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Business English Test
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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
,
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 method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
no-show
Bill of Lading
best practice
seed capital
2. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.
fixed cost
feedback
return on investment
officers of a company
3. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
director
sexual privacy
freedom of speech
precaution
4. A response or reaction to a piece of information.
fiscal year
feedback
SWOT analysis
accounts payable
5. Cargo which is booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded onto a vessel.
freedom of speech
discovery
no-show
air cargo
6. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.
market capitalization
civil liberties
break-even analysis
security
7. Part of the Bill of Rights which provides people with the right to be secure in their persons - houses - papers etc.
secret ballot
US Fourth Amendment
co-operative
general cargo freighters
8. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
commission
carrier
information privacy
logistics
9. Surveillance tools installed on a computer without the users' consent.
spyware
fire extinguisher
bulk carriers
fork lift
10. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
warehouse
variable cost
cancel
11. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
trailer
Clean Bill of Lading
carousel
track
12. The added value a brand name identity brings to a product or service.
bulk carriers
income statement
break-even point
brand equity
13. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.
fuse
common stock
retained earnings
commission
14. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
TEU
advice of shipment
portfolio
life cycle
15. Service taking cargo from a regional port or airport to a central hub for a long-haul voyage.
feeder service
FEU
surveillance
feedback
16. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.
fuse
corporation
accounts receivable
anonymity
17. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
entrepreneuer
risk
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
TEU
18. Electronic records of phone calls - bank transactions etc which paint a picture of what a person did - where and when.
brand equity
electronic trail
marketing mix
TEU
19. The sale of part-ownership in a venture to gain additional capital for a start-up.
equity financing
SWOT analysis
norm
ETA
20. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown.
goodwill
in transit
wake-up call
discovery
21. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
skimming pricing strategy
Clean Bill of Lading
director
venture capitalist
22. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
income statement
trailer
challenge
stopover
23. A shipment of goods to a consignee.
charity
consignment
air cargo
economies of scale
24. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.
trailer
fiscal year
venture capitalist
liner
25. A government office which registers information on every company on the British market and circulates them to stakeholders.
discrimination
hose
Companies House
financial privacy
26. Anyone who has an interest in the success of an organization - e.g. the owner - employees - shareholders.
skimming pricing strategy
stakeholder
trade secret
customs
27. The point in units sold or sales amount when the expenses will be matched.
wake-up call
analysis
medical privacy
break-even point
28. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.
piggyback
fuse
break bulk
FEU
29. The complete range of a company's offerings including products and services.
US Fourth Amendment
portfolio
freighters
assets
30. Damage or hurt experienced by a person or animal.
fiscal year
first aid
logistics outsourcing
injury
31. Ceiling-mounted camera used in stores and casinos etc to monitor customers.
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32. Cargo which is transported by plane.
cash flow
accommodation
challenge
air cargo
33. Events which are beyond the control of a carrier like war - earthquakes or floods.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
force majeure
break bulk
common stock
34. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
consensus
hose
carousel
commission
35. Setting a relatively low intitial price for a new product in order to win market share.
TEU
invasion of privacy
penetration pricing strategy
Ro/Ro
36. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
survey
Bill of Lading
mission statement
procedure
37. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
wake-up call
rights violation
EBIT
just-in-time manufacturing
38. Written description of how something should be done.
procedure
supply chain
trade secret
just-in-time manufacturing
39. A new scientific or technical idea.
invention
share
identity theft
confirm
40. Shaping a companies' offering and image to occupy a unique and valued place in the customer's mind.
positioning
quality audit
civil liberties
fuse
41. When you allow someone to start a specific business by using your products in exchange for a part of his profits.
brand
survey
intermodal transport
franchise
42. An investment contributed at the early stages of a new venture.
discovery
supply chain
seed capital
logistics outsourcing
43. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
sample
portfolio
civil liberties
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
44. Estimated Time of Arrival.
wake-up call
ETA
internet privacy
business mission
45. Expenses arising during normal business operations.
break-even point
political privacy
asset turnover
operating expenses
46. System where goods are produced as and when they are needed rather than producing items in advance and storing them in a warehouse.
warehouse
just-in-time manufacturing
portfolio
fire extinguisher
47. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
FEU
discrimination
accreditation
dividend
48. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
norm
first aid
cancel
trailer
49. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization.
civil liberties
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
EBITDA
financial privacy
50. The granting of power to perform various acts or duties.
trespassing
accreditation
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
bonded warehouse