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






2. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






4. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






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






6. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






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






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






9. The ability to develop new ideas.






10. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






12. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






16. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






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






28. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






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






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






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






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






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






34. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






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






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






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






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






39. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






40. 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.






41. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






42. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






45. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






46. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






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