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






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






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






4. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.






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






6. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.






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






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






15. A voting system where each vote is kept private.






16. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.






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






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






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






20. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






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






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






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






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






25. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






26. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.






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






28. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






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






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






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






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






40. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.






41. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.






42. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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