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Business English Test
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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
mission statement
pallet
business mission
first aid
2. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
possibilities
feeder service
freighters
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
3. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
key performance indicator
anonymity
track
bed & breakfast
4. Metal rails along which a train travels.
unlimited liability
penetration pricing strategy
ergonomics
track
5. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
discovery
security
bulk carriers
port of entry
6. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
classified information
fork lift
consensus
EBITDA
7. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
carousel
carrier
possibilities
first aid
8. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
ETA
carrier
acid test
9. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
full containerships
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
carrier
10. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
advice of shipment
feeder service
turnaround
property rights
11. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
limited liability
break-even analysis
precaution
freighters
12. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
medical privacy
brand equity
market penetration strategy
charity
13. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
brand equity
asset turnover
supply chain
suitcase
14. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
US Fourth Amendment
common stock
dividend
TEU
15. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
peak times
EBITDA
charity
valve
16. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
bed & breakfast
carrier
norm
pallet
17. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
full containerships
fixed cost
norm
brand equity
18. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
equity financing
economies of scale
customs
full containerships
19. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
EBITDA
inventory
limited liability
feeder service
20. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
accommodation
seed capital
information privacy
hose
21. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
sexual privacy
norm
franchise
identity theft
22. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
platform
penetration pricing strategy
mission statement
breach of privacy
23. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
skimming pricing strategy
franchise
break bulk
advice of shipment
24. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
inventory
FEU
EBITDA
in transit
25. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
supply chain
information privacy
third party
brand equity
26. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
third party
retained earnings
market capitalization
accounts payable
27. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
freedom of speech
injury
warehouse
business mission
28. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
norm
precaution
asset turnover
wake-up call
29. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
logistics outsourcing
fixed cost
break-even point
internet privacy
30. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
anonymity
penetration pricing strategy
liner
bed & breakfast
31. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
peak times
payroll
due diligence
32. Cargo which is transported by plane.
air cargo
trade secret
confirm
advice of shipment
33. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
SWOT analysis
equity financing
mission statement
stopover
34. A financial statement showing sales - cost of sales - gross margin - operating expenses etc.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
income statement
general cargo freighters
third party
35. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
consignment
barrel (BBL)
classified information
36. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
breach of privacy
barrel (BBL)
break-even analysis
Leveraged Buy-Out
37. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
internet privacy
discovery
breach of privacy
ergonomics
38. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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39. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
differentiation
civil liberties
trespassing
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
40. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
medical privacy
retained earnings
secret ballot
41. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
customs
depreciation
force majeure
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
42. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
'eye in the sky' camera
fuse
invasion of privacy
internet privacy
43. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
co-operative
Leveraged Buy-Out
depreciation
risk
44. Setting a high initial price for a product to create a price-quality idea which early adopters will happily accept.
customs
Clean Bill of Lading
sexual privacy
skimming pricing strategy
45. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
equity financing
spyware
property rights
goodwill
46. The efforts to make a product seem different from rival products or even unique.
tankers
differentiation
internet privacy
FEU
47. 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.
stock exchange
marketing mix
force majeure
consignment
48. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
sample
civil liberties
life cycle
secret ballot
49. A demanding or stimulating situation.
challenge
entrepreneuer
valid
tankers
50. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
pallet
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
force majeure
consensus