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Business English Test

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






2. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.






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






4. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






8. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






11. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






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






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

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16. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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