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Business English Test
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business-skills
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A piece of information - for example how a certain product is made - which is only known to the company that makes it.
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
goggles
trade secret
2. A short description of a company's purpose in relation to customers - products - markets etc.
business mission
stalking
FEU
freighters
3. Vessel designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain or ore.
ergonomics
acid test
bulk carriers
key performance indicator
4. Costs that fluctuate in direct relation to the volume of units produced.
peak times
variable cost
goggles
survey
5. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.
sexual privacy
trade secret
classified information
surveillance
6. The benefit of larger scale production where costs are spread over more units which lowers the average unit cost.
warehouse
injury
supply chain
economies of scale
7. A receipt for goods issued by a carrier indicated that goods were received without damage or irregularities.
market capitalization
invasion of privacy
consignment
Clean Bill of Lading
8. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
Leveraged Buy-Out
TEU
property rights
barrel (BBL)
9. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.
venture capitalist
bed & breakfast
bonded warehouse
FEU
10. A machine used to pick up and transport goods loaded on pallets.
assets
customs
fork lift
pallet
11. Initial medical attention given to someone in the event of an accident or sudden illness.
bulk carriers
bulk cargo
first aid
breach of privacy
12. A model depicting the sales curve of a product split into four stages - introduction - growth - maturity and decline.
life cycle
seed capital
full containerships
accounts receivable
13. The right to say what you want without anyone stopping you.
freedom of speech
commission
invention
co-operative
14. Property that a business owns - including cash and receivables - inventory etc.
assets
Leveraged Buy-Out
liner
feedback
15. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; a danger.
goggles
risk
payroll
cash flow
16. The amount of money of a company's profits that is distributed to its shareholders.
acid test
seed capital
dividend
stopover
17. Usually wooden base used for moving or storing stacked goods.
Companies House
pallet
payroll
procedure
18. The estimated loss of value of assets over a period of time.
air cargo
depreciation
piggyback
logistics outsourcing
19. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.
security
retained earnings
dividend
breach of privacy
20. To decide that an agreed appointment or booking will not take place.
deed of partnership
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
cancel
challenge
21. A defined segment of the market that a product is aimed at.
TEU
ergonomics
civil liberties
target market
22. General term for ships designed to carry cargo rather than passengers.
positioning
freighters
wake-up call
IPO - Initial Public Offering
23. The examination and evaluation of something.
analysis
acid test
procedure
supply chain
24. Metal rails along which a train travels.
track
fiscal year
hose
co-operative
25. A marketing strategy where a company tries to gain greater dominance in a market - for example - by offering special prices.
barrel (BBL)
tankers
market penetration strategy
US Fourth Amendment
26. Documents used to procure freight and express transportation and services from commercial carriers.
Bill of Lading
turnaround
assets
Roll-on/Roll-off vessels
27. Compensation paid to a person on the basis of products sold.
best practice
identity theft
commission
liabilities
28. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.
target market
retained earnings
piggyback
stalking
29. An organization able to respond to and address changes in a market - their environment or industry.
market capitalization
sample
charity
adaptive firm
30. The planning - implementation and control of flow and storage of goods.
just-in-time manufacturing
logistics
advice of shipment
accommodation
31. The expected behaviour or standard for something.
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
norm
piggyback
fiscal year
32. A planned - temporary break in a journey - for instance to change planes.
marketing mix
market capitalization
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
stopover
33. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.
best practice
possibilities
SWOT analysis
seed capital
34. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.
penetration pricing strategy
piggyback
US Fourth Amendment
trespassing
35. An agreement that regulates the rights and obligations of shareholders.
identity theft
deed of partnership
platform
discovery
36. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.
carousel
financial privacy
consignment
break-even analysis
37. List of goods in a store or warehouse.
inventory
share capital
classified information
piggyback
38. A systematic - independent examination of whether a company's quality procedures are being followed and goals being achieved or not.
sample
feedback
customs
quality audit
39. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.
goodwill
marine insurance
IPO - Initial Public Offering
intermodal transport
40. Port where cargo enters a country and is unloaded.
port of entry
market penetration strategy
accommodation
tankers
41. A statisitical measure of how well a company is doing in a certain area.
Leveraged Buy-Out
freedom of speech
venture capitalist
key performance indicator
42. When someone breaks your right to privacy.
analysis
co-operative
feedback
invasion of privacy
43. A form of company which has a separate legal identity and limited liabilities.
track
consensus
corporation
brand recognition
44. Officials formally appointed to run and represent a company.
just-in-time manufacturing
wake-up call
officers of a company
bulk carriers
45. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.
entrepreneuer
SWOT analysis
bulk cargo
US Fourth Amendment
46. In a business plan this is the change in the cash balance.
cash flow
survey
air cargo
benchmark
47. Useable or acceptable.
accuracy
valid
customs
consignment
48. A person who is on the managing board of a business.
director
peak times
liabilities
freedom of speech
49. The right to privacy and control of your information on the internet.
internet privacy
pallet
goodwill
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
50. Hospital department for people who suddenly become ill or are hurt in an accident.
A & E (Accident & Emergency)
CCTV (closed-circuit television)
unlimited liability
air cargo
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