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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 truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






2. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






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






6. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






7. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






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






9. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






21. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






22. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






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






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






27. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






28. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






30. The ability to develop new ideas.






31. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






32. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






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






34. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






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






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






37. Useable or acceptable.






38. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






39. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






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






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






43. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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