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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 wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.






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






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






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






5. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.






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






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






20. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.






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






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






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






24. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Useable or acceptable.






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






40. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.






41. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.






42. Debts; money that must be paid.






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






44. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






47. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






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






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






50. Expenses arising during normal business operations.