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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






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






16. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






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






18. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






19. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






20. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






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






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






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

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






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






26. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






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






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






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






31. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






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






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






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






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






36. Written description of how something should be done.






37. Metal rails along which a train travels.






38. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






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






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






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






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






43. The ability to develop new ideas.






44. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






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






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






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






48. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






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






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