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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. A demanding or stimulating situation.






2. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






3. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






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






6. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






7. 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.






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






9. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






22. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






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






24. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






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






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






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






29. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






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






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






32. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






41. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






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






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






44. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






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






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






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






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






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






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