TEST YOUR VOCABULARY

Fill in the blanks with the words given below.

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1. He lost a lot of money in a failed business ..................... last year.

2. He went for a job ..................... last Tuesday, and still doesn’t know if he got the job or not.

3. His greatest ..................... is to play in a symphony orchestra.

4. The first African ..................... arrived in the US in 1619, and were imported to work on tobacco plantations.

5. The Premier has ..................... his Finance Minister over his role in the scandal.

6. After a couple of difficult years, our business has finally begun to really ....................., and we are looking at record profits this quarter.

7. This toy was designed in the U.S., ..................... in China, and packaged in Mexico.

8. As an experienced electrician, she earns a very good ......................

9. Our university is now ..................... with a number of post-secondary institutions overseas.

10. His company went ..................... because they couldn’t keep up with the changing market.

11. One of the ..................... in the apartment block beside ours caused a fire that destroyed the entire building.

12. I always turn the sound off on the television when the ..................... come on.

13. It only ..................... $2 to rent a video on Wednesday nights.

14. We still ..................... about $20,000 on our house.

15. He sent his ..................... to a number of different companies, but hasn’t found a job as of yet.

16. Her father ..................... $500 into her account every month while she was at school to pay for food, clothing and entertainment.

17. A ..................... in the amount of wheat grown this year has caused the price to go down.