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Business English Exercise | Topic: FINANCE - Stock-market related vocabulary 3
Choose the best response to complete each sentence:
1. After early losses, the NASDAQ __________________________ to finish 20 points up.
a) rallied b) plummeted c) suffered a drop
2. The company's stock __________________________ after the better-than-expected earnings
reports came out.
a) went through the roof b) plummeted c) suffered a drop
3. Microsoft stock __________________________ 20 cents down.
a) went up b) terminated c) finished
4. It was a good day for us. Our stock __________________________ to $45 a share!
a) hopped b) jumped c) skipped
5. It was a terrible day for us. Our stock __________________________ by 20%!
a) went through the roof b) rallied c) plummeted
6. Their shares _______________________ by 100% after news of the big contract came out.
a) rocketed b) went up slightly c) finished
7. Their shares __________________________after they reported a 30 percent decline in third-
quarter earnings.
a) sank b) rocketed c) went through the roof
8. Their shares __________________________ Tuesday after news came out that next year's
earnings would fall far short of Wall Street expectations.
a) went through the roof b) rallied c) took a beating
9. The shares __________________________ Friday. ( = The price remained the same)
a) finished b) remained unchanged c) rallied
10. Their stock started the day with a steep 30% drop, but __________________________ to close
down just 2%.
a) remained unchanged b) rebounded c) took a beating
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Business English Exercise | Topic: FINANCE - Stock-market related vocabulary 3
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) a 3) c 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) b 10) b


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