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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






9. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.






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






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






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






13. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.






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






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






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






17. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






20. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






21. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






23. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.






24. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.






25. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






26. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






43. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






44. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






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






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






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






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






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






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