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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 estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Estimated Time of Arrival.






8. The right to have your political view kept secret.






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






10. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






19. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






20. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






22. 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.






23. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






26. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






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






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






29. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






41. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






42. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






46. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






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






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






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






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