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Business English Test
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business-skills
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
bonded warehouse
marine insurance
mission statement
income statement
2. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
ETA
SWOT analysis
discovery
force majeure
3. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
bulk cargo
brand
Companies House
business mission
4. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
stakeholder
logistics
rights violation
share capital
5. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
adaptive firm
marketing mix
tankers
6. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
survey
valid
stock exchange
internet privacy
7. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
Leveraged Buy-Out
share capital
equity financing
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
8. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
tankers
break bulk
target market
Ro/Ro
9. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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10. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
payroll
break-even point
franchise
barrel (BBL)
11. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
force majeure
due diligence
spyware
inventory
12. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
skimming pricing strategy
seed capital
surveillance
13. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
common stock
economies of scale
corporation
tankers
14. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
electronic trail
inventory
business mission
platform
15. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
assets
variable cost
accreditation
Bill of Lading
16. 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.
US Fourth Amendment
break bulk
third party
acid test
17. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
suitcase
financial privacy
adaptive firm
skimming pricing strategy
18. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
accounts payable
bulk carriers
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
consignment
19. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
inventory
feeder service
share
electronic trail
20. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
accounts payable
variable cost
consignment
asset turnover
21. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
skimming pricing strategy
norm
sexual privacy
business mission
22. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
brand recognition
carousel
advice of shipment
23. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
fuse
platform
co-operative
due diligence
24. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
Ro/Ro
memorandum of association
intermodal transport
security
25. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
accreditation
common stock
limited liability
anonymity
26. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
full containerships
freedom of speech
ergonomics
political privacy
27. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
feeder service
benchmark
tankers
share capital
28. 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.
charity
hard hat
limited liability
accounts payable
29. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
EBIT
Ro/Ro
acid test
barrel (BBL)
30. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
medical privacy
wake-up call
break-even point
barrel (BBL)
31. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
venture capitalist
Clean Bill of Lading
break-even analysis
no-show
32. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
seed capital
just-in-time manufacturing
turnaround
classified information
33. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
liner
supply chain
accommodation
rights violation
34. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
trailer
franchise
payroll
piggyback
35. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
dividend
fraud
venture capitalist
marine insurance
36. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
co-operative
portfolio
payroll
survey
37. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
platform
diversification
liner
feeder service
38. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
trespassing
due diligence
commission
financial privacy
39. Mechanical device controlling the flow of a gas or liquid in a system.
valve
Ro/Ro
co-operative
penetration pricing strategy
40. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
officers of a company
breach of privacy
analysis
Bill of Lading
41. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
discovery
penetration pricing strategy
feeder service
turnaround
42. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
force majeure
financial privacy
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
brand recognition
43. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
life cycle
market penetration strategy
procedure
rights violation
44. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
fraud
retained earnings
best practice
variable cost
45. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
venture capitalist
identity theft
feeder service
in transit
46. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
adaptive firm
fixed cost
Bill of Lading
supply chain
47. The categorization of potential customers into groups based on common characteristics.
market segmentation
break bulk
due diligence
trailer
48. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
life cycle
franchise
financial privacy
operating expenses
49. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
sexual privacy
goggles
entrepreneuer
just-in-time manufacturing
50. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
surveillance
anonymity
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