Unit 13 - Revision


1 Complete these sentences with suitable verbs.


1    Investment banks __________ advice to corporations.

2    We have to ___________ allowances for his behaviour.

3    I wanted to _________ for a loan from the bank but my financial advisor said I should go
elsewhere.

4    Microcredit banks _________ small sums to poor people.

5    At 25% interest, we need to ________ off this loan as soon as possible.

6    Commercial banks _________ deposits and make loans to private individuals or businesses.

7    Please don’t __________ a habit of being late.

8    Getting a loan here may involve having to _________ the loan with collateral.

9    Don’t _________ cash from your credit card - banks _________ high fees for doing so.



2 Complete each of these sentences with one of the following expressions:

ONES – SUCH – THAT - THE FORMER – THE LATTER – THE ONES – THESE


1    I’m a microfinance manager. ______________ involves calculating the interest rates the bank
should charge on loans.

2    Some traders rely on illegal insider information. ______________ people should be arrested.

3    The bonuses only go to the hardest-working people. They are _______________ who deserve it.

4    He made us a million and she made nothing. __________________ can be promoted and
_________________ needs a meeting.

5    If I didn’t work in ______________ an environment, I’d probably do something else altogether.

6    Money, power and risk – ______________ are the things which drive many CEOs.

7    The success of his company: ______________ is all that matters to him.

8    They are only interested in money – not the poor in the developing world. ______________ is
the mentality of these people.

9    You see that couple over there with the champagne? Well, they’re _______________ I was telling
you about.



3 Choose a suitable option that can complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 1 – 3.


1 ______________ investors are heading for huge losses.

            A: The most                              B: Most

            C: Most of                                D: The most of


2 In the next 12 years Apple had three different CEOs but ______________ was able to bring Apple
back to life.

            A: no                                        B: none

            C: none of them                         D: neither of them


3 We have all faced a number of challenges, ______________ of which have been easy.

            A: none                                     B: neither

            C: any                                       D: every


4 ______________ employee can participate in the elections.

            A: Either                                   B: Every

            C: All                                        D: Any


5 I’m afraid there’s ______________ room for you in the car.

            A: no                                        B: little

            C: none                                     D: few