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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 idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






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






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






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






5. Estimated Time of Arrival.






6. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






7. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






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






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

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10. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






13. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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

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22. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Metal rails along which a train travels.






27. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






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






32. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






33. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






34. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






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






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






37. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






38. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






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






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






42. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






45. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






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






48. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






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