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A Consumer Society

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  • Are you _______ buyer, or do you spend a lot of time choosing what to buy?
    an impulsive
    an impulse
    a propulsive
    a repulsive
  • Something which is bought to demonstrate the wealth of the buyer is a status ____
    product
    symbol
    object
    purchase
  • The world is certainly becoming more _____, as people can't resist the latest luxury items.
    materialistic
    materialised
    materialistical
    materialist
  • Items such as food and warm clothing are regarded as ____
    needful
    necessitated
    necessaries
    necessities
  • Large online retailers are beginning to _____ smaller shops and businesses.
    press out
    stick out
    squeeze out
    squash out
  • Success in fashion is the ability to constantly ____ the consumer of the need to acquire more clothes.
    deceive
    redefine
    convince
    inform
  • Some established businesses are _____, but others are being forced to cut prices or close down.
    throbbing
    thrashing
    threatening
    thriving
  • Around the world people have different attitudes towards spending money. ___ often stem ___ their cultural values.
    these/ from
    they/ with
    those/ out of
    that/ out
  • Today, it can be argued that people do not understand the ___ of money as much as they did in the past.
    worth
    cost
    price
    value
  • The effects of changes in shopping habits are likely to be __________
    far-fetched
    far-lasting
    far-stretching
    far-reaching
  • In many small towns, the ____ is becoming less important than out-of-town shopping centres.
    main street
    back street
    high street
    central street
  • The internet is a selling ___ which has given many people the opportunity to start small businesses.
    method
    location
    tool
    market
  • The disappearance of large shops means many city centres are now _____, with increasingly high crime levels.
    no-go areas
    grey areas
    prosperous areas
    up-and-coming areas
  • It can seem difficult to _________ the latest technology because there are so many rapid developments in this area.
    keep along with
    keep on top
    keep up with
    keep on
  • Etsy mainly focuses on handmade craft products, _____ are made by artists.
    most of that
    more of them
    most of which
    many of which
  • it is cost effective/ and replace goods frequently/ many consumers believe that/ to buy cheaply
    Many consumers believe that it is cost effective to buy cheaply and replace goods frequently.
  • It is rare that joy is is found in _____, for this feeling usually comes from within.
    additions
    positions
    possessions
    obsessions
  • Households today ___ far less fresh food than they did a few years ago.
    accumulate
    require
    acquire
    consume
  • Retailers are choosing to ____ the making of their products to overseas suppliers.
    import
    export
    crowdsource
    outsource