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

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






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






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






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






6. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.






14. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






15. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






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






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






18. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






20. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.






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






22. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.






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






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






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






26. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






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






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






29. Debts; money that must be paid.






30. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






31. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






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






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






36. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






37. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






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






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






40. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






43. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






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

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






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






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






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






49. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






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