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






2. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






27. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






30. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






34. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






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






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






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






38. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






43. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






45. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






47. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






48. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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