Money and enterprise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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