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You can be made to pay a … for smoking on the Underground.

• tax
• charge
• debt
• fine

If you are rude to customers they are … to come back.

• improbable
• impossible
• incapable
• unlikely

A reduction made in the cost of smth. you’re buying.

• dividend
• discount
• fine
• bargain

Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite ….

• irrepressible
• inevitable
• imperative
• irresistible

Royalties is …

• money you pay as a punishment for breaking the law.
• the money you get from someone when they die.
• payments made to the writer of a book, a piece of music, out of the money made from selling that work.
• a more formal word for rich.

Mrs. Taylor decided to buy a new coat by … order, as she didn’t have time to look round the shops.

• postal
• banker’s
• standing
• mail

I’m sorry I can’t pay for you as well, but I haven’t got … money on me.

• some
• plenty of
• lots of
• much

Which would you … have, the red scarf or a blue one?

• better
• choose
• prefer
• rather

These days most people, especially young girls, like … slim.

• to look
• that they look
• to be looked
• that they are looking

A sum of money which is returned to you, because you have returned goods to a shop.

• discount
• refund
• duty
• commission

Be careful, because that knife is very ….

• blunt
• sharp
• hard
• acute

You very rarely find peas in … nowadays, they are usually sold in pockets or tins.

• pods
• husks
• shells
• skins

Until I can repay my bank loan, I’ll have to … my living expenses.

• cut down on
• turn down
• call of
• get round

Frozen food should always be … before it is cooked.

• softened
• dissolved
• defrosted
• melted

Mrs. Read has some … Picasso sketches in her private collection. The … premiums she has to pay are astronomical.

• expensive, guarantee
• worthy, guarantee
• priceless, insurance
• worthy, insurance

Many people who go to see their bank manage have a … problem.

• cash flow
• cashing-up
• petty cash
• cash-book

Something bought cheaply or for less than usual price.

• duty free
• bargain
• refund
• interest

The cost of moving goods from one place to another.

• carriage
• affluent
• inheritance
• damages

The money you pay to travel by plane, train etc.

• reward
• ransom
• fine
• fare

Meat may be:

• roast, medium, overcooked
• rare, medium, well-done
• stewed, medium, baked
• raw, medium, overcooked

Hot meals available here. Drop in for a … to eat.

• bite
• bit
• nip
• sip

Pass me the salad …, please.

• dressing
• sauce
• spice
• seasoning

They made … of £1,000 on the sale of their house.

• a profit
• a benefit
• a gain
• an increase

The dish had a very interesting taste as it was … with lemon.

• flavoured
• pickled
• spiced
• seasoned

What … shoes do you take?

• measure
• scale
• size
• length

Try our delicious three-course meal, offering you superb … for money.

• price
• Value
• Cost
• Worth

… your change before leaving the shop.

• Test
• Examine
• Control
• Judge

The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very ….

• costly
• high
• overpaid
• dear

I’m sorry I really couldn’t eat anymore. I’m …

• full up
• filled up
• felt up
• fed up

The price quoted … room with bath and breakfast.

• costs
• contains
• consists
• includes

The Robinsons are having difficulty in meeting the … repayments on their house.

• current
• income
• mortgage
• hire purchase

Remember to keep your … in case you need to ask for a refund or replacement.

• recipe
• receipt
• bill
• order

Mary asked the shopkeeper to put the vegetables in a ….

• handbag
• satchel
• carrier bag
• holdall

After lunch … going for a swim?

• let’s
• how about
• why not
• shall we

Who do I make the cheque … to?

• out
• in
• up
• on

The most delicious dishes in the UK are:

• botvinya, okroshka, ham, eggs and chips
• Fish & chips, shepherd’s pie
• Rice pudding, overcooked vegetables
• Yorkshire pudding, Lancashire Hot-Pot

Which is correct translation of the phrase: «Дайте, пожалуйста, квитанцию об обмене валюты»?

• Please give me the currency exchange recipe.
• Please give me the currency exchange receipt.
• Please give me the currency’s recipe.
• Please give me the receipt of currency change.

Our grandparents’ tastes were different … ours but nowadays … seems to enjoy … fat girls.

• than; anyone; looking
• that; none; to look
• to; anybody; to look at
• from; no one; looking at

You’d better take an extra £10 … you need to it for taxis.

• though
• unless
• in case
• in spite of

Those prawns we had for supper have given me ….

• madness
• infection
• indisposition
• indigestion

That supermarket carries a wide … of goods.

• line
• load
• series
• range

We don’t … credit cards. Please pay in cash.

• accept
• allow
• take
• deal with

The police accused the bank employee of … after financial irregularities were uncovered in his department’s accounts.

• hoodwink
• fraud
• cheating
• swindle

If you show your student card, you may qualify for a … .

• fee
• discount
• expense
• decrease

When the customer’s cheque … , the store manager refused to deliver the goods.

• bounced
• rebounded
• tested
• proceeded

I don’t understand why people put … with the bad service in this restaurant.

• over
• upon
• up
• down

… is not allowed on double yellow lines.

• Any parking
• Some parking
• Parking
• A parking

They serve … refreshments on the train.

• slight
• light
• little
• small

I hate … oranges. I usually get my wife to do it for me since she has long nails.

• slicing
• cutting
• skinning
• peeling

How do you like your eggs … for your breakfast?

• done
• made
• ready
• set