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






2. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






3. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






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






5. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






8. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






9. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






10. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






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






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






13. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






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






15. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






16. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






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






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






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






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






21. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






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






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






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






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






26. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






27. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






28. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






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






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






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






41. The examination and evaluation of something.






42. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






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






45. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






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






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






48. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






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