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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. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
market segmentation
mission statement
just-in-time manufacturing
accommodation
2. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
brand recognition
commission
life cycle
fixed cost
3. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
financial privacy
peak times
logistics
franchise
4. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
common stock
equity financing
internet privacy
5. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
corporation
depreciation
air cargo
adaptive firm
6. A form of corporate equity ownership giving voting rights.
norm
common stock
barrel (BBL)
economies of scale
7. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
electronic trail
Companies House
turnaround
internet privacy
8. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
just-in-time manufacturing
unlimited liability
portfolio
stakeholder
9. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
dividend
sample
break-even analysis
anonymity
10. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
rights violation
feedback
co-operative
diversification
11. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.
liabilities
logistics outsourcing
medical privacy
director
12. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
share capital
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
depreciation
EBITDA
13. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
brand
in transit
port of entry
share
14. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
economies of scale
IPO - Initial Public Offering
venture capitalist
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
15. To make valid by approval - to establish the certainty of something.
consignment
return on investment
confirm
liner
16. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
rights violation
TEU
track
unlimited liability
17. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.
secret ballot
fork lift
charity
accounts payable
18. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
suitcase
corporation
key performance indicator
operating expenses
19. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
entrepreneuer
SWOT analysis
carousel
EBIT
20. A process of verifying all information about a company including but not limited to financials - management - market share and risks.
share capital
due diligence
invention
peak times
21. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
assets
share capital
brand
surveillance
22. A portion - piece or segment of something that is representative of the whole.
accounts payable
sample
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
internet privacy
23. The organization that surveys and classifies ships for insurance companies.
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24. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
SWOT analysis
secret ballot
common stock
stopover
25. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
warehouse
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
IPO - Initial Public Offering
26. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
due diligence
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
franchise
Clean Bill of Lading
27. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
general cargo freighters
sleeping partner
fire extinguisher
adaptive firm
28. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
brand
Bill of Lading
accounts receivable
identity theft
29. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
EBITDA
accounts receivable
asset turnover
charity
30. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
sleeping partner
barrel (BBL)
corporation
benchmark
31. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
cancel
port of entry
bed & breakfast
discrimination
32. A company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another.
carrier
portfolio
political privacy
barrel (BBL)
33. Transporting something using different means of transport - e.g. first on a truck and then on a ship.
freedom of speech
portfolio
mission statement
intermodal transport
34. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
penetration pricing strategy
port of entry
logistics outsourcing
platform
35. Someone who starts a new business venture often involving innovation and risk taking.
feedback
hard hat
equity financing
entrepreneuer
36. Written description of how something should be done.
valve
procedure
due diligence
ETA
37. Metal rails along which a train travels.
track
skimming pricing strategy
peak times
US Fourth Amendment
38. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
track
sleeping partner
operating expenses
piggyback
39. Information officially declared secret - such as classified documents or material that are available only to particular people.
limited liability
classified information
fiscal year
diversification
40. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
corporation
accreditation
business mission
turnaround
41. A flexible tube used to transport liquids or gas.
EBITDA
business mission
Clean Bill of Lading
hose
42. A unit of measure for liquids equivalent to 42 gallons.
barrel (BBL)
life cycle
analysis
possibilities
43. The ability to develop new ideas.
creativity
market segmentation
liner
full containerships
44. The year as used in accounting which can begin and end in any month as the company sees fit.
fiscal year
positioning
force majeure
operating expenses
45. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
goggles
anonymity
payroll
Leveraged Buy-Out
46. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
brand recognition
break-even point
bulk carriers
47. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
possibilities
officers of a company
freedom of speech
co-operative
48. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
Lloyds' Registry
procedure
Companies House
49. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
norm
skimming pricing strategy
TEU
breach of privacy
50. The truck unit onto which freight in a container is loaded.
break bulk
fraud
trailer
survey