English Vocabulary Exercises - The World of Money & Work - Exercise 5-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Working in the computer field requires a constant upgrading of _______________ and knowledge.
2. She was hired through an employment program _______________ by the federal government.
3. She has made excellent _______________ in school due to her hard work.
4. There are thousands of _______________ which take place on the stock market every day.
5. The market features a number of _______________ selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
6. Dutch immigrants used lotteries to _______________ money for New York's poor as early as 1655.
7. Our marketing _______________ is working on developing a new advertising campaign.
8. In Quebec, if you want to rent an apartment, you have to sign a _______________ for at least a year.
9. Peter _______________ 5 million dollars from his uncle, who was incredibly rich.
10. My girlfriend's grandfather died, and she inherited his house, which is _______________ at least half a million dollars.
11. They _______________ her for the job of office manager, but were so impressed by her work in the first few months that they quickly promoted her to regional manager.
12. With her education and experience, I am confident that Maxine will be of great benefit to your _______________.
13. She volunteers at the S.P.C.A., where her _______________ include cleaning the cages, and making sure the animals have enough food and water.
14. The movie has _______________ over 25 million dollars in its first week.
15. One of the major money-making _______________ of Southern Ontario is tobacco.
16. Almost 80% of the population of Laos is engaged in _______________.
17. Her _______________, including investments and commercial properties, are worth well over $3 million.