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






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






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






4. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.






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






6. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.






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






8. Cargo which is transported by plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






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






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






20. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






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






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






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






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






25. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.






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






27. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.






28. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.






29. 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.






30. Useable or acceptable.






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






32. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






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






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






35. A demanding or stimulating situation.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.






45. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.






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






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






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






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






50. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.