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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






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






12. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






13. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.






31. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






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






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






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






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






36. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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






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






39. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






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






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






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






43. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.






44. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






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






46. Sales divided by total assets.






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






48. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






50. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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