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. NOUNS
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 rose 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 of 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 Banks will refuse to rent money to anyone without sufficient collateral.