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






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






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






4. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






6. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






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






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






12. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






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






14. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






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






20. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






21. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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

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






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






25. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.






42. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






43. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






44. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






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






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






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






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