Savings plan - Review 3

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

stone

egg

seed

pit

well-kept

well-oiled

well-off

well-bred

privileged

wanting

entitled

opulent

stingy

spendthrift

greedy

penny-pinch

ahead

above

over

beyond

needy

bust

poor

broke

get

set

let

bet

prospect

chance

opportunity

likelihood

Saving up for a nest (1) ___ is an important part of life and should not be ignored, no matter how young or how (2) ___ you are. For the latter, it's not much of a worry; such are the lives of the (3) ___ few. But the rest of us, who, quite frankly, make up the majority of the population, have to (4) ___ at times. Besides, thinking (5) ___ about such things builds character and shows how responsible you can be, not to mention alleviates worries about growing old and being flat (6) ___ . So how much should you be saving annually? If you (7) ___ out to retire with, say, a quarter of a million pounds, you can do this by investing 2,000 pounds a year in a high-interest account, starting at the age of 25. But do you really need that much? In all (8) ___ you won't; so even half the amount will allow for a comfortable life.

Savings plan

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