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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






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






11. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






12. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






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






14. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






15. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






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






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






19. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






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






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






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






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






24. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






26. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






39. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






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






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






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






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






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






45. A new scientific or technical idea.






46. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






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






48. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






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