Money; a/the number of – B2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Use the clues to complete the crossword.

Across

1   An amount of money you are given every week.

2   The machine which gives you cash from your bank.

3   The amount of money in your bank account at any time.

4   The four numbers you use to access your bank account.

5   The amount of money you have to spend.

Down

1   Something you buy for a lower price than usual.

2   A synonym of ‘rich’.

3   The card you use to take money out of your account immediately.

2  Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1   You need to type in your PIN / balance / budget to get cash out.

2   We have €350 to balance / live on / pay off this month so we mustn’t be extravagant.

3   He will be able to take out / live on / pay off his credit card at the end of the month.

4   I’m a bit short of cash / wealthy / allowance right now, can you lend me €20?

5   Do you know where there is a cashpoint? I need to pay off / live on / take out some money.

6   When I finish studying, I hope I’ll be wealthy / balance / financially independent from my parents.

7   We will be using our savings / bargain / PIN to pay for the trip, but that’s OK.

8   I try not to spend more than my savings / cashpoint / budget, but some months it’s difficult.

3  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use a(n) / the number of and the word in bold.

1   The number of online students is rising. GROWING

      There is ……a growing number of…… online students.

2   I’ve been here so many times before that I’ve lost count. NUMBER

      I can’t count ………………………… I’ve been here.

3   The lift can take up to ten people. MAXIMUM

      ………………………… people allowed in the lift is ten.

4   We need to be able to access as many files as we want. UNLIMITED

      We need to have access to ………………………… files.

5   There are only a few visitors on this tour because of the weather. REDUCED

      Due to the weather, we have ………………………… visitors on this tour.

6   We sold more tickets today than we’ve ever sold before. RECORD

      We sold ………………………… tickets today.

7   I understand quite a few of you want to take the course. CONSIDERABLE

      I believe ………………………… you want to take the course.

8   More and more people will be working from home in the future. INCREASING

      ………………………… people will be working from home in the future.

4  Choose the correct options.

A:   Hi there! Is everything OK?

B:   Not really. I tried to (1) take out / pay off / live on some money earlier but I couldn’t. According to the machine my (2) bargain / budget / balance is €2.50.

A:   Oh dear!

B:   Yes! I’m a bit (3) reduced number / short of cash / financially independent which is not good, as I have (4) a number / an unlimited number / a limited number of things I have to pay for this week. I need new school books and I owe Luke €10.

A:   Wouldn’t it be nice to be (5) cashpoint / savings / wealthy?

B:   Absolutely! I’ll have to ask Dad to lend me some money.

A:   You know there are (6) a minimum number / a record number / a considerable number of ways you could earn some money.

B:   Really? How?

A:   You could (7) go for / sign up / note down a job as a waiter at The Corner Café, or (8) look around / try out / get around babysitting for one of your neighbours.

B:   That’s a great idea.