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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






2. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






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






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






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






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






7. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






12. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






13. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






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






15. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






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






24. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






33. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






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






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






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






37. Useable or acceptable.






38. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






39. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






42. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






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






45. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






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






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






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






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






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