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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






3. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






10. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






11. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.






12. The examination and evaluation of something.






13. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






14. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






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






16. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






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






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






19. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






20. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






36. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






39. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






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






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






44. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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