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Business English Training | Talking about the economy 4
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. inflation that's out of control = __________________________ inflation
a) runaway b) renegade c) rebel
2. Barack Obama said that the United States has a plan to bring the deficit
__________________________ ( = decrease the deficit) once the economic crisis has been resolved.
a) lower b) down c) downward
3. __________________________ ( = very high) deficits could spark ( = cause) inflation or a sudden
drop in the value of the U.S. dollar.
a) Soaring b) Flying c) Cruising
4. Most analysts believe the U.S. is __________________________ ( = ready, just about) to make
steady progress on this issue.
a) standing b) poised c) almost
5. to ___________________________ the whole system = to put the whole system at risk
a) jettison b) germinate c) jeopardize
6. to stimulate economic growth = to ___________________________ economic growth
a) stifle b) stretch c) spur
7. He doesn't think that current economic conditions will continue to ____________________. ( = he
thinks that the current economic conditions will change)
a) prevail b) lag on c) drag out
8. the worst that can possibly happen = the worst ___________________________
a) case study b) case scenario c) take on things
9. You can't keep taking these things ___________________________. ( = you can't keep assuming
that these things will always be there)
a) by decree b) in transit c) for granted
10. The new regulations should prevent banks from ___________________________. ( = from going
bankrupt)
a) failing b) falling c) keeping afloat
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Business English Training | Talking about the economy 4
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) b 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) a 8) b 9) c 10) a


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