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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 granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






2. Sales divided by total assets.






3. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






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






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






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






7. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






9. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






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






11. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






12. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






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






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






15. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






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






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






18. Estimated Time of Arrival.






19. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






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






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






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






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






24. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






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






26. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






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






32. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






34. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






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






42. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.






43. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






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






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






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






47. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






48. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






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