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






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






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






4. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






6. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






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






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






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






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






11. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






13. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






14. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






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






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






17. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






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






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






32. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






35. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






43. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






45. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






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






47. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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