1) Currently, the job market _______________. Every day, there are more and more jobs. a) is undermining  b) is booming c) is struggling d) is going 2) The magazine ____________ bankrupt last year. Sales had fallen to very low levels. a) went b) has gone c) makes d) boosted 3) The scandal _____________ public support for the government. Nobody trusted the president. a) went b) made c) undermined d) boomed 4) Since 2013, investment _____________ a significant difference to the lives of ordinary people.  a) has undermined b) has made c) has gone d) has kept 5) When electricity prices go up, poorer people ____________ to pay their bills. a) go b) make c) boost d) struggle 6) When there isn’t enough water because of a lack of rain: water ________________. a) short b) shortage c) abundance d) resources 7) A complicated system of government rules and paperwork: _______________. a) bullying b) recession c) bureaucracy d) burocracy 8) When a government or organisation is not strict or strong on an issue: _______________ on crime. a) tender b) soft c) strong d) tough 9) A period when the economy is bad and there is high unemployment: ________________. a) reccession b) boom c) recession d) inflation 10) The amount of money you pay in bills, etc. on a dailybasis: ________________.  a) price of living b) cost of living c) cost of leaving d) coast of living 11) When a company loses money and stops trading: it is _________________. a) bancrupt b) well-off c) bankrapt d) bankrupt 12) I saw a fascinating programme ________ TV. a) on b) in c) at d) into 13) I’d never vote ___________ that party. Their policies are awful. a) to b) on c) for d) towards 14) The local council has cut back ________ unnecessary paperwork. a) in b) on c) for d) by 15) Politicians don’t seem concerned _____________ the things that are important to ordinary people. a) for b) with c) in d) about 16) Jeff was so far ________ debt that he was in trouble with the bank. a) for b) on c) in d) at 17) Politicians spend more time fighting ________ themselves than dealing with important issues. a) in b) at c) out d) among 18) The government has _____________ a new initiative to persuade people to drive more carefully. a) launched b) won c) upheld d) become 19) The judge _____________ the company’s claim. He agreed that they had the right to build on the land. a) launched b) upheld c) denied d) refused 20) The lawyers _________________ the case against the government. They are celebrating their victory. a) won b) upheld c) suffered d) denied

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