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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 first time a company offers its shares to the public.






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






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

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4. Written description of how something should be done.






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






6. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






11. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






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






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






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






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






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

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17. Things which are likely or feasible.






18. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






20. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






21. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






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






23. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






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






25. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






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






29. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






30. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






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






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






33. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






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






36. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






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






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






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






40. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






45. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






46. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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