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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. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






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






3. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






15. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






16. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






18. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






19. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






20. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






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






22. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






23. Written description of how something should be done.






24. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






28. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






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






30. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






32. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






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






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






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






36. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






38. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






39. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






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






41. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






43. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






44. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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






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






47. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






48. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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