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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. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
track
FEU
payroll
EBIT
2. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
political privacy
carousel
brand
marine insurance
3. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
carrier
political privacy
force majeure
life cycle
4. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
brand
supply chain
target market
challenge
5. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
civil liberties
security
political privacy
income statement
6. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
payroll
force majeure
stopover
injury
7. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
commission
assets
rights violation
surveillance
8. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
discrimination
norm
return on investment
charity
9. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
fork lift
brand
creativity
Clean Bill of Lading
10. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
creativity
just-in-time manufacturing
suitcase
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
11. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
market capitalization
valid
brand
12. The purchase of a business based on the company's cash recipts and the belief positive cash flow will continue.
norm
bonded warehouse
liabilities
Leveraged Buy-Out
13. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
fuse
business mission
barrel (BBL)
secret ballot
14. Debts; money that must be paid.
cash flow
air cargo
market segmentation
liabilities
15. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
variable cost
brand recognition
first aid
freedom of speech
16. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.
port of entry
bulk cargo
third party
customs
17. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
return on investment
brand recognition
warehouse
market capitalization
18. Sales divided by total assets.
asset turnover
benchmark
barrel (BBL)
carousel
19. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
secret ballot
assets
operating expenses
20. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
tankers
identity theft
information privacy
unlimited liability
21. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
fraud
key performance indicator
procedure
co-operative
22. Written description of how something should be done.
goggles
brand
procedure
positioning
23. The examination and evaluation of something.
consignment
suitcase
Companies House
analysis
24. A person who is involved in a situation in addition to the two main participants.
turnaround
venture capitalist
third party
share
25. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
internet privacy
diversification
no-show
fuse
26. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
third party
accreditation
liner
spyware
27. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
equity financing
first aid
IPO - Initial Public Offering
general cargo freighters
28. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
survey
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
logistics outsourcing
carrier
29. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
surveillance
precaution
spyware
injury
30. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
assets
consignment
common stock
US Fourth Amendment
31. The crime of deceiving someone to get money or good illegally.
income statement
fraud
fiscal year
discovery
32. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
life cycle
accommodation
director
stock exchange
33. A demanding or stimulating situation.
venture capitalist
life cycle
challenge
freedom of speech
34. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
peak times
positioning
fuse
track
35. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
freight forwarder
penetration pricing strategy
fork lift
logistics outsourcing
36. A non-profit making organization which exists to support and help a particular group.
accounts receivable
sample
charity
share
37. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
carousel
general cargo freighters
officers of a company
38. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
Clean Bill of Lading
accommodation
port of entry
39. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.
bonded warehouse
turnaround
EBIT
civil liberties
40. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
fraud
port of entry
retained earnings
break-even point
41. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
no-show
operating expenses
trade secret
commission
42. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.
depreciation
fuse
brand
fire extinguisher
43. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
penetration pricing strategy
adaptive firm
dividend
corporation
44. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
spyware
accuracy
deed of partnership
business mission
45. Metal rails along which a train travels.
brand equity
consensus
track
feeder service
46. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
valid
first aid
brand recognition
trespassing
47. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.
air cargo
medical privacy
civil liberties
freight forwarder
48. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
TEU
unlimited liability
in transit
port of entry
49. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
advice of shipment
suitcase
feeder service
deed of partnership
50. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.
market segmentation
classified information
break-even analysis
possibilities