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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






3. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






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






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






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






9. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






18. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






21. 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.






22. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.






23. Useable or acceptable.






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






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






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






27. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






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






30. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






31. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






34. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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43. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






44. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






46. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






47. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.






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






49. 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.






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







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