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






2. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






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






7. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






8. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






11. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






35. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






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






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






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






39. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






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






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






44. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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