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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. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






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






4. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






5. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






6. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






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






8. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






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






10. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






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






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






23. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






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






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






26. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






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






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






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






30. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






31. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






33. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






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






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






36. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






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







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