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






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






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






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






5. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






7. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






9. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






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






11. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






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






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






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






22. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






23. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






27. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






29. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.

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30. Written description of how something should be done.






31. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






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






33. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Sales divided by total assets.






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






48. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






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






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