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






2. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






4. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






8. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






10. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






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






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






13. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






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

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15. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






18. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






21. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






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






23. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






24. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






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






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






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






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






29. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Things which are likely or feasible.






37. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






38. Sales divided by total assets.






39. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






40. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






45. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






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






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






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






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






50. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.







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