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






2. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






3. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






4. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






5. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






15. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






16. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






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






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






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






20. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






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






25. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






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






27. 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.






28. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.






35. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.






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






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






38. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






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






42. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






43. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






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






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






46. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






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






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






49. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






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