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






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






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






4. A demanding or stimulating situation.






5. 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.






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






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






8. Written description of how something should be done.






9. 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.






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






11. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






21. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






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






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






24. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






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






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






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

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28. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






29. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






32. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






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






40. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






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






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






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






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






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






46. The examination and evaluation of something.






47. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






48. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






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






50. The expected behaviour or standard for something.