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

2. ransom

The prime minister promised to reduce the government.............over the next five years. 1. defects 2. features 3. deficit

3. deficit

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

1. economic expansion

I can’t wait to retire and live off my................ 1. passion 2. pension 3. mansion

2. pension

The growth of the car manufacturing industry has led to a huge increase in the country’s................... 1. PDG 2. JPD 3. GDP

3. GDP

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

1. bankrupt

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

3. break even

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

2. in the black

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

1. in the red

Since the financial crisis, many families have been feeling.............. 1. fed up 2. let down 3. hard up

3. hard up

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

2. bribes

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

1. broke

She’s an excellent lawyer but her.............are very high. 1. prices 2. standards 3. fees

3. fees

I’d love to come to the concert but I’m...........until next Friday. 1. skint 2. dry 3. broke

1. skint

If you’re going to the bank can you make a............. for me? 1. favour 2. deposit 3. exchange

2. deposit

When I first started work I was living with my parents. Not paying rent, I was absolutely................for a while. 1. loaded 2. devasted 3. robbed

1. loaded

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

3. advance

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

2. penny-pinching

Have you seen Mike’s new sports car? He’s so......! 1. fast 2. flashy 3. tacky

2. flashy

My parents were so......... when I was younger; they never gave me any pocket money. 1. stingy 2. strict 3. suspicious

1. stingy

Ryan’s so.......... – he only spent £5 on his girlfriend’s birthday present!

1. shy 2. thoughtful 3. tight

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

3. worthless

Several valuable paintings were stolen during the robbery, including the.................‘Sunset over Mississippi’. 1. priceful 2.pricey 3.priceless

3. priceless

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

2.pricey