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






2. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






3. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.






4. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.






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






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






14. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.






15. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.






16. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






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






22. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






25. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






26. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






27. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






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






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






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






44. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






45. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






46. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






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






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






49. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






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