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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






19. Things which are likely or feasible.






20. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






21. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






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






25. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






26. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.






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






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






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






30. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






31. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.






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






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






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






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






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






37. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.






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






46. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






47. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






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






49. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






50. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.