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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






2. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






3. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






4. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






5. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






6. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






7. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






8. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






9. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






10. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






11. Estimated Time of Arrival.






12. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






14. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






15. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






16. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






17. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






18. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






19. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






20. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






21. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






22. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






23. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






24. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






25. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






26. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






27. The examination and evaluation of something.






28. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






29. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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30. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






31. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






32. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






33. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






34. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






35. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






36. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






37. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






38. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






39. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






40. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






41. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






42. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






43. Written description of how something should be done.






44. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






45. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






46. Cargo which is transported by plane.






47. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






48. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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49. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






50. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.