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Vocabulary and Use your English

Choose the correct answers.
1 
Look! I found some in the pocket of my old jacket, 9 
Sharon’s parents forked quite a lot of money for
but one of them is torn. her new laptop.
a cents a on
b coins b in
c notes c down
d pennies d out
2 
I can’t eat out this week because I’m short cash. 10 
We used most of our to renovate our house,
a in but it was worth it; it looks amazing now.
b of a savings
c with b finances
d from c investments
3 
I invented an app at school and made a . Now I’m a d economies
millionaire. 11 
‘How’s your new café?’ ‘Great, business is !’
a debt a banging
b loss b booming
c credit c bursting
d fortune d bashing
4 
If we all chip , we can get the giant-size pizza. 12 
When times are tough and money is a problem, you
a out need to your belt.
b in a grip
c up b crush
d to c tighten
5 
We spent hours at the zoo last weekend; we really d squeeze
our money’s worth. 13 Are there many counterfeit notes in ?
a got a circle
b threw b circular
c did c circulate
d kept d circulation
6 
The drachma was the national of Greece, but now 14 
Of course it’s a(n) ! Can’t you see how fake the
it’s the euro. note looks?
a money a copy
b cash b forgery
c currency c imitation
d fund d invention
7 
He isn’t wealthy, but he acts like he’s got money to ! 15 
The Smiths still the bank money for the
a throw mortgage they got to buy their house.
b burn a invest
c spread b donate
d give c provide
8 
We had to down a deposit of 10% of the total value d owe
of the house in order to get a bank loan for the rest. 16 
Every month, the bank sends me a(n) with
a give detailed information about my account.
b show a statement
c hand b declaration
d put c cheque
d balance

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Kyle always has the latest gadgets; his parents have 19 
When the lower classes can work their way up to the
really pockets. middle class, the whole country becomes more .
a lined a beneficial
b deep b advantageous
c tight c prosperous
d big d favourable
18 
I don’t understand stocks and shares at all, which is 20 
The Jones’ are so ; just look at their new
why I refuse to play the stock . Mercedes Benz!
a business a effluent
b trade b affluent
c market c influential
d change d fluent

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Grammar
Choose the correct answers.
1 
The place in your money is safest is a bank. 8  an expensive new cooker, Malcolm was eager
a whose to start cooking.
b which a Buying
c that b Have bought
d where c To have bought
2  he was being arrested for fraud, Sam was shocked. d Having bought
a Told 9  really annoy me are talentless celebrities.
b To tell a Who
c Telling b The people
d They told c Those who
3 the Greeks who used the drachma. d The one who
a Were 10  we enjoyed most at the spa were the beauty
b Being treatments.
c It was a What
d Having been b That
4  a bank loan, Jim had to ask his parents for money. c Which
a To deny d Where
b Denying 11 
Our accountant, was also a friend, lied to us.
c Having denied a whom
d Having been denied b who
5 
The reason he had no money was that he had spent c that
it all at the weekend. d whose
a to 12  the notes, Jill wondered what she would buy.
b why a To count
c for b Counted
d which c Counting
6 
That’s the building the stock exchange is. d Having counting
a where 13 
The bank manager, a bonus, got the sack
b which instead.
c that a demanded
d whose b demanding
7 
The day my son was born, I opened a bank account c who demanding
in his name. d having demanding
a which 14  in 1472, the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is
b where the oldest surviving bank in the world.
c when a Found
d why b Being found
c Having founded
d Founded

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Harry is the person financial advice I listen to. 18  I prefer to go on holiday is the Aegean Islands.
a who a When
b who’s b There
c whose c Where
d whom d Where to
16 
The money began to earn interest immediately. 19 
She spent 5,000 euros on a bag, was ridiculous.
a depositing a that
b which deposited b who
c was deposited c why
d that was deposited d which
17  the incident, Mary couldn’t say who had taken the 20 
Beautifully , this vase was sold at auction for one
money. million dollars.
a Not having seen a to paint
b Having seen not b painted
c Being not seen c painting
d Not being seen d been painted

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