Fill in the words from the box. Look up the following words in the dictionary and compose your own sentences with them.
| buy in pick up buy up wholesale sell up snap up turnover sell off splash out on push |
1. They their property and moved to the south of France.
2. A New York businessman all shares of the company.
3. She a new pair of shoes, it was cheaper than she expected.
4. The cheapest articles in the sale were quickly .
5. He tried me a broken television.
6. Jack was arrested for heroin.
7. The firm has an annual of ₤ 75 million.
8. It`s very convenient products at the market.
9. She is very happy and excited because her husband . a dress, she has been dreaming about for two months.
Exercise 13
Translate into English.
1. , .
2. ? , .
3. . , .
4. г Apple Computer .
5. , .
6. , , .
7. , .
8. ³ .
9. 1500 , 1200 .
10. ̳ .
11. .
12. 200 . ?
13. г 100 쳿.
14. 5.35 .
Exercise 14
Look at the words in bold. Fill in the spaces in these sentences with one of the words (in an appropriate form).
Earn afford save invest pay back interest
Profit shares borrow owe lend (2)
A bank makes a 1)___________ when it 2)_____________ money to its customers. For example, a customer wants to buy a new car, but he can't 3)____________ to pay for it, because he doesn't 4)____________ enough money at work. So he goes to his bank manager and asks to 5)____________ some money. But when he 6)____________the loan he also has to pay 7)_____________ on the money that he 8)___________. A bank is also a place where customers can make money. For example, they can 9)_____________ their money in a fixed interest account. With this type of account, they usually know that their money will be 10)______ ________in three or four years' time.
Alternatively, customers can 11)_____________ their capital in a portfolio of company 12)____________ which is managed by the bank.
