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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






2. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






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






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






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






6. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






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






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






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






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






11. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






12. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






13. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






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






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






16. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






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






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






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






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






21. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






22. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






24. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






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






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






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






28. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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

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






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






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






34. 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.






35. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






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






40. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






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






42. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






43. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






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






45. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






50. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.







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