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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. Cargo which is transported by plane.






2. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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


13. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






17. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






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






19. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






22. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.






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






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






25. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






26. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






38. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






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






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