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






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






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






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






5. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.






6. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






7. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.






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






16. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






17. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






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






19. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.






20. 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.






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






22. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.






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






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






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






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






27. The ability to develop new ideas.






28. Useable or acceptable.






29. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






30. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






31. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.

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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.






39. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






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






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






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






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






44. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.






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






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






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






48. Sales divided by total assets.






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






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