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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.






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






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






4. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.






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






6. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






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






10. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.






21. Metal rails along which a train travels.






22. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.






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






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






32. Debts; money that must be paid.






33. 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.






34. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.






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






36. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.






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






38. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






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






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






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






42. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.






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






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






45. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






48. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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