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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. Cargo which is transported by plane.






2. A new scientific or technical idea.






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






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






5. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.






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






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






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






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






10. Metal rails along which a train travels.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.






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






24. 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.






25. Expenses arising during normal business operations.






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






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






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






29. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.






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






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






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






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






34. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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43. The examination and evaluation of something.






44. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.






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






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






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






48. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.






49. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






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