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2. When you buy a house you can claim tax ..... on the mortgage.
a) aid b) assistance c) benefit d) relief
3. Inflation is the first problem that the new government will
have to ..... .
a) clasp b) grasp c) seize d) tackle
4. Mr Teenager's ..... will be held in trust for him until he is 21.
Then he will be free to spend it.
a) dowry b) heirloom c) heritage d) inheritance
5. When the company was declared bankrupt, all its fixed .....
were claimed by its creditors.
a) assets b) benefits c) funds d) sums
6. Our country has never had a large ..... in its balance of
payments.
a) abundance b) addition c) overflow d) surplus
7. Miss Cheating is in trouble because she has not paid her
National Insurance ..... for ten years.
a) contributions b) subscriptions c) subsidies d) tributes
8. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall ..... to
unscrupulous money lenders.
a) fool b) prey c) sacrifice d) scapegoat
9. Because Mr Sacked has just lost his job, his aunt's legacy
came as a useful ..... .
a) advantage b) benefit c) profit d) windfall
10. The government has introduced ..... currency controls which
will make it more difficult to holiday abroad.
a) extreme b) striking c) stringent d) strong
11. If you don't complete your income tax ..... , you may have to
pay more than is necessary.
a) account b) document c) report d) return
12. As a result of increased productivity, the workers received a
..... pay increase.
a) fundamental b) palpable c) substantial d) tangible
13. $150? $250? Let's ..... the difference and say $200.
a) agree b) avoid c) decrease d) split
14 Newly ..... coins always look clean and shining.
a) minted b) moulded c) pressed d) printed
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15. For some jobless people, joining the ..... queue is a humiliating
experience.
a) benefit b) dole c) grant d) ration
16. If a man is legally separated from his wife, is he still ..... for
her debts?
a) answerable b) bound c) chargeable d) liable
17. The two men ..... a coin to see who should take care of the
business on the weekend.
a) hurled b) lobbed c) threw d) tossed
18. No-one knows precisely how much she earns a month, but $
4,000 can't be very ..... of the mark.
a) broad b) distant c) far d) wide
19. The ..... between the rich and the poor is very evident in the
Western World.
a) deviation b) differentiation c) difference d) distance
20. The salary is $ 35,000 per annum, with annual ..... of $2,000
for five years.
a) annexes b) bonuses c) increments d) prizes
21. The government's policy is to ..... firms in trouble to prevent
unemployment.
a) contribute b) endow c) grant d) subsidise
22. Being a teacher, I shop at stores which offer a ..... to teachers.
a) deduction b) discount c) rebate d) subsidy
23. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the
morning but ..... in the afternoon.
a) recovered b) regained c) restored d) retrieved
24. The firm will go bankrupt if it cannot meet its ...... .
a) charges b) duties c) liabilities d) promises
25. Mr Businessman needed $ 10,000, but as his capital was .....
up in shares, he borrowed it from his bank.
a) bound b) knotted c) locked d) tied
6. Complete. Each '_' represents one letter.
1. I spend about $ 1.5 a week on bus _ _ _ es.
2. I had to pay _ _ _ _ on the Turkish carpet I brought in through
the Customs yesterday.
        2. When you buy a house you can claim tax ..... on the mortgage.              15. For some jobless people, joining the ..... queue is a humiliating
            a) aid b) assistance c) benefit d) relief                          experience.
        3. Inflation is the first problem that the new government will                    a) benefit b) dole c) grant d) ration
have to ..... .                                                                       16. If a man is legally separated from his wife, is he still ..... for
            a) clasp b) grasp c) seize d) tackle                               her debts?
        4. Mr Teenager's ..... will be held in trust for him until he is 21.              a) answerable b) bound c) chargeable d) liable
Then he will be free to spend it.                                                     17. The two men ..... a coin to see who should take care of the
            a) dowry b) heirloom c) heritage d) inheritance                    business on the weekend.
        5. When the company was declared bankrupt, all its fixed .....                    a) hurled b) lobbed c) threw d) tossed
were claimed by its creditors.                                                        18. No-one knows precisely how much she earns a month, but $
            a) assets b) benefits c) funds d) sums                             4,000 can't be very ..... of the mark.
        6. Our country has never had a large ..... in its balance of                      a) broad b) distant c) far d) wide
payments.                                                                             19. The ..... between the rich and the poor is very evident in the
            a) abundance b) addition c) overflow d) surplus                    Western World.
        7. Miss Cheating is in trouble because she has not paid her                       a) deviation b) differentiation c) difference d) distance
National Insurance ..... for ten years.                                               20. The salary is $ 35,000 per annum, with annual ..... of $2,000
            a) contributions b) subscriptions c) subsidies d) tributes         for five years.
        8. People in financial difficulties sometimes fall ..... to                       a) annexes b) bonuses c) increments d) prizes
unscrupulous money lenders.                                                           21. The government's policy is to ..... firms in trouble to prevent
            a) fool b) prey c) sacrifice d) scapegoat                          unemployment.
        9. Because Mr Sacked has just lost his job, his aunt's legacy                     a) contribute b) endow         c) grant d) subsidise
came as a useful ..... .                                                              22. Being a teacher, I shop at stores which offer a ..... to teachers.
            a) advantage b) benefit c) profit d) windfall                                 a) deduction b) discount c) rebate d) subsidy
        10. The government has introduced ..... currency controls which               23. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the
will make it more difficult to holiday abroad.                                 morning but ..... in the afternoon.
            a) extreme b) striking c) stringent d) strong                                 a) recovered b) regained c) restored d) retrieved
        11. If you don't complete your income tax ..... , you may have to             24. The firm will go bankrupt if it cannot meet its ...... .
pay more than is necessary.                                                               a) charges b) duties c) liabilities d) promises
            a) account b) document c) report d) return                                25. Mr Businessman needed $ 10,000, but as his capital was .....
        12. As a result of increased productivity, the workers received a      up in shares, he borrowed it from his bank.
..... pay increase.                                                                       a) bound b) knotted c) locked d) tied
            a) fundamental b) palpable c) substantial d) tangible
        13. $150? $250? Let's ..... the difference and say $200.                     6. Complete. Each '_' represents one letter.
            a) agree b) avoid c) decrease d) split                                   1. I spend about $ 1.5 a week on bus _ _ _ es.
        14 Newly ..... coins always look clean and shining.                          2. I had to pay _ _ _ _ on the Turkish carpet I brought in through
            a) minted b) moulded c) pressed d) printed                         the Customs yesterday.


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