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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEVEL VI

Week II – Lesson III

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Banking and Finance Quiz

1. Here is a small __________________. You'll get the rest of the money after the job is finished.

benefit advance preview2. "Here's a ten-pound __________________ ". "Your change, Sir".invoice note account3. "What is the __________________ in Poland". "It's the Zloty".money currency greenback4. In banking, a _____________ bank is a financial institution primarily engaged

in offering financial services and advice to corporations and to wealthy individuals.

merchant commercial clearing5. If you work longer than your usual working day you should be paid

__________________.outgoing overdue overtime6. I don't get paid in cash. My salary is paid into my bank __________________.deposit debt account7. The long-term loan you take from a bank to buy a house or flat is called a

__________________.mortgage overdraft arrears

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8. I need to __________________ my belt, and cut down on the money I spend on luxuries.

loosen tighten do 9. I don't have any cash on me. Can I pay with my __________________

card?deposit creditexpenditure10. A document which shows all your withdrawals and deposits (usually

for one month) is called a "bank __________________". stapler statement bill11. What's another way to say "to withdraw"? to make out to put out to take out12. I'd like to _________________ some money to my sister’s account. transfer change switch13. Your _________________ rate determines the repayments you make on

the money you borrow from a bank.interest internal repayment14. The money you borrow from a bank is called a _________________. loaner loan lone15. I have to _________________ another loan. take out go for take in

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16. If you'd like to buy a house, you will probably have to take out a _________________.

statement mortgage marriage17. What's the _________________ on my account? It's

$450. ( = there's $450 in your account) bail money balance18. I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, but your check hasn't

____________________ ( = gone through) yet. cleared transferred claimed19. If you go abroad you don't have to take a lot of cash

with you. Instead, you can take __________________ cheques with you, which are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops all over the world.

tourist traveller's travel20. The bank is closed but we can take some money out

of an ______________.ATM HOBSCHAPS

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KEY:advancenotecurrency merchantovertimeaccountmortgagetightencreditstatement 

to take outtransferinterestloantake outmortgagebalanceclearedtraveller’sATM

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CONDITIONALS1. If you _________________ (send) your order by fax, we

_________________ (deliver) the goods immediately.2. If you _________________ (invite) me for lunch, I

_________________ (help) you with your presentation. (an offer)

3. If I ___________________ (speak) Japanese as well as you do, I __________________ (try) to find a job with one of Japanese banks. (I don’t speak a word of Japanese).

4. If we _________________ (have) more employees, we _________________ (work) more efficiently. However, we can’t afford to hire.

5. A: Can I borrow some money from you? B: No way, I’m broke. Even if I _______________ (have) any, I ______________ (not lend) to you!

6. If you ____________________ (be) rich, what car _______________ (you / have)?

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7. If your conditions _________________ (be) competitive, we _________________ (place) an order. Can you send us an offer by email?

8. If I _________________ (get) promoted, I _________________ (be) able to buy a bigger house. (I expect a promotion)

9. If I _________________ (have) more time, I _________________ (do) a course in business English. (I’m very busy though).

10. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (worry / not) about the presentation.

11. We _________________ (cancel) our order if you ________________ (deliver / not) the goods by Friday.

12. If Brittany _________________ (speak) better English, she _________________ (apply) for a job abroad. (Her English is bad).

13. If you _________________ (give) me a 10 % discount, I _________________ (buy) two. (at the market)

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14. If only I could quit smoking! If I ______________ (stop) smoking, I _________________ (save) €1000 a year!

15. If I ___________________ (be) the Prime Minister, I _________________ (reduce) the taxes.

16. You’d better take this seriously because if you ________________ (lose) this contract, we ______________ (have) to fire you.

17. If motorists __________________ (have) to pay an extra tax to drive in cities, they __________________ (use) their cars a lot less.

18. If I __________________ (be) the CEO, I _______________ (make) quite a few changes.

19. If you _________________ (see) Hugo, ______________ (give) him my phone number.

20. I ___________________ (finish) this report by myself, if I __________________ (know) how to. I need help from my colleagues.

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KEY1. send/will deliver2. invite/will help3. spoke/would try4. had/would work5. had/wouldn’t lend6. were/would you have7. are/will place8. get/will be able9. had/would do10. were/wouldn’t worry11. will cancel/don’t

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12. spoke/would apply13. give/will buy14. stopped (could

stop)/would save15. were/would reduce16. lose/will have to17. had/would use18. were/would make19. see/give20. would finish/knew

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