2015-09-06
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Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
| Helen had always dreamed of becoming a (1)..... | WEALTH |
| woman, and imagined living in a (2)..... mansion, | LUXURY |
| and how her friends would praise her (3)..... | GENEROUS |
| when she gave them expensive presents. In reality she | |
| was usually hard up. She had some (4)..... and a | SAVE |
| small life (5)....., but her antique shop was not really | INSURE |
| very (6)...... Every time she took money out of the bank, | PROFIT |
| the (7)..... checked her account, and told her how little | CASH |
| there was in it! Helen had taken out a (8)..... a month | LEND |
| before. How could she repay it? Then one day she noticed | |
| an old painting in her shop. She had thought it was (9)..... | WORTH |
| but as she brushed away the dust, she saw the (10)..... | SIGN |
| at the bottom. It said ’Renoir’! She was rich at last! |
Exercise 2
Decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Money Matters
| Are you always (1)..... up? Do you often have to (2)..... money from friends, or from your parents, whenever you need a little extra (3).....? If you (4)..... too much, and save too little, you will end up with more (5)..... than friends. You know the solution, of course: just save a small (6)..... every month. Most banks will pay (7)..... on your saving, and you will soon be able to (8)..... all those things which seemed to cost too much before. The trouble is, you’re a university student, and many banks treat you like a child. But not us. If you open a/an (9)..... with Smith Fulton Bank before October 31st, we’ll not only send you your own (10)..... book and credit (11)....., but you’ll also receive a copy of your booklet ’Putting Money (12)..... for Your Future’. Smith Fulton can pay your (13)....., help you with special student (14)....., and your friendly branch (15)..... can give you advice for the future. We believe in you. Why not believe in us and open an account? | |||||
| 1. A) shut 2. A) borrow 3. A) cheque 4. A) sign 5. A) owe 6. A) amount 7. A) receipts 8. A) lend 9. A) cheque 10. A) loan 11. A) plastic 12. A) aside 13. A) sales 14. A) coins 15. A) miser | B) hard B) lend B) pension B) spend B) loans B) number B) credits B) economise B) customer B) cheque B) tip B) up B) bets B) loans B) swindler | C) debt C) save C) wealth C) cost C) debts C) note C) rents C) afford C) bill C) cash C) card C) inside C) bargains C) fortunes C) manager | D) money D) pay D) cash D) cheat D) profits D) rest D) interest D) spend D) account D) money D) cheque D) work D) bills D) pensions D) cashier | ||
