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Business English Test

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The science of making sure people and machines work together as well as possible.






2. A shipment of goods to a consignee.






3. Insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea.






4. The relationship between technology and the legal right to privacy in the collection and sharing of data about oneself.






5. When all members of a group agree to support a decision even if they don't agree with it.






6. Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid or gas cargoes.






7. Letting a third-party company take care of your logistics for you.






8. Activities involved in protecting a country - building or person against danger or attack.






9. Bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.






10. To unload and distribute some or all the contents of a rail car - container or trailer.






11. The obsessive following - observing or contacting of another person.






12. Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.






13. The time it takes between the arrival of a vessel or aircraft and its departure.






14. Written description of how something should be done.






15. Duties or taxes imposed by the government on imported and exported goods.






16. Device which breaks to stop the flow of current in the event of an overload.






17. Shortened form of Roll on/Roll off meaning a ship which trucks can drive straight onto without the need for cranes.






18. A new scientific or technical idea.






19. A rectangluar piece of luggage for carrying clothes.






20. Wages - salaries and other forms of employee compensation.






21. Transportation method where truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to their destination.






22. A small hotel or private house that rents out rooms to sleep in - including breakfast - at reasonable prices.






23. Activities including product - method of distribution - method of advertising which all affect how a product is marketing.






24. Debts owed to a company usually from sales on credit.






25. Series of questions designed to gather information on a certain topic.






26. Expenses for a company which do not change based on production or sales levels.






27. The first time a company offers its shares to the public.






28. Fundamental human rights usually protected by law such as freedom of speech and religion.






29. Estimated Time of Arrival.






30. Device containing water - foam or powder used to put out a fire.






31. When someone breaks your right to privacy.






32. The total value of all the outstanding shares of a publicly-traded company.






33. The times of highest demand for a product or service.






34. The monitoring or close observation of behaviour.






35. A telephone call requested at a certain time to wake someone up.






36. Useable or acceptable.






37. A document representing one unit of ownership in a corporation - mutual fund or limited partnership.






38. List of goods in a store or warehouse.






39. A method recognised throughout a business sector as the best way to do something.






40. Debts; money that must be paid.






41. A moving belt you collect baggage from at the airport.






42. Entering land or property without permission from the owner or the right to enter.






43. The idea that anything you tell your doctor will remain confidential.






44. Protective helmet worn on building sites etc. to prevent injuries to the head.






45. A technique used to assess expected profitability of a company or single product.






46. Abbreviation for a standardized container - Twenty-foot equivalent unit.






47. When a company buys another one for more than the asset value the difference is called goodwill.






48. A vessel sailing between specific ports on a regular basis.






49. An invasion of someone's private life without due cause.






50. Goods which are shipped loose in the hold of a ship.