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






2. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






3. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






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






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






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






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






8. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






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






11. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.






12. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






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






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






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






16. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.






17. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






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






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






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






21. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






26. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






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






29. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






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






31. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






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






36. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






37. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






47. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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