Test and expand your knowledge of general business English vocabulary with this beginner-friendly exercise. Each item reflects real language used in professional contexts across different industries.
📚 Key vocabulary click-through rate (CTR) — the percentage of people who click on a link or advertisement after seeing it funnel — a model representing the stages a potential customer goes through, from awareness to purchase content marketing — a strategy focused on creating and distributing valuable content to attract and retain a defined audience KPI (key performance indicator) — a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives market share — the portion of total sales in a market captured by a particular company or product customer retention — a company's ability to keep its existing customers over a specified period of time product lifecycle — the progression of a product through introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages demographic — statistical data relating to a population, such as age, gender, income, and education level psychographic — characteristics relating to consumers' attitudes, interests, values, and lifestyle choices upselling — encouraging a customer to purchase a more expensive or upgraded version of the product they are considering
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Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.
1. We _____________ ( = finished) this contract last month.
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2. You have $100 _____________ ( = that you have to pay) on your account.
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3. I had a _____________ convincing the CEO to support my proposal.
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4. I learned from this experience. = It was a _____________ experience.
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5. You will receive 50% _____________ ( = before you do the work), and the rest when you finish the contract.
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6. I have never ___________________ ( = had experience with) these types of clients.
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7. How do I _____________ doing this? = What are the steps I should take in order to do this?
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8. He spent a great _____________ ( = a lot) of time and money.
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9. I'm not sure which loan I should _____________.
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10. It's _____________ that you'll get rejected. = You most likely will not get rejected.
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