OWNERSHIP, GIVING, LENDING AND BORROWING (CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS)

OWNERSHIP, GIVING, LENDING AND BORROWING

A.       Complete sentences 1-13 with an appropriate word from the box. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.

donation	possessions	lease	owners	tenants	rent	property
mortgage	estate	proprietors	belongings	landlords	loan

1	The law ensures that __________ respect the privacy of the people who live in their houses.
2	__________ of restaurants across the country protested at the new government tax that was put on food.
3	Private car __________ were hit the hardest when tax on petrol was increased.
4	The price of commercial __________ has almost doubled in the last four years.
5	When the recession hit, he was forced to sell his 250-acre __________.
6	Many families lost all their __________ when the river flooded.
7	Put your __________ in the locker and give the key to the receptionist.
8	We will need to relinquish the offices when the __________ runs out at the end of the year.
9	They applied to the World Bank for a __________ to help pay off their balance of payments deficit.
10	A lot of people lost their homes when the interest rate so much they were unable to pay off their __________.
11	The __________ complained to the council that the house they were living in was overrun with vermin.
12	The law does little to protect families who are thrown out of their homes because they are unable to pay the __________.
13	Everybody is being asked to make a __________ to help the victims the disaster.

B.        The words in bold have been put into the wrong sentences. Decide which sentences they should belong in. in some cases, more than one answer is possible.

VERBS
1	Banks will refuse to rent money to anyone without sufficient collateral.
2	If you want to contribute a room in the centre of the city, you should be prepared to pay a lot of money.
3	The best way to see the country is to provide a car from an agency for a couple of weeks.
4	Companies allocate from banks to finance their business.
5	It is not only the wealthy who provide for money to charities.
6	It is our responsibility to leave our parents when they get old.
7	The government will tax you heavily for any money that your relatives may lend for you in their will.
8	Local councils will borrow free accommodation to the most needy on a first-come, first-served basis.
9	Charities such as the Red Crescent hire free medical aid to areas hit by disasters.

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