing.
(a) jester (b) paper (c) test (d) style
: (d) style
3. There is a water....... in the hallway next to the bathroom.
(a) fling (b) thing (c) hole (d) fountain
: (d) fountain
4. This report is....... next week.
(a) gave (b) due (c) expect (d) date
: (b) due
5. I cannot print the flyers because the....... is out of paper.
(a) printer (b) impression (c) machine (d) impersonator
: (a) printer
6. We normally serve five hundred....... every day.
(a) customs (b) customers (c) consume (d) commuters
: (b) customers
7. At the annual picnic we will be....... hotdogs and chicken.
(a) serving (b) picketing (c) holding (d) rendered
: (a) serving
8. From time....... time the inspector comes to make sure that everything meets health standards.
(a) in (b) and (c) to (d) for
: (c) to
9. The bigger they are the harder they........
(a) cry (b) hit (c) swim (d) fall
: (d) fall
10. Do you keep your files in your desk........?
(a) envelop (b) drawer (c) pocket (d) leg
: (b) drawer
Intermediate level # 3
Letter Writing/
1. I think it would be a good idea to....... in your letter that you have worked in that type of business previously.
(a) describe (b) mention (c) show (d) demonstrate
: (b) mention
2. You need to improve the....... of this letter because one or two things are in the wrong place.
(a) description (b) indication (c) layout (d) picture
: (c) layout
3. Before you put the letter in the envelope, make sure you....... it in the right way.
(a) fold (b) double (c) treble (d) hold
: (a) fold
4. If you want this letter to reach the bank tomorrow, you have no choice but to send it by....... mail.
(a) speed (b) express (c) excess (d) fast
: (b) express
5. When you are going to write an important letter like that, it is absolutely essential that you....... all the facts first.
(a) connect (b) join (c) deliver (d) assemble
: (d) assemble
6. When you read something you've written on the computer screen, it often looks all right although you should always....... read it first.
(a) check (b) prove (c) proof (d) proven
: (c) proof
7. I advise you to check....... with a letter or a phone call if you intend to pay them a visit in order to save a wasted journey.
(a) previously (b) prior (c) ante (d) beforehand
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: (d) beforehand
8. Since that package contains valuable items, you must send it by....... post.
(a) required (b) resigned (c) registered (d) repeated
: (c) registered
9. Quite honestly I cannot trust this particular letter to be sent by post and so I am using the services of a....... to deliver it for me.
(a) courier (b) runner (c) traveller (d) carrier
: (a) courier
10. I'm sure that computer program you use creates a very good letter design but it's far too....... for me.
(a) comprehensive (b) complicated (c) concentrated (d) composite
: (b) complicated
Intermediate level # 1
Applying for the Job/
1. I would be very interested in....... for that job.
(a) entering (b) working (c) applying (d) writing
: (c) applying
2. Do you want to....... as a candidate in the local elections?
(a) stand (b) sit (c) go (d) try
: (a) stand
3. They are completely....... up with all the noise in the centre of town.
(a) tired (b) fed (c) sick (d) ill
: (b) fed
4. The reason there are no buses is because the drivers are on........
(a) hit (b) stop (c) strike (d) leave
: (c) strike
5. The government has changed its policy and had a complete change of........
(a) view (b) opinion (c) mind (d) heart
: (d) heart
6. This supermarket is trying to....... young shoppers by offering fashionable clothes.
(a) target (b) persuade (c) encourage (d) trap
: (a) target
7. You should have....... those shares when they were cheap.
(a) taken out (b) sold off (c) bought up (d) taken over
: (c) bought up
8. You must try and hurry up because my patience is....... out.
(a) running (b) racing (c) pacing (d) turning
: (a) running
9. Have you ever tried your....... at running a business?
(a) arm (b) finger (c) hand (d) leg
: (c) hand
10. After all these years she has decided to take early........
(a) leave (b) finishing (c) departure (d) retirement
: (d) retirement
Advanced level # 61
