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






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






3. Things which are likely or feasible.






4. 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.






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






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






7. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






14. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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






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






17. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






18. 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.






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






20. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






28. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






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






30. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






31. A person who is on the managing board of a business.






32. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






33. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






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






46. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






48. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






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






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