Vocabulary 13

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Questions 1-15.
1. If you borrow money from a bank, the extra money you have to give back is called -
a. quids in b. interest c. taxes d. loan sharking
2. The amount of extra money you have to give back depends on the ..
a. quid level b. interest rate c. tax band d. shark attack
3. A written record of an official meeting is called the...
a. discussion b. verbatim c. recording d. minutes.
4. The institution responsible for much of British policy on money is the ....
a. British Bank b. High Street Bank c. Bank of England d. Chequers Estate
5. A "half point cut" in interest rates is a cut of .....
a. 0.5% b. 1.5% c. 5% d. 15%
6. Someone who wants economic growth even at the risk of inflation is called a ...
a. penguin b. pelican c. duck d. dove
7. Someone who wants a tough policy on money is called a .. ...
a. eagle b. bat c. hawk d. vulture
8. The US Federal Reserve is often called the..
a. USF res b. UFR c. Fedres d. Fed
9. If people are ready to invest their money there is said to be high ...
a. cashing in b. investor confidence c. exuberance d. noon trading
10. When a country produces less than it used to do, this is called a ..
a. dropping b. trade war c. recession d. backward
11. If a market is "cooling"; this means buyers are ....
a. paying more b. fashionable c. the general public d. less interested
12. A colloquial term for something increasing is ..
a. inflation b. to a rise c. on the up d. streaking
13. If an opinion is "discounted" it is ...
a. ignored b. given cheaply c. considered carefully d. one of many
14. People who owe money are called ...".
a. felons b. owers c. debtors d. investors
15. Money you borrow to buy a house is generally called a ...
a. millstone b. mortgage c. debtors' prison d. safe house
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