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Business English Test
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Subjects
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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. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
positioning
hard hat
depreciation
2. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
wake-up call
director
sleeping partner
security
3. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
lead-time
confirm
charity
Clean Bill of Lading
4. Protective eyewear worn when working with chemicals or dangerous machines.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
assets
goggles
anonymity
5. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
classified information
memorandum of association
fire extinguisher
cancel
6. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
equity financing
entrepreneuer
procedure
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
7. Estimated Time of Arrival.
stakeholder
officers of a company
ETA
accreditation
8. The right to have your political view kept secret.
political privacy
payroll
discovery
seed capital
9. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
break bulk
market capitalization
market penetration strategy
market segmentation
10. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
electronic trail
trade secret
feeder service
warehouse
11. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
Ro/Ro
cancel
quality audit
norm
12. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
return on investment
hose
norm
dividend
13. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
advice of shipment
marine insurance
return on investment
financial privacy
14. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
depreciation
key performance indicator
FEU
Leveraged Buy-Out
15. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
Leveraged Buy-Out
share capital
accreditation
fraud
16. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
income statement
property rights
confirm
fraud
17. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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18. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
return on investment
equity financing
turnaround
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
19. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
suitcase
benchmark
security
20. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
income statement
entrepreneuer
differentiation
21. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
stopover
payroll
liner
market segmentation
22. 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.
life cycle
limited liability
spyware
retained earnings
23. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
possibilities
EBIT
officers of a company
challenge
24. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
entrepreneuer
no-show
trailer
freight forwarder
25. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
fixed cost
target market
FEU
dividend
26. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
FEU
'eye in the sky' camera
quality audit
goodwill
27. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
brand recognition
valid
SWOT analysis
electronic trail
28. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
variable cost
bed & breakfast
benchmark
property rights
29. Debts; money that must be paid.
discovery
liabilities
payroll
full containerships
30. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
liner
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
analysis
barrel (BBL)
31. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand recognition
bulk cargo
franchise
stalking
32. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
economies of scale
Leveraged Buy-Out
operating expenses
electronic trail
33. 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.
full containerships
acid test
break-even analysis
just-in-time manufacturing
34. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
portfolio
income statement
discrimination
35. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
barrel (BBL)
portfolio
penetration pricing strategy
liner
36. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
Clean Bill of Lading
risk
unlimited liability
franchise
37. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
sleeping partner
cash flow
EBITDA
38. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
consensus
liner
bed & breakfast
general cargo freighters
39. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
fire extinguisher
positioning
inventory
stock exchange
40. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
franchise
freedom of speech
valid
liner
41. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
officers of a company
invasion of privacy
break bulk
ergonomics
42. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
officers of a company
market segmentation
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
possibilities
43. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
Ro/Ro
feedback
Leveraged Buy-Out
common stock
44. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
hose
life cycle
security
third party
45. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
secret ballot
target market
freighters
46. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
US Fourth Amendment
port of entry
depreciation
peak times
47. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
return on investment
break bulk
property rights
risk
48. A voting system where each vote is kept private.
dividend
brand
secret ballot
asset turnover
49. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
third party
internet privacy
break-even point
bulk carriers
50. Earnings which are reinvested in the company rather than paid out as dividends.
ergonomics
risk
retained earnings
general cargo freighters