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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. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
customs
suitcase
share
analysis
2. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
information privacy
positioning
officers of a company
EBIT
3. A warehouse authorized by customs where goods are stored and no payment is required until the goods are removed.
internet privacy
political privacy
bonded warehouse
common stock
4. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
information privacy
venture capitalist
identity theft
FEU
5. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
trade secret
breach of privacy
freighters
break-even analysis
6. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
financial privacy
target market
carrier
share capital
7. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
key performance indicator
US Fourth Amendment
co-operative
pallet
8. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
share capital
fraud
full containerships
track
9. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
acid test
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
cancel
just-in-time manufacturing
10. 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.
limited liability
Companies House
goodwill
freighters
11. Estimated Time of Arrival.
ETA
risk
sleeping partner
discrimination
12. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
benchmark
logistics
mission statement
brand recognition
13. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
variable cost
general cargo freighters
surveillance
goodwill
14. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
venture capitalist
piggyback
deed of partnership
income statement
15. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
feeder service
internet privacy
warehouse
depreciation
16. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
freedom of speech
due diligence
rights violation
FEU
17. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
corporation
consensus
feedback
18. 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.
penetration pricing strategy
equity financing
acid test
financial privacy
19. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
bulk cargo
memorandum of association
anonymity
20. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
target market
entrepreneuer
adaptive firm
common stock
21. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
asset turnover
survey
bonded warehouse
hard hat
22. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
feedback
political privacy
FEU
surveillance
23. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
anonymity
general cargo freighters
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
discovery
24. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
marketing mix
fuse
consensus
intermodal transport
25. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
medical privacy
break bulk
bulk carriers
share
26. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
third party
break-even point
risk
freight forwarder
27. The examination and evaluation of something.
customs
identity theft
analysis
freighters
28. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
goggles
marketing mix
stalking
stopover
29. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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30. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
fuse
sample
SWOT analysis
identity theft
31. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
director
sleeping partner
asset turnover
liabilities
32. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
consignment
quality audit
Bill of Lading
marketing mix
33. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
'eye in the sky' camera
discrimination
commission
warehouse
34. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
adaptive firm
positioning
TEU
accreditation
35. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
FEU
fiscal year
security
36. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
track
EBIT
common stock
pallet
37. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
Ro/Ro
spyware
equity financing
break bulk
38. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
officers of a company
share capital
key performance indicator
analysis
39. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
stopover
liabilities
dividend
positioning
40. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
mission statement
market capitalization
information privacy
venture capitalist
41. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
creativity
suitcase
advice of shipment
classified information
42. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
Lloyds' Registry
force majeure
invasion of privacy
economies of scale
43. Written description of how something should be done.
norm
pallet
procedure
injury
44. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
bonded warehouse
suitcase
commission
goodwill
45. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
break-even analysis
suitcase
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
surveillance
46. Cargo which is transported by plane.
accreditation
stakeholder
retained earnings
air cargo
47. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
bulk carriers
trade secret
lead-time
48. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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49. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
bonded warehouse
common stock
secret ballot
variable cost
50. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
feedback
suitcase
bonded warehouse
security