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






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






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






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






5. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






6. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






20. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






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






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






25. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






27. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






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






29. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






30. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






32. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






36. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






37. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






38. A demanding or stimulating situation.






39. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






42. Metal rails along which a train travels.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






48. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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