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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 with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






3. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






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






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






6. Written description of how something should be done.






7. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






16. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






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






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






19. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






21. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






36. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






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






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






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






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






41. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






48. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.






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






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