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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. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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2. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
third party
bonded warehouse
EBIT
fire extinguisher
3. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
discovery
economies of scale
Bill of Lading
target market
4. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
survey
track
accounts receivable
TEU
5. One of the documents required by a firm to become a limited company.
differentiation
port of entry
procedure
memorandum of association
6. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.
procedure
discrimination
logistics outsourcing
goggles
7. The state of remaining unknown to most other people.
anonymity
sleeping partner
fixed cost
analysis
8. A place to live - work - stay in : rented/temporary/furnished accommodation.
cash flow
accommodation
classified information
bed & breakfast
9. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
piggyback
goodwill
civil liberties
force majeure
10. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
port of entry
injury
norm
accommodation
11. 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.
lead-time
stock exchange
FEU
feedback
12. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.
carrier
Bill of Lading
breach of privacy
logistics outsourcing
13. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
accreditation
stock exchange
piggyback
inventory
14. Positions customer's relative perceptions of one brand in comparison to other competitive alternatives.
brand
adaptive firm
stakeholder
brand recognition
15. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
sample
creativity
consignment
variable cost
16. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
portfolio
track
trailer
liabilities
17. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
brand
IPO - Initial Public Offering
third party
'eye in the sky' camera
18. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
stopover
customs
invention
first aid
19. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
due diligence
confirm
bed & breakfast
bonded warehouse
20. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.
positioning
TEU
intermodal transport
suitcase
21. Monitoring of public places using video cameras.
stock exchange
deed of partnership
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
discrimination
22. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
payroll
inventory
depreciation
23. Cargo ships not specialised in one type of cargo unlike a full containership.
differentiation
Lloyds' Registry
invention
general cargo freighters
24. A short statement describing the main objectives and aims of a business.
platform
carrier
mission statement
bulk cargo
25. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
break-even point
unlimited liability
challenge
officers of a company
26. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
discovery
bulk cargo
diversification
rights violation
27. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
force majeure
franchise
discovery
peak times
28. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
FEU
Companies House
share capital
SWOT analysis
29. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
logistics
commission
pallet
Bill of Lading
30. A measure of the average time between failures in a system - the higher the amount - the more reliable the thing is.
US Fourth Amendment
surveillance
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
TEU
31. When a company produces a product of a type they have not previously made.
turnaround
diversification
Bill of Lading
logistics outsourcing
32. A standard used to compare some aspect of a business to an external measure.
stopover
seed capital
piggyback
benchmark
33. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.
EBITDA
skimming pricing strategy
survey
payroll
34. The right of owners of physical or intellectual property to consume - rent or sell their property.
just-in-time manufacturing
property rights
stopover
accounts payable
35. Ships especially designed for trucks to drive into them using internal ramps.
tankers
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
best practice
force majeure
36. When a person or group infringes on your rights such as freedom of movement or freedom of speech.
challenge
rights violation
marketing mix
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
37. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.
classified information
invasion of privacy
sexual privacy
marketing mix
38. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
sleeping partner
accounts receivable
Clean Bill of Lading
peak times
39. Someone who invests in a business partnership without taking part in business affairs. Usually sleeping partners have limited liability.
sleeping partner
unlimited liability
deed of partnership
financial privacy
40. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
property rights
EBIT
market capitalization
fire extinguisher
41. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
share
ETA
confirm
42. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.
wake-up call
trade secret
internet privacy
ergonomics
43. Things which are likely or feasible.
common stock
air cargo
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
possibilities
44. Forty-Foot Equivalent Units - a standard size for shipping containers.
stock exchange
FEU
cash flow
precaution
45. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
break-even analysis
venture capitalist
cash flow
stopover
46. A test of a company's ability to meet its immediate cash requirements: short-term assets minus accounts receivable and inventory - divided by short-term liabilities.
acid test
operating expenses
goggles
Clean Bill of Lading
47. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
variable cost
survey
financial privacy
valve
48. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
internet privacy
bulk carriers
Ro/Ro
trespassing
49. The fraudulent use of someone's identity in order to steal money or get other benefits.
identity theft
discrimination
unlimited liability
inventory
50. The characteristic of a measurement regarding how precise it is.
business mission
accuracy
discrimination
feedback