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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. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






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






3. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






5. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






13. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






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






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






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






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






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






19. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






30. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






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






32. Useable or acceptable.






33. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






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






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






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






37. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






40. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






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






48. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






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






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