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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. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






2. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






3. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






4. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






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






6. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






8. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






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

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






11. The ability to develop new ideas.






12. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






13. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






14. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






15. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






17. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






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






19. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






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






24. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






25. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






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






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






28. The right to have your political view kept secret.






29. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






30. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






31. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






32. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






33. Debts; money that must be paid.






34. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






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






36. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






37. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






38. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






39. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






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






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






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






44. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






45. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






46. 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.






47. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






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






50. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.







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