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






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






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






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






5. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.






6. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






8. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






15. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






16. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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


18. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






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






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






21. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






23. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






38. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






40. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






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






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






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






45. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






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






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






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






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


50. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.