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[DES B2] Unit 22

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  • Phrasal verb: Of course, I'll pay you back next week. You can (bank on/ put by/ come by) it.
    bank on
  • Rewrite: I can't afford a holiday this year. => I don't have ....... on holiday this year. (enough )
    enough money to go
  • Find and correct the mistake: I (try to) put (on) part of my (salary) every month (to) buy a new mobile phone.
    on => by (put by: để dành tiền)
  • She used to (take/ have/ borrow/ get) money and not bother to pay it back.
    borrow
  • Synonym: When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to (get by). (get spliced/ get along/ get clear/ get out)
    get along (= get by: xoay xở để có đủ tiền sinh sống)
  • I'm afraid we can only accept the return of the item if you still have the (receipt / bill).
    receipt
  • Find and correct the mistake: She came (for) (some) old photographs in a (drawer).
    for => across (come across sth: tình cờ tìm thấy cái gì đó)
  • Rewrite: Did your mum gain any money when she sold her business? => Did your mom ______ when she sold hẻ business? (profit)
    make a profit
  • Word formation: You can make your (pay) ________ at any of over 2000 cash machines around the country.
    payment
  • My grandfather made a (wealth / fortune) by investing at the right time.
    fortune
  • Nine out of ten shoppers who tried our washing powder preferred it to any other leading _ _ _ _ _.
    brand
  • Rewrite: Not many people want this type of bank account. => There is ........ this type of bank account. (demand)
    little/ not much demand for
  • Synonym: Tickets are hard to (come by) but I'll do my level best to get you one. (lose/ miss/ mislay/ obtain)
    obtain (= come by: kiếm được, đạt được)
  • Word formation: Making lots of money from gambling is a great dream, but the (real) _____ is that most people lose everything.
    reality
  • Find and correct the mistake: The (overall) (price) of the (exhibition) (was) $400,000.
    price => cost
  • If you show this coupon at the (checkout / discount), you'll receive a free gift.
    checkout
  • Rewrite: I suggest not spending all your money now so that you'll have some later. => What about ___________ later? (for)
    saving some money for/ putting some money by for
  • If you buy an extra battery at the same time as the digital camera, we can offer you a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of 10%.
    discount
  • Did you hear about the millionaire who (came by/ looked round/ gave away) his entire fortune to charity?
    gave away
  • Word formation: I thought the painting was worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be completely (value) _______.
    valueless
  • Rewrite: A lot of money was stolen from the bank in the robbery. => The bank lost _______ in the robbery. (amount)
    a large amount of money
  • Antonym: I try to (put by) a few pounds every week. (waste/ lay up/ earn/ deposit)
    waste
  • This unbeatable special (offer / bill) is onlv available until the end of the week so hurry!
    offer
  • Word formation: I'd really like to study ________ at university. (economy)
    economics
  • We (make out/ get through/ give away) a lot of butter in our family every week.
    get through