1. …………………………..is the total amount of money spent by a
government on defense, development projects, education health,
infrastructure, etc .
D. Official expenses
C. Individual expenses
B. Public expenditure
A. Corporate expenditure
2. Could you………………………….. the departure time before we leave for
airport?
D, forecast
C. test
B. consult
A. check
3. The service wasn't………………………….. in the bill so we tipped the
waiter $5
A. imported
C included
B, excluded
D. exported
4. I worked until 11 o'clock at night to meet the………………………….. for
presenting the report.
B. appointment
A. date
C. deadline
D. time
5. Apart from selling products, sales staff are people dealing with
customers………………………….. their unhappy feedback on the
company's products and services.
B complaints
C. words
A. supplies
D. comments
6. The higher…………………………..of a country, the richer its people are .
C gross domestic product
A. balance of trade
B. corporate entertainment
D. local entertainment
to manage stress. They know how to reduce it
7. Women have a number of………………………….. .to manage stress. They
know how to reduce it.
C. styles
A. campaigns
B strategies
D. standards
8. The manager has decided to sack the new secretary because
she........................too many mistakes.
D. had
C. made
A. took
B. Did
9. Many people say that they always feel under stress
when……………………… a valuable contract or meeting important visitors
from abroad or even just when working to deadlines.
B. making / narrow
C. giving /sharp
D. writing/short
A negotiating /tight
10. I can decide the time when I arrive and leave the workplace, depending
on the daily……….
B. workload
D. work
A. workforce.
C. working
11. We should focus on only one ……….of the market: the young or
middleaged.
D. line
A. generation
B. segment
D. place
15. If we let people work from home, we won't need so much
office……………
A. places
and we can employ more staff.
C space
B. location
D. base
16. our company has a reputation for prompt service that means goods
will be ……………within 24 hours of your order.
A. delivered
B. produced
D. damaged
C. advertised
17. Competing for too many contracts is beginning to………….my health. I
can't seem to relax when I get back home.
A affect
C. reject
B. defect
D. object
18. This chocolate mousse is very delicious. Could l have the ………….?
A. recipe
D. relief
C. cook
B. receipt
19.………….Is any organized effort to gather information about what
customers want or need.
A. Market share
D. Market price
C. Market research
B. Market value
20. Having to………….a formal meeting or making a presentation to senior
executives can cause stress, especially for the first time.
B. lead
C. show
D. resign
A. direct
21. Wincote International, an outdoorproducts company based in
Colorado launch …………………of jackets and boots for men and women
eighteen months ago.
D. a discount
A. a life
B a range
C. a delivery
22. ………………….is how personally satisfied you are with the way you
live and work.
C. Lifecycle
D. Life expectancy
B. Quality of life
A. Living standard
23. If you want to borrow money from a bank, you will want to know
the……………….
A. exchange rate
C. unemployment rate
D. interest rate
B. population rate
24. A flexi time system can help to reduce stress levels of employees by
giving them more control over their ……………….
B. working style
C. working conditions
A. working hours
D. working class
25. Mr. Phil is going to attend a training course abroad, so Ms. Duboi
is………………. him as the Sales Manager till October.
A, changing
C. exchanging
B. reporting
D. replacing
26. That country was able to repay some of its loans from abroad could
reduce its……………….
D. foreign debt
C. trade surplus
A. foreign investment
B. trade deficit
27. If you want to resign from your present job, you must send
a………………. to your boss.
C. word.
A. paper
B. message
D. notice
28. Peter thought October was too early for the seminar so he suggested……………….
until November.
C. giving it up
A. turning it down
D. putting it off
B. carrying it out
29. There are two……………….to consider: first, outsourcing the cleaning
and second, hiring a full time cleaner.
D. models
A. types
C. options
B. means
30. A clean, quiet, comfortable and friendly ………………can actively
reduce levels of stress.
A, working environment
D, incentive scheme
B. worklife balance
C. fast promotion
31. As I had to …………………. an important visitor from abroad, I asked
different colleagues if they knew a good restaurant in town
B. entertain
C. recommend
D. criticize
A. discuss
32, in order to make a corporate event successful, you have
to…………………. your aim in entertaining people at a particular event.
D, identify
C. satisfy
B. simplify
A. classify
33. Coke risks…………………. money if it doesn't sell the kinds of drinks
consumers now want buy
D. losing
C, lending
A. earning
B, making
34. our boss was caught in ………………….a and got to Heathrow airport
forty minutes late.
A. traffic light
C. traffic circle
B. traffic jam
D. traffic warden
35, our visitors will be very…………………. if nobody picks them up at the
airport
C. upset
D. pleased
B. grateful
A. satisfied
36. Stress is a continuous feeling of………………….that prevents you from
relaxing.
C. comfort
D. excitement
B. happiness
A worry
17. Last week, he………………….part in an English speaking contest and
won the first prize.
C. shared
B. played
A. took
D. chose
38, we find it difficult to………………… on our work because there isn't
enou don't have privacy.
D. concentrate
C. contribute
B. contact
A conclude
39. She had to work overtime to meet the deadline for……. he report.
A. organizing
C. creating
D. presenting
B. making
40. companies should try to reduce their employees' stress levels before
they………………… affect the productivity.
A. strictly
D. eagerly
B. severely
C. expectedly
4l. Consumer …………………is the description of a typical customer
C. goods
B. behavior
A. profile
D. RESEARCH
42. By following a tight monetary policy, the govemment has reduced
the………………… to2%.
D. low taxes
C. cheap rents
A. inflation rate
D. exchange rate
43. In order to be successful, for a brand, marketers have to know what e
consumer needs and wants, so………………… market research is
necessary.
A. conducting
D. producing
C. carrying
B. making
44. if companies don't try to reduce stress levels among employees,
………………… may increase.
B. appointment
A. absenteeism
D. distribution
C. contribution
45. Sales …………………show how much a company has sold over a
certain period oftime.
A. forecasts
D. targets
C. numbers
B. figures
46. So many forms to fill in just to import one photocopiert! Nobody needs
all this…………………
A. government lav
B. domestic product
D. government bureaucracy
C. government ta
47. Understanding the market and customers is absolutely …………………
to the success of a business.
B. reliable
D. unnecessary
C. crucial
A. inefficient
48. If we spend more on advertising, can we …………………our sales by
45%
A. increase
C. decline
D. decrease
B. reduce
49. An advertising agency………………… in giving advice on advertising and making
ads.
D. specializes
A. produces
C. targets
B. does
50. …………………attention to the needs ofthe customers is important to
our company.
C. Supplying
D. Giving
B. Providing
A. Paying
51. Men find it dimcult to talk to their managers about stress. They are not
good at asking for………………… when they need it
C. distribution
B. issue
A problem
D. support
52. good…………………of English will help you find a job more easily
A. knowledge
B. expectation
D. satisfaction
C. condition
53. An advertising………………… is a programme of advertising activities
over a period, with particular aims
B. budget
D. campaign
C. research
A. agency
54. Their plan is to …………………the souvenir shop in the city centre
where there are a lot of foreign tourists.
B. locate
D. take
C. brings
A. remove
55. In order to………………… so well with products made in China, we have
to lower our price and improve the quality.
D. enter
A. complete
B. compete
C. stand
56. Working for Financial Times can be …………… because you are always
under pressure of meeting deadlines.
C. stressful
B. happy
A. honorable
D. impressive
57. Currently, our Human Resources department is considering a new
…………… plan.
A. advertising
D. recruitment
B. promoting
C. sales
58. Every organization has to find a …………… to reduce their staffs stress
as much as possible.
A solution
B. pollution
D. illusion
C. dilution
59. Reportedly, there was a big loss in the job vacancy in General
Engineering as a/an…………… of the company's failure in business.
A. result
C. effect
D. possibility
B. cause
60. When a country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from
them, It has ……………
A. trade deficit
C. foreign trade
B. trade surplus
D. balance of trade
61. Our recruiter will travel to several universities to interview graduating
students for……………in our marketing department.
A. positions
B. appearances
D. performances
C. occupations
62. I have …………… the deadline one again. My boss will be very angry.
A. met
B. written
D. damaged
C. missed
63. We had to …………… the schedule for moving into the building as the
office wasn't redecorated in time.
C. repair
B. rearrange
A. reappoint
D. repeat
65. The key to…………… time management is planning. Everybody needs
to make plans if they want everything to go smoothly.
D. wasteful
C. effective
B. informative
A. persuasive
66. Jane invited me to her house to taste the food served by her husband.
The meal was very delicious because her husband is a wonderful
……………
B. chef
C. executive
D. manager
A. cooker
67. The changes to working hours will be ……………next month. We will
start and finish work earlier.
A. implemented
D. remained
B. estimated
C. decreased
68, she gave up a wellpaid job to join a meditation group in India, She's
completely changed her……………
C. timetable
D. lifestyle
B. lifecycle
A. lifetime
69. Staff are suffering from headache because of…………… offices. There
are too many people working in small rooms
B. large
C. modern
A. crowded
D. spacious
70. We have a …………… advertising budget, so we can't introduce our
new product on TV
D. thin
C. short
B. tight
A. large
71. Experts agree that shortterm stress is less…………… than longterm
stress, which happens when employees constantly work under pressure.
A. harmless
D. damaging
B. boring
C. necessary
72, watching TV is the most popular form of…………… at home in Vietnam
now.
A. business
B. pleasure
D. enjoyment
C. entertainment
73. The restaurant is in…………… location. It takes us only 15 minutes to
walk there from the hotel.
A. difficult
B. wrong
D. different
C. convenient
74. Unfortunately, we had turn down their………. because we had another
arrangement .
A. meditation
B. estimation
D. information
C. invitation
75. My brother has been working in China for over 10 years and now he is
very interested in Chinese…………..
D. cuisine
B. bowl
A. plate
C. kitchen
76. Now, corporate policy in our country is being changed significantly, so
we can………….. the target successfully.
B. reach
A. use
C. makes
D. fail
77. Business entertainment normally………….. place in restaurants
A. does
D. takes
B. makes
C. happens
78. They need to balance the budget in entertaining and extra to get the
steady………….. of the company.
D. campaign method
C. method
B. strategy
A. development
79. In her new job, Jane has a lot of………….. She can do what she really
wants and she likes it very much.
A. freedom
D. stress
B. boredom
C. pressure
80. We will………….. our order early next week if they give us a 15%
discount.
A. cancel
C. produce
B. place
D. deliver
81. One situation that employees generally find difficult to cope with is
to………….. difficult customers .
D. find out
C. deal with
A. come down
B, come up with
82. A business card tells your business partners if you are of equal
…………..
D. status
to them.
B. respect
A. hospitality
C. profile
84. ………….. tax incentives were given by the government to encourage
foreign investment.
B. Comparative
A. Attractive
C. Expensive
D. Negative
85. There are many factors we need to take into………….. when we plan the
first TV program me.
B. application
C. consideration
A. look
D. thought
86. If you have chance to see directly a sporting………….., you will find the
whole view of everybody's passion.
D. session
B. event
A. match
C. cruise
87. Drinking and driving is one of the common………….. of traffic
accidents.
C. results
D. levels
B. experiences
A. causes
88. My colleague has met all her sales………….. and she's expecting to get
a bonus.
C. Campaigns
A. targets
B. figures
D. forces
89. Healthcare Daily is a newspaper which provides answers to questions
about nutrition, bod weight, and the role of diet in improving and
maintaining your …………..
B. stress
C. health
D. relation
A. wealth
90. When the value of a country's exports is greater than that of its
imports, its………….. “favourable”.
D. inflation rate
B. balance of trade
A. interest rate
C. exchange rate
91. Workers receive a bonus depending on their…………..The more they
work, the more money they get.
D. relationship
B. seniority
C. experience
A. productivity
92. We usually take our company visitors to a French restaurant near the
office, which has a cosy ………..
D. sense.
B. atmosphere.
C. emotion.
A. condition.
93. We have an intention of ………. overseas events to get the opportunity
to spread our knowledge and skills around the world.
C. buying.
A. organizing.
D. purchasing.
B. keeping.
94. Many employees feel………. about their jobs and careers in the
company. They worry about the future.
A. happy.
C. valued.
D. uncertain.
B. satisfied.
95. We would like to thank you for your order, and ………. to receiving your
next one.
A. look after.
B. take after.
C. look forward.
D. get out.
96. our clients wanted to………. he city before they left.
D. take up.
A. take out.
B. turn down.
C. look round .
97. The head of our department is leaving the company in a month's time,
so we are going to hold a………. party.
C. birthday.
B. engagement.
A, welcome.
D. farewell.
98. Many people say that they can't get………. between life and work .
B. difficult.
C. difference.
A balance.
D. justice.
99. Before we come to the final………., we would like to review the survey
results.
C. destruction.
A. destination.
D. distribution.
B. decision.
100. Which business ……….would you like to work in? Manufacturing or
service?
B. group.
C. segment.
A. plan.
D. sector.
101. More and more staff are taking………. because they feel highly
stressed at work.
B. arguments.
C. antidepressants.
D. criticisms.
A. participants.
102. The sports whose rules are simple are popular. Thus, cricket is
unpopular because the rules are fairly ……….
D. understandable.
A. interesting.
B. complicated.
C. familiar.
103. The restaurant by the seaside is famous for its different kinds of
seafood such as………., prawn and salmon.
A. broccoli.
D. venison.
B. tuna.
C. veal.
104. After a serious illness, my father decided to………. smoking and now
his health is getting better.
D. give up.
C. hold on.
A. take away.
B. put out.
105. A dissatisfied customer can affect the company badly because his
feedback causes ……….publicity.
D. good.
A. positive.
B. negative.
C. constructive.
106. The government is accused of failing to run the………. so Vietnam is
still an undeveloped country in the region as well as in the world.
D. economy.
B. industry.
C. situation.
A. policy.
107 According to a recent survey, over 14 per cent of employed people in
the EU ……….from stress.
A. cause.
D. suffer.
C. consult.
B. result.
108. In order to………. costs, the management decided to build a plant
outside the town, which saves $9 million for the company.
D. grow.
C. boost.
A. reduce.
B. increase.
109. He ………. a 2 billiondollar offer from Yahoo, because the deal was
too risky.
C. carried on.
B. looked in.
A. turned down.
D. took up.
110, Vietnam is one of the most attractive markets in Asia, so there is a lot
of potential for this product and you can ……….up sales here.
A. keep.
D. turn.
B. give.
C. build.
112. In our very competitive business world, a good brand is one of the
keys to the………. of every company.
B. recession.
C. failure.
A. success.
D. pressure.
113. Before launching a product, companies often do market research
to……….information about what customers want and need.
D. confuse.
C. consume.
A. collect.
B. hide.
114. Although I've worked here for nearly a year, I haven't had a/an……….
to speak to the General Director yet.
D. change.
B. chance.
C. challenge.
A. exchange.
115. If we don't get some orders soon, we have to make some of our
workers……….
B. profitable.
A. productive.
C. redundant.
D. beneficial.
116. You'll have to work without a computer until we can get the spare
parts we need from the……….
B. client.
C. advertiser.
A. consumer.
D. supplier.
117. We received a number of complaints from customers about………. the
facilities.
D. completion.
B. sufficiency.
A. lack.
C. plenty.
120. Looking for a restaurant with reasonable prices is a………. because
we have to keep our entertaining cost down.
A. motivation.
C. security.
D. protection.
B. priority.
121. Corporate entertaining is in steep decline as a lot of companies are in
financial ……….
C. improvement.
D. department.
B. difficult.
A. situation.
122. We will pay off all of our………. by the end of this month.
B. loans.
C. revenues.
D. savings.
A. debts.
123. We use a professional advertising agency for our marketing campaign
in order to ……….the new product.
A. design.
C. produce.
B. promote.
D. make.
124. He can speak French fluently so he was invited to……….. a
conference in Paris.
B. attract.
D. attempt.
C. attack.
A. attend.
125. Adidas is expanding its sales network in China because it wants to
……….market share lost to foreign and domestic competitors.
B. regain.
C. remake.
A. Remain.