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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. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
wake-up call
key performance indicator
advice of shipment
no-show
2. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
in transit
identity theft
electronic trail
accuracy
3. Business wholly owned by its employees with the emphasis on group decision making.
co-operative
FEU
'eye in the sky' camera
break-even point
4. Someone who acts as an agent on behalf of a shipper.
goodwill
variable cost
carrier
freight forwarder
5. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
life cycle
sleeping partner
FEU
director
6. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
US Fourth Amendment
marketing mix
venture capitalist
fuse
7. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
trespassing
payroll
cash flow
secret ballot
8. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
US Fourth Amendment
cash flow
market capitalization
full containerships
9. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
mission statement
air cargo
in transit
stopover
10. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
just-in-time manufacturing
port of entry
break bulk
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
11. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
rights violation
trailer
barrel (BBL)
valid
12. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
analysis
fuse
bed & breakfast
stalking
13. Metal rails along which a train travels.
bonded warehouse
rights violation
track
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
14. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
life cycle
IPO - Initial Public Offering
wake-up call
platform
15. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
officers of a company
entrepreneuer
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
customs
16. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
payroll
fixed cost
Leveraged Buy-Out
portfolio
17. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
breach of privacy
feedback
logistics outsourcing
intermodal transport
18. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
share
carousel
bed & breakfast
market capitalization
19. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
general cargo freighters
return on investment
portfolio
carousel
20. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
liner
IPO - Initial Public Offering
dividend
sexual privacy
21. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
invasion of privacy
fixed cost
discrimination
internet privacy
22. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
assets
liabilities
fixed cost
stakeholder
23. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
classified information
sexual privacy
stalking
assets
24. A name - term - sign - symbol - design or combination of these used to uniquely identify a producer's goods.
commission
political privacy
brand
depreciation
25. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
accounts payable
valve
freighters
goodwill
26. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
goggles
stalking
invasion of privacy
life cycle
27. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
spyware
fraud
warehouse
28. A place for the reception - delivery - consolidation - distribution and storage of goods and cargo.
break-even point
warehouse
commission
air cargo
29. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.
logistics outsourcing
inventory
EBIT
consensus
30. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
accuracy
general cargo freighters
dividend
spyware
31. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
penetration pricing strategy
accounts payable
positioning
advice of shipment
32. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
stakeholder
stopover
liner
accounts payable
33. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.
economies of scale
hard hat
marketing mix
fiscal year
34. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
due diligence
suitcase
trailer
franchise
35. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
consignment
political privacy
quality audit
trade secret
36. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
wake-up call
adaptive firm
pallet
depreciation
37. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
ergonomics
hose
share
carrier
38. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.
director
tankers
differentiation
dividend
39. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
accounts receivable
customs
marine insurance
equity financing
40. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
platform
fork lift
Companies House
TEU
41. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
venture capitalist
civil liberties
goodwill
breach of privacy
42. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
target market
equity financing
trailer
best practice
43. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
director
portfolio
TEU
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
44. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
cancel
ergonomics
bonded warehouse
45. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
secret ballot
break-even point
best practice
46. Sales divided by total assets.
sexual privacy
air cargo
asset turnover
possibilities
47. Ships with permanent container cells with little or no space for other cargo types.
pallet
full containerships
Bill of Lading
procedure
48. A new scientific or technical idea.
analysis
invention
charity
Leveraged Buy-Out
49. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
TEU
trailer
procedure
information privacy
50. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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