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






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






5. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






6. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






7. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






8. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






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






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






12. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






13. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






14. Sales divided by total assets.






15. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






18. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






19. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






22. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






23. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






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






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






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

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






28. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






29. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






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






41. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






42. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






43. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






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






46. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






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






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