1A – Cosmopoliglo English Corporate Placement Test

Welcome to the Cosmopoliglo English Corporate Placement Test.

This assessment takes approximately 25–30 minutes and must be completed independently.

Please do not use dictionaries, translation tools, AI assistance or other external help.

You have a maximum of 30 minutes. The assessment will be submitted automatically when the time expires.

Answer all questions and work at a natural pace.

Name

Business

LISTENING – AUDIO 1

You will hear one recording. The recording will be played once.
Listen carefully and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 1–3.

1. Why does the meeting need to be changed?

Daniel has to travel to Zurich

Mr Rossi cannot attend at the original time

Sarah has another meeting

Emma has received the wrong invitation

2. When would Daniel prefer to meet Mr Rossi?

Tomorrow morning

Tomorrow at 3 p.m.

Thursday at 10 a.m.

Thursday afternoon

3. What will Emma probably do next?

Contact Sarah

Travel to Zurich

Cancel the meeting

Call Mr Rossi

LISTENING – AUDIO 2

You will hear one recording. The recording will be played once.
Listen carefully and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 4–6.

4. What is currently preventing the project from being completed?

The development team missed the deadline

The website design needs to be changed

Some information has not yet been provided

The launch date has already been postponed

5. Why is Alex concerned about Wednesday?

The sales director will be unavailable after Wednesday

A further delay could leave insufficient time for testing

The development team will stop working

The company has another website launching

6. What does the manager’s response suggest?

The launch should be cancelled immediately

The manager wants Alex to contact the director himself

The development team is responsible for the delay

The manager is willing to intervene if the situation is not resolved soon

GRAMMAR & USE OF ENGLISH

Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. For questions 7–18

7. Our sales manager ___ in the Geneva office.

work

works

working

is work

8. We ___ a meeting with the new client yesterday.

have

had

has

having

9. Could you ___ me the updated document before the meeting?

send

sending

sent

to send

10. The presentation starts ___ 2:30 this afternoon.

11. I can't speak to Ms Keller right now because she ___ a client.

meets

met

is meeting

has mee

12. We ___ the final report yet, so we can't send it to the client.

didn't finish

haven't finished

don't finish

aren't finishing

13. If the client ___ the proposal today, we'll start the project next week.

approves

will approve

approved

would approve

14. The new software ___ by all employees before the end of the month.

must install

must be installed

must be installing

must have install

15. Sarah asked me whether I ___ available for the meeting the following morning.

will be

was

have been

16. If we ___ the problem earlier, we could have avoided the delay.

identified

had identified

would identify

have identified

17. The company is considering ___ its customer support team to meet growing demand.

expand

to expanding

expanding

to expand

18. ___ the supplier informed us of the delay earlier, we could have made alternative arrangements.

Were

Should

Had

Would

VOCABULARY & PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH

Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. For questions 19–26

19. I need to ___ an email to the customer this morning.

send

say

talk

call

20. We need to arrange a ___ to discuss the new project.

meeting

journey

lesson

break

21. The client would like to ___ the meeting until next Monday.

repair

postpone

refuse

prevent

22. We have a very tight ___, so the report must be finished by Friday.

deadline

timetable

appointment

occasion

23. Before making a final decision, we'd like to ___ your proposal in more detail.

look

discuss

tell

speak

24. Several employees ___ concerns about the proposed changes during the meeting.

raised

lifted

increased

grew

25. After several rounds of negotiation, both companies finally ___ an agreement.

arrived

reached

achieved

completed

26. The director's comments were deliberately ___, leaving both options open until more information became available.

ambiguous

unfinished

doubtful

uncertain

READING – TEXT 1

Read the email and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 27–29.

Subject: Customer Service Training

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that our customer service training session will take place next Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:30 in Meeting Room 3.

The session was originally planned for Monday, but we had to change the date because our trainer will be attending a conference.

Please arrive ten minutes early so that we can start on time. You don't need to bring a laptop, but please bring the customer feedback report that was sent to you last week.

If you are unable to attend, please let me know by Friday afternoon so that we can arrange another session.

Best,
Rachel

27. When will the training session take place?

Monday morning

Monday afternoon

Tuesday morning

Tuesday afternoon

28. Why was the training date changed?

The meeting room was unavailable

The trainer has another professional commitment

Several employees cannot attend

The customer feedback report is not ready

29. What should an employee do if they cannot attend the session?

Contact Rachel by Friday afternoon

Attend the conference instead

Ask the trainer to send the materials

Join the session online

READING – TEXT 2

Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for questions 30–32.

Subject: Revised Product Launch Schedule

Following yesterday's project review, we have decided to maintain the planned October launch date, despite the delay in receiving the final technical specifications.

The development team believes that the outstanding work can still be completed on schedule, provided that the specifications are received no later than September 12. However, this would leave considerably less time for final testing than originally planned.

For this reason, we have agreed to prepare a contingency plan rather than postpone the launch immediately. If the documentation arrives after September 12, we will assess whether certain non-essential features can be introduced in a later update. This would allow us to protect the main launch date without compromising the reliability of the core product.

At this stage, no changes should be communicated to customers. We will review the situation again next Friday, when we expect to have a clearer picture of the remaining risks.

30. Under what condition does the team believe the original schedule can still be achieved?

Fewer products are launched

Customer communication starts immediately

The specifications arrive by September 12

Final testing is cancelled

31. Why has the team decided to prepare a contingency plan?

The launch has already been postponed

They need an alternative if the delay becomes more serious

Customers have requested additional features

The development team wants to change the core product

32. What does the message suggest about the team's approach?

They are prepared to adjust less important elements in order to preserve the main objective

They believe the technical delay is unlikely to have any effect

They intend to launch even if the product's reliability is uncertain

They consider meeting the deadline more important than product quality

WRITING

You have approximately 5 minutes to complete this task. Write 50–80 words. Focus on communicating your message clearly. You do not need specialised business vocabulary.

You are working on a project with a colleague. A report that you were supposed to send today will be delayed because you are still waiting for important information. Write an email to your colleague. In your email: explain why the report is delayed; say when you expect to send it; suggest what you can do in the meantime. Write 50–80 words.

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