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






2. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






3. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






4. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






7. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






10. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






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

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






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






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






15. Useable or acceptable.






16. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






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






18. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






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






32. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






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






34. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






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






38. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.






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






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






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






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






43. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






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






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






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






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






48. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.






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






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