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






2. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






5. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






6. Cargo which is transported by plane.






7. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






8. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






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






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






12. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






13. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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






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






16. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






29. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






30. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






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






32. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






35. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






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






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






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






39. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






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






41. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






42. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






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






45. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






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






49. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






50. Things which are likely or feasible.