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Benchmark C1 Exam – Units 1 to 10

Part 1) Grammar & Vocabulary

Questions 1-20. Choose the best option from A, B or C.

1. Some companies have strict dress codes ……………. corportate culture is quite traditional.

A) whose B) where C) which

2. Steve Jobs recognized that communication …………. three essential elements: the messenger, the
message, and the method.

A) boils down to B) sticks to C) starts out with

3. Advertising costs massive …………. of money these days.

A) numbers B) amounts C) loads

4. ………. you surely have noticed, the losses have wiped out our gains from the previous two
quarters.

A) As B) Like C) That

5. The new manager is absolutey …………., he’s a complete control freak!

A) overseeing B) overbearing C) overwhelming

6. Your report looks fine however there is just one point I’d like to ………… with you.

A) come up B) turn over C) bring up

7. The economic ………….. due to the quarantine looks bleak, many small businesses will be forced to close.

A) outline B) outlook C) outcome

8. It’s a good idea to ……….. objectives for a meeting or it could end up a waste of time.

A) form B) ascertain C) set

9. Social media and data mining allows some companies to build up detailed information about the buying
…………….. of individual customers.

A) strategy B) habits C) margins

10. A customer service ………... should be to address and solve problems in a way that is a win-win situation
for the customer and the company.

A) hope B) wish C) goal

11. If you had read the paper, you ………….. the advertisement.

A) would have seen B) will see C) would see

12. If we …………... poor quality, we would not be the leading company in our business.

A) hadn’t delivered B) did deliver C) delivered

13. So far I ……….. by every employer I have applied to.

A) had been rejected B) am rejected C) have been rejected

14. Google will release a new phone this summer ……………. the competition from Apple’s new iPhone SE.

A) in connection with B) in turn to C) in response to

15. The stock market is very unstable at the moment, with wild …………. in share prices.

A) flucuations B) alterations C) variations

16. I’m going to start off by ……………. you a brief overview.

A) putting B) turning C) giving

17. This message is to remind you that the above invoice is still unpaid.
A) remember B) record C) remind

18. The recent price cuts have …………… sales and increased their market share.

A) pushed B) boosted C) boomed

19. Sometimes it is just easier to hire a professional to ……….. your accounts and taxes.
A) do B) make C) take

20. Due to the downturn …………. the market we will have to reconsider our marketing strategy.

A) of B) in C) with