Shopping Phrases

1. On Saturday, I went to the city centre with my friends to check _________ the new games console from Sony. My friends thought it was great but I prefer the X-Box.
a) up
b) on
c) out
d) for


2. Five pounds for a two biscuits and a cup of weak tea? What a total _________ ! I'm never coming to this cafe again.
a) rip-on
b) rip-off
c) rip-up
d) rip-down


3. The shop assistant asked me if I needed any help but I said that I was just __________ .
a) looking
b) observing
c) checking
d) going round


4. Whenever you pay by credit card in a UK supermarket, the cashier will ask you if you want _________ .
a) cash out
b) cash in
c) cash up
d) cash back


5. The new Swatch designs looked so great in the shop window that I just couldn't _______ them. So I bought two. One for me and one for my boyfriend.
a) refuse
b) receive
c) resist
d) retail


6. If you want to buy a new dictionary, you can use the book _________ your Uncle Vernon gave you for Christmas.
a) ticket
b) take-out
c) token
d) tally


7. I can't believe you paid eighty pounds for such an ugly pair of shoes. They must have ____________ .
a) seen your money
b) seen you looking
c) seen through you
d) seen you coming


8. If you buy two pairs of polyester socks, you get another pair free. That's ______________ .
a) cost of saving
b) great value for money
c) price for price
d) where the money goes


9. When the sales start in January everything is half price. It's the perfect time to go out with all your credit cards and shop ________.
a) very much
b) as you want
c) till you drop
d) without end


10. That new outfit she's wearing doesn't look anything special, but I can tell you it cost _________ .
a) a bomb
b) enough to kill
c) the bank
d) a big price


11. I really wanted to buy an outfit I saw in John Lewis last week but when I saw the price _________ I realised that I couldn't afford it.
a) ticket
b) tag
c) stub
d) mark


12. Sainsburys are doing a special offer on all their ready-meals this week; two _______ the price of one.
a) of
b) at
c) in
d) for