Close Up C1 8.4-8.64

The two operating systems are designed to work ... for maximum performance.

• in tandem

• at interest rate

• on legal tender

• in debt

... of the country's legal tender is the main reason for the current recession.

• Inflation

• Downgrading

• Speculating

• Devaluation

Maria Callas was one of the ... and most influential opera singers of her day.

• bustling

• foremost

• verified

• advantageous

In a ... business like this all employees should be well-paid and receive perks and bonuses.

• bustling

• prosperous

• hard-up

• downgraded

He stood and looked at the leaving plane in ... , not being able to understand how that happened.

• tandem

• recession

• despair

• circulation

Check the pairs that contain opposite words.

• plunge/mount

• hard-up/prosperous

• downgrading/devaluation

• counterfeit/forgery

• enhance/speculate

House prices have ... in recent months due to lack of demand.

• smashed

• plummeted

• speculated

• mounted

Everybody admits that ... is to blame for the continuous increase in products prices.

• mounting

• transaction

• devaluation

• inflation

He realised that his bank account had been hacked when he saw that he had been ... for purchases he hadn't made.

• debited

• forged

• set up

• plummeted

The full package for the course ... a student's book, a workbook, a companion and a grammar book.

• sets up

• enhances

• comprises

• mounts