Business English Test
Why is the HR department sending this email?
To: All staff
From: HR Department
Please remember that your manager must agree any holiday dates before you complete a
form.
to ask staff for some information
about a problem
2Finefoods requires an agent to:
to explain how something is done
to tell managers
Job opportunity: FINEFOODS
Description:
Agent required for nationwide distribution. Some experience in food retail an advantage.
Refrigerated van provided.
own a suitable vehicle for delivery.
goods all over the country.
3Staff should tell Jane Fellows
be a specialist in food distribution.
deliver
To: All staff
Subject: Accounts Course
Staff wishing to enrol for the Accounts course should contact Jane Fellows, who needs to
know numbers.
how many people have enrolled for the course. if they are interested in doing the
course. which of the courses they have decided to do.
4Contact Neil Smith if you want to
Phone Neil Smith at our showroom for a free quotation, or to arrange a visit from our
representative.
obtain information about the company's prices.
speak to a representative about special offers.
arrange a visit to the showroom.
1. What does the idiom "butter someone up" mean?
A. to make someone slippery
B. to praise or flatter someone
C. to share food with someone
Answer: B. to praise or flatter someone.
2. What does the idiom "let the cat out of the bag" mean?
A. to release a cat from a bag
B. to reveal a secret
C. to keep a secret
Answer: B. to reveal a secret.
3. What does the idiom "kick the bucket" mean?
A. to clean the house
B. to die
C. to take a nap
Answer: B. to die.
4. What does the idiom "hit the road" mean?
A. to start a journey
B. to hit someone while driving
C. to end a trip
Answer: A. to start a journey.
5. What does the idiom "bite the bullet" mean?
A. to chew on a bullet
B. to face a difficult situation with courage C. to walk away from a problem
Answer: B. to face a difficult situation with courage.
6. What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
A. to make something colder
B. to start a conversation or introduce people C. to go ice-skating
Answer: B. to start a conversation or introduce people.
7. What does the idiom "out of the blue" mean?
A. suddenly and unexpectedly
B. with a lot of effort
C. predictably
Answer: A. suddenly and unexpectedly.
8. What does the idiom "get cold feet" mean?
A. to have a cold feeling in the feet
B. to have second thoughts or be nervous about something C. to put up with cold weather
Answer: B. to have second thoughts or be nervous about something.
9. What does the idiom "a chip on your shoulder" mean?
A. to carry something heavy on your shoulder B. to be upset or angry over something minor or
imagined C. to be proud of your achievements
Answer: B. to be upset or angry over something minor or imagined.
10. What does the idiom "turn a blind eye" mean?
A. to look the other way
B. to intentionally blindfold yourself
C. to turn your head sideways
Answer: A. to look the other way