unit 7

The government is offering attractive .............. to encourage foreign investment.

• value added tax
• tax incentives
• labour force
• income tax

When .............. is attractive enough, a lot of money will be put into the bank.

• income tax
• inflation rate
• interest rate
• currency

A nation’s ..............is favorable when its exports exceed its imports.

• trade balance
• trade surplus
• trade deficit
• foreign trade

He .............. $2 billion offer from Yahoo, because the deal was too risky.

• took up
• took in.
• depended on
• turned down

That country was able to repay its loans from abroad, thus, could reduce its ..............

• foreign investment
• trade deficit
• trade surplus
• foreign debt

The percentage increase in prices calculated on a monthly or annual basis is ..............

• exchange rate
• interest rate
• unemployment rate
• inflation rate

What is today’s .............. between Euros and Yens?

• interest rate
• exchange rate
• tax
• inflation rate

For this weekend only, Channel store is celebrating its first year in business with an up to 30% .............. on all items.

• discount.
• reduction
• decrease
• decline

We chose this country to build a factory because they have ..............

• unhealthy economy
• high inflation rate
• unstable politics
• skilled workforce

To stimulate the economy and attract .............from abroad, the government is offering new tax incentives.

• foreign affair
• foreign debt
• foreign investment
• foreign relation