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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






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






3. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






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






5. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






8. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






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






10. Useable or acceptable.






11. Written description of how something should be done.






12. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.






13. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






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






15. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






33. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






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






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






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






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






38. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






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






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






41. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






45. Metal rails along which a train travels.






46. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






47. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






49. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






50. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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