The concert tickets were a bit............... at £100. 1. priceful 2.pricey 3.priceless
2.pricey
Several valuable paintings were stolen during the robbery, including the.................‘Sunset over Mississippi’. 1. priceful 2.pricey 3.priceless
3. priceless
This necklace is..........., but it has a lot of sentimental value to me. 1. worthy 2.worths 3.worthless
3. worthless
Ryan’s so.......... – he only spent £5 on his girlfriend’s birthday present!
1. shy 2. thoughtful 3. tight
My parents were so......... when I was younger; they never gave me any pocket money. 1. stingy 2. strict 3. suspicious
1. stingy
Have you seen Mike’s new sports car? He’s so......! 1. fast 2. flashy 3. tacky
2. flashy
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
The publisher gave her a big............. on her new book. 1. upward 2. setback 3. advance
3. advance
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
If you’re going to the bank can you make a............. for me? 1. favour 2. deposit 3. exchange
2. deposit
I’d love to come to the concert but I’m...........until next Friday. 1. skint 2. dry 3. broke
1. skint
She’s an excellent lawyer but her.............are very high. 1. prices 2. standards 3. fees
3. fees
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
The politician was arrested for taking ............. in exchange for votes. 1. brides 2. bribes 3. birds
2. bribes
Since the financial crisis, many families have been feeling.............. 1. fed up 2. let down 3. hard up
3. hard up
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
