3. Choose the best alternative in each sentence.

1. The Association exists to provide affordable /available housing for working class lamilies.

2. We need someone to work on this job immediately. Who i$ affordable / available?

3. The government’s housing policy /politics created more social problems than it ever solved.

4. She takes a lively interest in policy / politics and current affairs.

5. The house is too expensive. We can’t afford/pay it.

4. Mark the following words with adj. If they are adjectives, V. — verbs and write nouns for them.

1	poor
2	fail
3	support
4	brave
5	cost
6	advise
7	decidc
8	safe
9	pay

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions.

Mr. Johnson was an illiterate immigrant, but he worked hard, saved his money, and started a small business. It did well, and soon he had enough money to send

1. his wife and children. The work kept him very busy, so he never had

time to learn to write, but the bank was happy to do business (2) him. even

though his signature consisted (3) two X’s.

He made a lot of money and opened more stores, the kids were sent (4) private schools and the family moved (5) a big house. One day his banker,

Mr. Smith, asked him to drop by.

“So what's the problem?" Johnson asked, a bit anxiously.

Smith waved a bunch of checks (6) him. “Perhaps nothing,” he said,

“but I wanted to be (7) the safe side. These recent checks (8)

yours are all signed (9) 3 X’s, but your signature has just 2.”

Johnson looked embarrassed. “I’m sorry (10) making trouble,” he said,

“but my wife said that since Pm now such a high class rich guy, I should have a middle name!”

|,essons 5-6 Fighting for the “high” life?

1 A. Group the words from the list into two categories: those that refer to getting money and those that refer to giving it.

• Some words fit both groups.

to pay hill

to spend to borrow line to earn to lend debts grant to save to waste currency cash

to economise

OUT

IN

2. Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words from the list in Ex. 1a.

• You don't need to use all the words.

1. I always phone bills in time.

2. We’re hoping to get a from the local council for the project.

3. We soon got used to using Italian

4. I’ll give you fifty dollars in and pay the rest by cheque later.

5. With hie dinner, the came to about 15 dollars.

6. I got a $40 for speeding.

7. He was imprisoned for

8. We can’t on the central heating because the baby needs a

warm house.

9. How does he his living?

2. Choose the suitable alternative in each sentence.

1. I got a fine/debt for parking at a bus stop.

2. The family is in finv/dvbt and may lose their house.

3. I bought two dresses and a pair of shoes and I only spent/wasted 100 roubles.

4. Don’t spend/waste your money on that old-fashioned dress.

5. Can I fend/borrow your pen for a minute?

6. Can you lend/borrow me 20 roubles till Friday?