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Business English Exercise | Topic: FINANCE - Stock-market related vocabulary 2
Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. There was record-__________________________ trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange
this week.
a) taking b) breaking c) destroying
2. This week the bulls gained the upper __________________________. ( = persevered/came out on
top)
a) face b) level c) hand
3. Price __________________________ are fluctuations in the price of a stock.
a) levels b) swings c) switches
4. When a stock market "__________________________", it means it recovers after being down.
a) rallies b) rolls c) relies
5. The recovery raised __________________________ that the worst might be over.
a) ideas b) thoughts c) hopes
6. A _______________________ market refers to a period of time when many stocks rise in value.
a) bull b) ball c) bell
7. I own 1,000 __________________________ of their stock.
a) shares b) pieces c) papers
8. The scandal __________________________ ( = caused/contributed to) the sell-off.
a) fooled b) failed c) fueled
9. The earnings were higher than __________________________, which sent the stock through the
roof. ( = increased its value dramatically)
a) expected b) escaped c) accepted
10. The stock market was down 400 points, but finished up 50 points. What are some of the reasons
for this _________________________?
a) turnstile b) turnaround c) roundabout
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Business English Exercise | Topic: FINANCE - Stock-market related vocabulary 2
ANSWERS:
1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) a 10) b


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