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






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






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






4. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






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






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






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






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






10. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






12. Useable or acceptable.






13. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






15. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






17. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






18. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






19. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Debts; money that must be paid.






27. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






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






29. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






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






31. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






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