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






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






3. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.






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






5. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.






6. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






9. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.






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






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






12. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






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






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






15. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.






16. Written description of how something should be done.






17. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.






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






19. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.






20. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.






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






22. Sales divided by total assets.






23. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.






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






25. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






44. Useable or acceptable.






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






46. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.






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






48. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






50. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.