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   Unit Six: Money ~ Vocabulary Review

Select a word from the chart to use in each sentence below.

realize inflation
In reality goods
demand rise
supply upscale

1. Jack won a million dollars on a game show and now he thinks he's rich. ,  a million dollars won't go very far these days.

2. He wants to buy a luxury home in an area, purchase a yacht   a large expensive pleasure boat , and travel to Europe, but he won't be able to all of these dreams.

3. Students of economics study the fluctuations in supply and .  The cost of and services goes down when  there is a larger than is needed. However, when the supply of goods is limited, prices .

4. During periods of , prices rise and the value of the dollar goes down.

Select words from the chart to use in the sentences below.

workplace Because
available soared
overcrowding mortgage
retirement Therefore
escape expensive

5.  People used to to the suburbs to avoid the noise and in large cities.

6. The cost of real estate in the world's major cities has in recent years.

7. People have moved back to the cities to be closer to their . , there is less housing and it's more

8. people are living longer, they need to save more money for their . If they still have a and other major expenses, they may have to continue working into their late sixties or early seventies.



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