BBC Learning English Quiznet Money As a child I used to wash my parents' car to earn some money a) paper b) easy c) pocket d) wallet If you go on holiday with a group of friends, it's a good idea if you all put some money in a to pay for the items everyone will be sharing a) purse b) kitty c) piggy bank d) basket The size of property you can buy depends on your annual a) income b) outcome c) outcast d) forecast Athletes often seek from large companies to help pay their expenses a) leadership b) sponsorship c) membership d) friendship You may be able to claim unemployment while you are looking for work a) cash b) payment c) bonus d) benefit At the age of 65 he retired with a reasonable from the company he had worked for all his life a) pension b) pittance c) accommodation d) subsidy Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS: As a child I used to wash my parents' car to earn some money a) paper b) easy c) pocket d) wallet a) 'Paper money' means banknotes, not coins Try again! b) 'Easy money' means money you earn with very little effort Try again! c) Well done! This is the correct answer d) A 'wallet' is a small, flat container used for carrying banknotes, credit cards, etc Try again! If you go on holiday with a group of friends, it's a good idea if you all put some money in a to pay for the items everyone will be sharing a) purse b) kitty c) piggy bank d) basket a) A 'purse' is a small container used for carrying money Try again! b) Well done! This is the correct answer c) A 'piggy bank' is a box-like container with a hole in used by children to collect and save money Try again! d) A 'basket' is a bag made of branches that have been woven together Try again! The size of property you can buy depends on your annual a) income b) outcome c) outcast d) forecast a) Well done! This is the correct answer b) The 'outcome' of an event or activity is the final result of it Try again! c) An 'outcast' is someone who has been rejected by society Try again! d) A 'forecast' is a prediction of what will happen in the future Try again! Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com Athletes often seek from large companies to help pay their expenses a) leadership b) sponsorship c) membership d) friendship a) The 'leadership' is the person or people who are in charge of a group, a country, etc Try again! b) This is the correct answer Well done c) 'Membership' is belonging to a group Try again! d) 'Friendship' is when two or more people are friends with each other Try again! You may be able to claim unemployment while you are looking for work a) cash b) payment c) bonus d) benefit a) This expression doesn't exist ('cash' is another word for money) Try again! b) This expression doesn't exist ('payment' is the act of paying for something) Try again! c) A 'bonus' is an additional payment given to someone when they have worked hard Try again! d) This is the correct answer Well done At the age of 65 he retired with a reasonable from the company he had worked for all his life a) pension b) pittance c) accommodation d) subsidy a) Well done! This is the correct answer b) A 'pittance' is an extremely low amount of money that someone is paid Try again! c) 'Accommodation' is a place you live in or stay in Try again! d) A 'subsidy' is an amount of money given by an organisation or government to pay part of the cost of something Try again! Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... 'forecast' is a prediction of what will happen in the future Try again! Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com Athletes often seek from large companies to help pay... organisation or government to pay part of the cost of something Try again! Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com