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       h) We demanded pay rises to take account of the ...............of in-   i) We bought our new electric cooker by installments. j) Harry became
flation.                                                                       rich after he managed to put his money in the right place.
          A) figures B) percentage C) price D) rate
                                                                                    8. In each sentence, replace one or more words with one of
      i) Things are going well. In fact, business is................           the words given, so that the sentence has an opposite meaning.
          A) soaring B) booming C) leaping D) rolling                                appreciate hard up prosperous rise wasteful
                                                                                     dear make purchase squander worthless
      j) I............... you don't make as much profit this year!
           A) assure B) challenge C) bet D) doubt                                     a) The precious stones our company mines are now known to be
                                                                               priceless. b) Nigel cannot get used to being an unsuccessful business-
      6. Replace the words underlined by one of the words given.               man. c) The company has decided the sell the premises in East Road.
                                                                               d) I like living in this part of town. Of course, it's very cheap! e) Jim
      agenda chair expense handle takings
                                                                               inherited £20 000 and managed to save it all. f) We were poor when I
      bargain charge fortune income unavailable
                                                                               was young and my father was very thrifty. g) At the moment house
       a) Sheila made a lot of money selling used cars. b) When Mark           values tend to go down in this area. h) The workers were given a cut in
took his new job, his earnings nearly doubled. c) The cost of moving           wages when the takeover was announced. i) Nobody thought that the
house was another problem for us. d) We need someone else to be in             company would lose a lot of money. j) Richard's family is incredibly
charge of the meeting. e) I am afraid this product is temporarily out of       well-off.
stock. f) We usually count the money we have made when the shop                ____________________________________________________
closes. g) Do you like my new dress? It was a very good price. h) We
don't deal with goods of that kind in this company. i) Don't forget to                            SUPPLEMENTARY TASKS
draw up the list of items to be discussed for the next meeting. j) We
make no request for payment for delivery in the London area.                         ☺ Sign in a restaurant: 'In God we trust. All others cash.'20
                                                                                     ☺ Son: 'What is a debtor, Pa?'
      7. Replace the phrase underlined in each sentence with                            Papa: 'A man who owes money.'
one of the phrases given. Do not use any phrase more than once.                         Son: 'And what is a creditor?'
 challenged the figures financial means make a wise investment                          Papa: 'A man who thinks he is going to get it.'
  come into a fortune   free of charge  on easy terms
  commercially viable in credit on expenses on the market                            1. Choose the right answer.
                                                                                        1. When you retire at the age of sixty-five, you receive a(n)
       a) We've decided to put our house up for sale. b) Jean has                          ..... from the government.
inherited a lot of money. c) At the meeting Peter said he thought the                          a) allowance b) fine c) grant d) pension
amounts were wrong. d) No one believes that the shop will ever be a                     2. If production in that factory exceeds the target, the workers
business success. e) I am the possessor of a healthy balance at the                        get a ...... .
bank. f) Sue and Jane went to S. America with everything paid for by                           a) bonus b) donation c) gratuity d) premium
their company. g) We don't believe you have the money to take over                      3. Income tax is ..... to one's annual income.
this company. h) All employees can stay at the hotel without paying.                           a) associated b) based c) dependent d) related

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