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






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






3. A demanding or stimulating situation.






4. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.






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






6. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






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






9. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






10. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






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






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






23. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






26. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






27. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






30. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






31. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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

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






34. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






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






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






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






38. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






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






42. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.