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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






2. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






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






4. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






5. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






6. 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.






7. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






8. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






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






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. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






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






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






14. The ability to develop new ideas.






15. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






16. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






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






18. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






19. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






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






21. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






22. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






23. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






24. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






25. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






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

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27. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






28. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






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






30. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






31. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






32. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






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






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






35. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






36. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






37. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






38. Things which are likely or feasible.






39. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






40. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






41. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






42. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






43. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






44. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






45. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






46. Cargo which is transported by plane.






47. Debts; money that must be paid.






48. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






49. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






50. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.







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