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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






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






3. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






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

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5. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






6. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






7. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






8. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






10. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






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






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






13. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






18. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






19. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






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






21. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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

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24. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






33. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






34. Written description of how something should be done.






35. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






39. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






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






41. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






45. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






46. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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






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






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






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