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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 unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
seed capital
stalking
depreciation
barrel (BBL)
2. 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.
break bulk
acid test
IPO - Initial Public Offering
brand equity
3. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
trade secret
general cargo freighters
quality audit
officers of a company
4. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
director
assets
survey
entrepreneuer
5. A wealthy person who invests in a start-up company.
Clean Bill of Lading
venture capitalist
fraud
freighters
6. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
brand
dividend
assets
internet privacy
7. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
carousel
air cargo
fixed cost
8. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
goodwill
IPO - Initial Public Offering
break-even analysis
rights violation
9. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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10. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
platform
TEU
accreditation
best practice
11. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
force majeure
feeder service
acid test
precaution
12. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
variable cost
unlimited liability
IPO - Initial Public Offering
surveillance
13. Debts; money that must be paid.
unlimited liability
variable cost
liabilities
valid
14. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
return on investment
Leveraged Buy-Out
venture capitalist
commission
15. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
port of entry
security
brand equity
invention
16. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
stopover
tankers
target market
17. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
franchise
co-operative
operating expenses
assets
18. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
fire extinguisher
logistics
EBIT
in transit
19. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
quality audit
hose
SWOT analysis
20. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
bed & breakfast
income statement
memorandum of association
EBIT
21. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.
TEU
medical privacy
EBIT
warehouse
22. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
liner
EBIT
depreciation
spyware
23. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
best practice
goodwill
asset turnover
common stock
24. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
financial privacy
spyware
commission
brand recognition
25. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
TEU
unlimited liability
Clean Bill of Lading
fixed cost
26. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
rights violation
bulk cargo
anonymity
internet privacy
27. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
customs
payroll
share
IPO - Initial Public Offering
28. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break bulk
break-even point
feeder service
stalking
29. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
barrel (BBL)
port of entry
IPO - Initial Public Offering
30. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
goggles
ergonomics
fire extinguisher
31. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
suitcase
diversification
discovery
electronic trail
32. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
just-in-time manufacturing
bulk cargo
operating expenses
anonymity
33. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
goodwill
supply chain
EBIT
34. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
Leveraged Buy-Out
analysis
feedback
electronic trail
35. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
common stock
Bill of Lading
freighters
officers of a company
36. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
invasion of privacy
freight forwarder
bulk cargo
diversification
37. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
surveillance
sleeping partner
income statement
bulk carriers
38. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
memorandum of association
advice of shipment
portfolio
break-even point
39. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
dividend
stock exchange
skimming pricing strategy
marketing mix
40. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
return on investment
injury
carrier
stalking
41. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
director
unlimited liability
benchmark
supply chain
42. The total value of the money invested into a company by its shareholders.
possibilities
accommodation
political privacy
share capital
43. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
accounts receivable
carrier
medical privacy
goggles
44. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
positioning
Ro/Ro
lead-time
life cycle
45. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
share
cancel
fork lift
consignment
46. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
bed & breakfast
hose
fraud
US Fourth Amendment
47. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
trespassing
warehouse
lead-time
penetration pricing strategy
48. Useable or acceptable.
accuracy
valid
freight forwarder
freighters
49. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
lead-time
trailer
differentiation
common stock
50. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
payroll
target market
general cargo freighters
freighters