Shopping / Media
The _____ in television sales is causing some concern to manufacturers.
slump - deterioration - poverty - deficit
slump
The act of using money to try to make a future profit
Investing
The desire for a certain good or service
Demand
The price paid for borrowing money
Interest
The accounting profession offers good career ______ for the well-qualified accountants.
ladders - perspectives - prospects - scales
prospects
Opponents of _____ point out that the content of TV has already been regulated.
free speech - free trade - censorship - suppression
censorship
Some causes of population growth include better medical care, __________, and better living conditions.
Food Production
The government should impose a ____ to support local producers.
non-tariff policy
The act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities
Specialization
Any employee who has a complaint or _______ should take the matter to his employer.
grievance - resentment - bitterness - revenge
resentment
Kella went on a shopping _____ and spent half her salary on clothes.
mall - chain - deal - spree
spree
A _________ has the highest level of government control.
Command Economy
An _________ is someone who migrated into a new country.
Immigrant
A factor that encourages people to make choices to act in a certain way
Incentive
We engaged in a _____ debate on the causes of truancy.
(live- lively - vivid - alive)
lively
The salesman talked me _____ buying a bottle of perfume for my wife.
onto - into - away to - up to
into
An organized way for producers and consumers to trade goods and services
Market
The amount of a good that is available for use
Supply
The general increase in price over time
Inflation
He has been working in the sales department for years, even though he he hasn't got any _____.
qualifications - experience - experiment - examinations
qualifications
What was the ____ of that article on the Commonwealth? I didn't have time to read it.
digest - draft - gist - synopsis
gist
____________ is the type of buying and selling that takes place within a country.
Domestic Trade
Removal of trade barriers
Free Trade
Many people move from rural to urban areas in search of _______.
Better Jobs
The _______ told the candidates to turn over the paper and begin.
inspector - invigilator - tester - assessor
invigilator
Many of the new newspapers have a pronounced right-wing _____.
bias - bearing - balance - setting
bias
An economy in which individual consumers and producers make economic decisions
Market Economy
Goods and services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
Exports
The rivalry among producers for consumers' money
Competition
I hate _____ formal examinations. I find it difficult to organise my thoughts in a limited space of time.
making - passing - sitting - writing
sitting
The tabloid newspapers, which are engaged in a ____ war, are all trying to print the most sensational stories to improve sales.
press - paper - circulation - trade
circulation
Virus-mitigation lockdowns are likely to be the result of which event?
The COVID-19 pandemic
The _____ is/are hugely complex, involving the manufacture of raw materials into the final products to be used at the consumer nations.
product supply chain(s)
An arrangement in which a buyer can borrow money to make a purchase and pay it back over time
Credit
I prefer to work the late _______ because I hate getting up early in the morning.
phase - move - period - shift
shift
I wish the papers weren't always full of ____ about the royal family.
chat - rumour - slander - gossip
gossip
Most societies have a ________ economy
Mixed
_____ help prevent trade rows between nations from escalating into global trade wars.
World Trade Organization and/or multilateral trade agreements
The money a company has left after subtracting the cost of doing business
Profit
Shirley gets away with late homework submission beause she's the teacher's _____.
dog - pet - bird - cat
pet