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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. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
port of entry
advice of shipment
accuracy
security
2. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
freighters
brand recognition
benchmark
sleeping partner
3. The right to have your sexual orientation and practices remain secret.
unlimited liability
tankers
advice of shipment
sexual privacy
4. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.
challenge
wake-up call
identity theft
payroll
5. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
logistics
key performance indicator
equity financing
invention
6. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
analysis
common stock
pallet
discrimination
7. The ability to develop new ideas.
IPO - Initial Public Offering
freighters
creativity
EBITDA
8. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
consensus
spyware
logistics
precaution
9. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
identity theft
internet privacy
share
marketing mix
10. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
mission statement
logistics outsourcing
information privacy
Lloyds' Registry
11. A formal framework for identifying an organization's growth opportunities - strengths - weaknesses - opportunities and threats.
SWOT analysis
Bill of Lading
air cargo
positioning
12. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
equity financing
Clean Bill of Lading
intermodal transport
variable cost
13. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.
break bulk
injury
penetration pricing strategy
property rights
14. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
commission
cash flow
acid test
15. Things which are likely or feasible.
possibilities
secret ballot
breach of privacy
adaptive firm
16. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
break-even analysis
seed capital
stalking
accommodation
17. The right to have details of your financial transactions kept secret.
financial privacy
norm
accommodation
stalking
18. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
freighters
creativity
portfolio
brand recognition
19. Raised flat area beside a train track for entering or exiting a train.
suitcase
due diligence
assets
platform
20. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
confirm
seed capital
'eye in the sky' camera
equity financing
21. The times of highest demand for a product or service.
key performance indicator
cancel
carousel
peak times
22. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
port of entry
'eye in the sky' camera
fuse
TEU
23. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
variable cost
precaution
stock exchange
accounts payable
24. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
stakeholder
platform
portfolio
procedure
25. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
marine insurance
medical privacy
diversification
procedure
26. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
memorandum of association
deed of partnership
electronic trail
discovery
27. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
stalking
bonded warehouse
break-even point
fiscal year
28. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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29. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
inventory
fraud
deed of partnership
tankers
30. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
property rights
return on investment
sexual privacy
discovery
31. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
freighters
freight forwarder
differentiation
no-show
32. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
unlimited liability
liner
breach of privacy
rights violation
33. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
penetration pricing strategy
stopover
assets
accounts receivable
34. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
carrier
corporation
accommodation
35. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.
just-in-time manufacturing
third party
goodwill
fiscal year
36. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
mission statement
confirm
asset turnover
freedom of speech
37. Useable or acceptable.
property rights
creativity
goggles
valid
38. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
positioning
brand
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
civil liberties
39. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
stopover
commission
market penetration strategy
consignment
40. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
injury
corporation
life cycle
41. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
bed & breakfast
intermodal transport
invention
feeder service
42. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.
asset turnover
share
stopover
trespassing
43. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
electronic trail
ETA
classified information
rights violation
44. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
trade secret
injury
freighters
cash flow
45. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
accuracy
market capitalization
confirm
first aid
46. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
diversification
no-show
stopover
fraud
47. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.
marine insurance
bonded warehouse
portfolio
memorandum of association
48. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
quality audit
fraud
hose
49. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
consignment
anonymity
co-operative
liner
50. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
Leveraged Buy-Out
break-even point
supply chain
bonded warehouse