The government’s priority is................, in order to improve people’s income. 1. economic expansion 2. economic transaction 3. economic extension

After disappointing sales and a series of scandals, the company eventually went............. 1. bankrupt 2. bankrupcy 3. banked

My father’s such a............old man. He’ll walk a mile to another shop if it means saving a couple of pence! 1. euro-savier 2. penny-pinching 3. dollar-achiever

The publisher gave her a big............. on her new book. 1. upward 2. setback 3. advance

The kidnappers demanded a £100,000.........before they would return the politician’s daughter. 1. prize 2. ransom 3. payback

The politician was arrested for taking ............. in exchange for votes. 1. brides 2. bribes 3. birds

After months of struggling to survive, our business is now doing well and we’re finally............. 1. in the back 2. in the black 2. in the up

The concert tickets were a bit............... at £100. 1. priceful 2.pricey 3.priceless

We need to sell a million units before we can cover our costs and............... 1. break up 2. break down 3. break even

This necklace is..........., but it has a lot of sentimental value to me. 1. worthy 2.worths 3.worthless

After losing money and being............ for years, the company was eventually taken over. 1. in the red 2. on the edge 3. on the verge

I can never make my money last. I spend the last week of every month completely............. 1. broke 2. broken-up 3. useless