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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






3. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






4. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






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






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






8. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






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






10. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






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






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






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






14. The examination and evaluation of something.






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






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






17. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.






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






19. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.






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






21. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.






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

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






24. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






28. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






33. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






38. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






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






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






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






43. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.






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






45. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






46. Metal rails along which a train travels.






47. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






49. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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