Exercise - 98

Question: 1 Can you please ....... us some money until we get paid next week?

Correct Answer : 1 [lend]

Notes: Can you please lend us some money until we get paid next week?

Question: 2 I decided to invest in the commodities market as the ....... on offer from the bank was at an all-time low.

Correct Answer : 2 [interest]

Notes: I decided to invest in the commodities market as the interest on offer from the bank was at an all-time low.

Question: 3 Many retailers in Jakarta refuse to exchange purchases unless you can show them your ........

Correct Answer : 3 [receipt]

Notes: Many retailers in Jakarta refuse to exchange purchases unless you can show them your receipt.

Question: 4 My boss informed me that I had been nominated to ....... a sales pitch to one of our company's largest buyers.

Correct Answer : 4 [make]

Notes: My boss informed me that I had been nominated to make a sales pitch to one of our company's largest buyers.

Question: 5 I saw a very good ....... advertised in the newspaper this week.

Correct Answer : 5 [job]

Notes: I saw a very good job advertised in the newspaper this week.

Question: 6 My wife has a ....... job at the department store.

Correct Answer : 6 [part-time]

Notes: My wife has a part-time job at the department store.

Question: 7 The psychiatrist gave his patient a ....... for some medicine.

Correct Answer : 7 [prescription]

Notes: The psychiatrist gave his patient a prescription for some medicine.

Question: 8 When a fire broke out at the Louvre, at least twenty ....... paintings were destroyed, including two by Henri Matisse.

Correct Answer : 8 [priceless]

Notes: When a fire broke out at the Louvre, at least twenty priceless paintings were destroyed, including two by Henri Matisse.

Question: 9 I must remember to fill in my tax ....... before the end of this week.

Correct Answer : 9 [return]

Notes: I must remember to fill in my tax return before the end of this week.

Question: 10 Can you take this money to the bank and make a ....... for me?

Correct Answer : 10 [deposit]

Notes: Can you take this money to the bank and make a deposit for me?