B1 Review 5 (Units 13,14,15) (Countable & uncountable nouns, articles, Buying & selling)

Let me just add .............. what l'm buying to see if I've got enough money.

Bob ___ a lot of money in his brother's business and made a profit.

l'm saving all my pocket money ___ to buy a new PlayStation

The old man took the book ___ from the shelf and looked at the price.

I couldn't sell my old magazines, so I gave them ___ .

I gave the waiter a €50 note and waited for my ___ .

Home Lovers have got lots of ___ in their sale this year.

I heard there's ___ new sports shop in town. Let's see what they have.

I don't have ___ money, so l' have to wait to get a new coat.

It's going to be very expensive to send a person to ___ .

I don't know much about computers, so I asked the assistant for___ advice.

In my experience, ___ are very friendly.

Dad has to go to ___early tomorrow to meet an important customer.

Which is more important - money or ___ ?

Apparently, it's the largest computer store in ___ .

Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.

• l’ve made my          (DECIDE). l'm going to buy the blue one.

• This dress is wonderful - but it's a little too           (EXPENSE) for me.

• l've broken my new CD player and now it's         (USE)!

• In the past, rich people often had          (SERVE) to do everything for them.

• We offer top quality products at            (AFFORD) prices!

• The advert was        (TRUE), so I complained to the manager.

• Please be careful with that painting - it's extremely          (VALUE).

• When you         (COMPARE) our prices with other shops, we're the cheapest!

Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.

• Could you lend some money to me until the weekend? from

  Could I                        you until the weekend?

• I can't decide which shoes I like most, the blue ones or the green ones. choose

  I can't                the blue shoes and the green shoes.

• Why don't you return the sweater to the shop you got it from? back

  Why don't you                       to the shop you got it from?

• It can be very worrying when you owe money to the bank. debt

  It can be very worrying when you             to the bank.

• We need to go quickly or the shops will be closed. up

  We need to          or the shops will be closed.

• I paid for the CD using notes and coins and then left the shop. cash

  I paid for the CD         and then left the shop.

• I don't agree with your opinion of the new shopping centre. wrong

  I think you                 the new shopping centre.

• Do they rent cars here? rent

  Do they have               here?

Write one word in each gap.

eBay

One of     websites that has been very successful in recent years is eBay. On eBay, people take things that belong    them and offer them for sale. Other people offer    amount of money, and     person who offers the most money wins the item. They then pay     the item    cheque or credit card. It's   simple idea, but it's become a very popular way of buying and selling. Even if you only have a     of money, you can often find something you want on eBay. Most of the items are    good condition, and eBay has a     of happy users.