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






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






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






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






5. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Estimated Time of Arrival.






14. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






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






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






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






18. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






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






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






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






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






23. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






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






28. Things which are likely or feasible.






29. The ability to develop new ideas.






30. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






31. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






32. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






33. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






34. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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

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






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






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






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






40. Sales divided by total assets.






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






42. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






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






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






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






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






47. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






48. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






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






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