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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. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






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






3. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






4. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






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






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






7. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






14. 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.






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






16. The examination and evaluation of something.






17. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






18. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






20. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






21. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






33. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






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






39. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






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






42. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






43. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






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






45. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






46. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






48. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






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






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