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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
asset turnover
sleeping partner
procedure
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
2. Net profits divided by net worth or total equity.
depreciation
sample
classified information
return on investment
3. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
cancel
hard hat
market penetration strategy
sleeping partner
4. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
freight forwarder
logistics
medical privacy
survey
5. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
sexual privacy
confirm
accreditation
EBIT
6. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
TEU
Bill of Lading
spyware
key performance indicator
7. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
accommodation
port of entry
franchise
goodwill
8. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
payroll
just-in-time manufacturing
hard hat
business mission
9. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
bulk cargo
bed & breakfast
survey
10. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
deed of partnership
fraud
precaution
carrier
11. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
seed capital
Lloyds' Registry
market capitalization
12. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
mission statement
sleeping partner
security
secret ballot
13. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
variable cost
skimming pricing strategy
ergonomics
goggles
14. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
cancel
piggyback
security
stock exchange
15. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
accommodation
wake-up call
bonded warehouse
memorandum of association
16. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
bulk carriers
civil liberties
breach of privacy
director
17. The system of technology - people - organizations etc involved in moving services or products from supplier to customer.
bulk carriers
supply chain
penetration pricing strategy
break-even point
18. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
asset turnover
feeder service
valid
ergonomics
19. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
quality audit
fixed cost
adaptive firm
customs
20. Steps taken in advance to avoid an accident happening.
Companies House
creativity
precaution
life cycle
21. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
seed capital
feeder service
electronic trail
break bulk
22. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
goodwill
market segmentation
trade secret
hard hat
23. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
US Fourth Amendment
warehouse
fire extinguisher
Bill of Lading
24. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
Leveraged Buy-Out
adaptive firm
tankers
consensus
25. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
charity
challenge
fork lift
electronic trail
26. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
creativity
Bill of Lading
bonded warehouse
27. A company where the owners are personally liable for the debts of the company.
turnaround
unlimited liability
carousel
retained earnings
28. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
fraud
information privacy
challenge
survey
29. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
return on investment
corporation
sexual privacy
financial privacy
30. A new scientific or technical idea.
peak times
invention
SWOT analysis
adaptive firm
31. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
feeder service
cancel
equity financing
franchise
32. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
Clean Bill of Lading
brand
port of entry
no-show
33. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
force majeure
internet privacy
payroll
electronic trail
34. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
due diligence
property rights
carrier
liner
35. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.
ETA
Ro/Ro
procedure
penetration pricing strategy
36. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
accounts payable
bulk cargo
US Fourth Amendment
marine insurance
37. A notice to a buyer that shipment has gone forward which contains details of packing - routing etc.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
fiscal year
advice of shipment
anonymity
38. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
business mission
surveillance
ergonomics
variable cost
39. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
bulk cargo
creativity
identity theft
freight forwarder
40. Things which are likely or feasible.
Clean Bill of Lading
possibilities
force majeure
third party
41. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
internet privacy
peak times
fiscal year
analysis
42. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
consignment
US Fourth Amendment
liabilities
variable cost
43. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
no-show
brand
brand recognition
franchise
44. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
differentiation
bulk cargo
customs
45. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
air cargo
bed & breakfast
accounts payable
Clean Bill of Lading
46. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
liabilities
tankers
brand
EBIT
47. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
confirm
diversification
benchmark
Clean Bill of Lading
48. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
officers of a company
freight forwarder
common stock
49. Metal rails along which a train travels.
intermodal transport
Leveraged Buy-Out
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
track
50. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
goggles
freighters
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
information privacy