English for Business
English Assessment Test

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De onderstaande test is bedoeld om uw beheersingsniveau van het schriftelijk Engels bij benadering te kunnen vaststellen. Invullen verplicht u tot niets.

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Surname
   First Name
 
Postal Address
   Date of Birth
    Male   Female
Postal Code
   City
 
Firm
Tel. Business
   Tel. Home
 
E-Mail


A. Select the correct word.
1.  The man (wish) (wishes) (wishs) to leave at eight. wish   wishes   wishs
2.   The baby (cries) (crys) (cry) every night now. cries   crys   cry
3.   The manager (tries) (tryd) (tried) hard in the past. tries   tryd   tried
4.   The woman (prefered) (preferred) (prefferred) to stay where she was born. prefered   preferred   prefferred
5.   We (bennefitted) (benefitted) (benefited) from it. bennefitted   benefitted   benefited
6.   This company (wrote) (has written) the letter a couple of days ago. wrote   has written
7.   This clerk (is) (has been) ill for a fortnight. is   has been
8.   They (send) (will send) (will sent) the goods tomorrow. send   will send   will sent
9.   I am sure he (has been) (was) here last week. has been   was
10.   Since last month we (receive) (received) (have received) many orders. receive   received   have received
11.   He never (gets) (is getting) up before 9 o'clock. gets   is getting
12.   Every morning he (takes) (is taking) a walk. takes   is taking
13.   She (understands) (is understanding) what he means. understands   is understanding
14.   The children (play) (are playing) in the garden. play   are playing
15.   He often (watches) (is watching) television. watches   is watching
B. Enter the correct form of the verb (werkwoord).
16.   Mrs Johnson ( to teach) us English some 15 years ago.
17.   The accident (to occur) a little over a week ago.
18.   What (to do) he want now?
19.   We often (to watch) tv nowadays.
20.   I (to choose) the wrong school 10 years ago.
21.   America (to discover) by Columbus in 1492.
22.   This match (to play) next Wednesday.
23.   In Born many cars (to produce) nowadays.
24.   The factory (to build) in 1995.
25.   I (to treat) badly by you for years.
26.   We (to build) a factory last year.
27.   The bookkeeper (to pay) the bill yesterday.
28.   Since last week we (to sell) a lot.
29.   Prices (to rise) approx. 10% last year.
30.   I (to know) my friend for a very long time.
C. Make the following sentences negative by using 'not'.
31.   John likes tea.
32.   They are French.
33.   He slept very well.
34.   She bought the dress.
35.   He sent the fax.
D. Make questions of the following sentences.
36.   He goes home.
37.   She does her work.
38.   He forgot to pay.
39.   She could do that.
40.   We sold the goods.
E. Select the correct form.
41.   The clerk writes (extreme) (extremely) (beautiful) (beautifully). extreme   extremely
beautiful   beautifully
42.   The artist speaks English (good) (well), but he sings (awful) (awfully). good     well
awful   awfully
43.   The (latest) (last) check shows that we have (few) (little) oil in stock. latest   last
few       little
44.   She works (accurate) (accurately) in spite of her (little) (less) experience. accurate accurately
little       less
45.   We can (impossible) (impossibly) (not possibly) come tonight. impossible   impossibly   not possibly
F. Select the correct word.
46.   (Which) (What) boy in that group is your brother? Which   What
47.   Whose spectacles (is) (are) (this) (these)? (It) (they) are John's. is       are
this   these
It       they
48.   They do not have (any) (some) children of their own. any   some
49.   Have you got something for me to read? (Some) (Any) book will do. Some Any
50.   (Every) (Each) of the first 100 customers will receive a present. Every Each
G. Vertaal de volgende zinnen in het Engels.
51.   Zij studeert Frans en verblijft nu een week in Parijs.
52.   De secretaresse telefoneerde toen de directeur binnenkwam.
53.   Hij slaagde erin een nieuwe baan te vinden.
54.   Hij heeft de klant gisteren gebeld.
55.   Hij werkt al 2 jaar op ons hoofdkantoor.
56.   Zijn broer heeft in 2000 ook bij ons gewerkt.
57.   Hij werkte hier al enkele jaren toen hij plotseling ontslagen werd.
58.   Hij is op 2 januari 1970 in Amsterdam geboren.
59.   Tienduizenden Euro's aan belastinggeld gingen verloren.
60.   De rekening is verstuurd.
61.   De prijs is een maand geleden verhoogd.
62.   Pas toen besefte ik wat er gebeurd was.
63.   Er zullen maatregelen genomen moeten worden.
64.   Wij bouwen volgend jaar een nieuw kantoor.
65.   Wij laten nu een nieuw kantoor bouwen.
66.   Kaas is een typisch Nederlands exportproduct.
67.   Wij hebben tot nu moeten werken.
68.   U kunt dit beter aan hem overlaten.
69.   Ik had het zelf nooit kunnen repareren.
70.   Hij moet een zeer bekende schrijver zijn.