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






2. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






4. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






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






9. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






10. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






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






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






14. A delivery which is currently between its source and destination.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






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






23. Things which are likely or feasible.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.






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






32. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.






33. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.






34. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






35. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






38. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






39. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.






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






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






42. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






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






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






45. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






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






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






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






49. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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