This exercise tests a wide range of general business English vocabulary, with an emphasis on terms used in corporate settings — the language of departments, roles, and organisational life.
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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.
1. Let's meet for lunch on Thursday. = Let's ____________________ on Thursday.
Correct answer: do lunch.
2. Generally speaking, a good manager ____________________ a smooth production process.
Correct answer: ensures.
3. Good time management skills are ____________________ (meaning: very important) to maintaining a smooth workflow.
Correct answer: critical.
4. I was ____________________ with my other tasks to finish the report.
Correct answer: too busy.
5. I would like to have that by ____________________ Friday.
Correct answer: the end of the day on.
6. I'm happy to inform you that we've reached another ____________________ (meaning: significant completion point) with the successful completion of user testing.
Correct answer: milestone.
7. After you visualize and plan a project, you have to ____________________ it.
Correct answer: implement — To implement a project is to put the plan into action.
8. In the modern business world, "assigning multiple resources to a single activity" means:
Correct answer: getting two or more people to do a task.
9. We need someone who knows how to use offline advertising to ____________________ (meaning: increase) online sales.
Correct answer: drive.
10. These issues could ______________________ (meaning: endanger) the completion of this project.
Correct answer: jeopardize.
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📚 Important Words to Know 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