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






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






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






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






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






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






7. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.






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






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






10. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.






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






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






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






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






15. A demanding or stimulating situation.






16. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






17. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.






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






27. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






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






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






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






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






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






33. A business classed as a separate legal entity so if there is a financial problem the owners would not lose all their money - only the money they had invested in the company.






34. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.






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






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






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






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






39. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






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






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






44. Written description of how something should be done.






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






46. The expected behaviour or standard for something.






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






48. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






49. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.






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