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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. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.






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






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






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






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






6. A response or reaction to a piece of information.






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






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






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






10. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






12. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






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






14. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






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






16. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






20. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The examination and evaluation of something.






27. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






28. The right to have your political view kept secret.






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






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






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






32. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






37. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






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






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






40. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






43. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Sales divided by total assets.






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