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






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






3. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






4. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






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






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






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






8. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






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






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






11. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






12. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






14. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






27. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






28. Written description of how something should be done.






29. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






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






31. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






35. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






36. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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