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






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






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






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






5. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.






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






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






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






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






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


11. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






14. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.






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






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






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






18. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.






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






20. Estimated Time of Arrival.






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






22. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.






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






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






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






26. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.






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






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






29. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.






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






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






43. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






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






45. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.






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






47. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






48. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






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






50. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.