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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






2. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






3. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.






4. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






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






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






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






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






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






10. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.






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






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






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

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14. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.






15. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






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






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






18. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






20. Written description of how something should be done.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






28. The ability to develop new ideas.






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






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






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






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






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






34. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






36. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






39. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






40. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






41. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






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






45. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






47. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.






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






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






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







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