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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. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






2. 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.






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






4. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






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






6. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






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






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






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

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10. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






11. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






12. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






13. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






15. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






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






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






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






19. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






20. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






31. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






34. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






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






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






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






38. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






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






48. Useable or acceptable.






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






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