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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






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






4. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






8. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






10. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






11. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






13. Sales divided by total assets.






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






15. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






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






17. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






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






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






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






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






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






23. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






24. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






26. The right to have your political view kept secret.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






33. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






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






35. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






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






37. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






39. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






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






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






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






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






45. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.






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






47. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






48. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






50. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.