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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. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
target market
intermodal transport
franchise
possibilities
2. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
intermodal transport
commission
force majeure
penetration pricing strategy
3. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
stalking
spyware
commission
stock exchange
4. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
dividend
no-show
invention
skimming pricing strategy
5. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
port of entry
just-in-time manufacturing
anonymity
'eye in the sky' camera
6. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
trade secret
invasion of privacy
advice of shipment
freight forwarder
7. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
break-even point
pallet
mission statement
venture capitalist
8. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
financial privacy
brand recognition
share
charity
9. Cargo which is transported by plane.
retained earnings
air cargo
cancel
break-even analysis
10. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.
brand equity
benchmark
consignment
information privacy
11. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
cancel
anonymity
injury
feedback
12. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
logistics
common stock
goggles
business mission
13. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
sample
stakeholder
marine insurance
due diligence
14. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
feedback
tankers
anonymity
cash flow
15. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
wake-up call
intermodal transport
cash flow
venture capitalist
16. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
accuracy
accreditation
port of entry
consensus
17. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
supply chain
rights violation
seed capital
wake-up call
18. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
invention
first aid
turnaround
'eye in the sky' camera
19. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
bulk carriers
precaution
anonymity
air cargo
20. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
Clean Bill of Lading
just-in-time manufacturing
precaution
21. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
mission statement
logistics outsourcing
economies of scale
IPO - Initial Public Offering
22. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
valid
market penetration strategy
challenge
operating expenses
23. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
EBIT
electronic trail
turnaround
corporation
24. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
common stock
life cycle
marine insurance
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
25. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
assets
trade secret
logistics
bulk carriers
26. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.
port of entry
tankers
property rights
survey
27. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
quality audit
liner
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
carousel
28. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
first aid
corporation
supply chain
in transit
29. The time which a seller needs to produce and deliver goods.
differentiation
lead-time
just-in-time manufacturing
Leveraged Buy-Out
30. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
confirm
feeder service
limited liability
barrel (BBL)
31. A place where parts of the ownership of companies are bought and sold - or the organization of people whose job is to do the buying and selling.
financial privacy
logistics
stock exchange
fork lift
32. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
trespassing
SWOT analysis
information privacy
track
33. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
payroll
key performance indicator
feeder service
surveillance
34. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
discovery
valve
fire extinguisher
Companies House
35. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
procedure
fraud
fuse
supply chain
36. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
variable cost
internet privacy
hose
confirm
37. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
logistics outsourcing
cancel
EBIT
dividend
38. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
consignment
just-in-time manufacturing
intermodal transport
liabilities
39. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
market segmentation
cancel
possibilities
40. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
confirm
fiscal year
limited liability
platform
41. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
precaution
anonymity
stakeholder
barrel (BBL)
42. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
security
EBITDA
dividend
US Fourth Amendment
43. The right to have your political view kept secret.
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
force majeure
operating expenses
political privacy
44. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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45. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
freight forwarder
cancel
force majeure
fork lift
46. Debts; money that must be paid.
penetration pricing strategy
TEU
financial privacy
liabilities
47. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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48. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
possibilities
classified information
sleeping partner
freedom of speech
49. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
barrel (BBL)
return on investment
hard hat
peak times
50. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
market capitalization
fraud
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
analysis