IELTS Reading Lesson: Death of the High Street

A 2019 IELTS lesson 🙂 A reading exercise for matching headings practice about the “Death of the High Street”. This is an easy lesson to help you develop confidence. There are two exercises in this lesson.

  1. Exercise 1 = Matching Headings
  2. Exercise 2 = Synonyms (Vocabulary practice)

Death of the High Street: Reading for IELTS

Exercise 1: Matching Headings

Questions 1-5. Match the heading with the relevant paragraph below. Write a letter for each answer.

  1.  Changing Tastes
  2.  Rising Overheads
  3. Squeezed Incomes
  4. Too Much Debt
  5. E-commerce

A) A big factor has been a fall in discretionary spending, spurred by rising shop prices and weak wage growth. A near 15% fall in the pound since the Brexit vote has pushed inflation over 3% – way above the Bank of England’s 2% target. This has made imported goods more expensive, with those costs passed on to consumers. Couple that with the fact that wages have been rising at a slower pace than inflation – and shoppers have less disposable income to spend in stores and restaurants.

B) Online giants such as Amazon have had a huge impact on the high street as more consumers see online shopping as cheaper and easier than going to the shops. And while overall retail sales growth is weak, online sales continue to shoot up. If shops fail to do either “value, convenience, or experience” well, they will struggle, Mr Martin says.

C) Toy store “Toys R Us” fell short in all three areas, according to Simon Thomas of Moorfields Advisory, the toy chain’s administrators. He says it was “unlikely” the retailer can be saved because its business model “isn’t what consumers really want now”. “We’ve got very large stores which are fairly impersonal. People are looking now to have a better shopping experience, and we were unable to deliver that.”

D) Inflation is not the only cost pressure retailers face. The National Minimum Wage and new National Living Wage for over-25s go up each year, pushing up payroll costs. “Business rates are deterring investment in local communities, causing shop closures and job losses in hard-pressed communities and preventing retailers from delivering what their customers want in an efficient and cost-effective way.”

E) As a consequence of over expansion, many retailers are shouldering “high debt burdens”, says KPMG’s Mr Martin. Just before its collapse, Toys R Us UK faced a looming VAT debt payment deadline of £15m. It would have been unable to pay it without a cash injection from an outside investor.

Source: Passage from BBC News Photo sourced online.

Exercise 2: Synonyms Practice

Questions 6-12. Find the following synonyms in the passage above. The answers will come in order in the passage. No more than two words for each answer. This question type does not come in the test. I have created it to give you essential practice with synonyms.

  • 6. triggered
  • 7. combine
  • 8. expendable
  • 9. soar
  • 10. discouraging
  • 11. imminent
  • 12. boost

Answers

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Answers

Please remember that in the real IELTS test, if you are asked to write a letter, you must write the letter and not the word. Always following instructions very carefully.

  1. A = 3
  2. B = 5
  3. C = 1
  4. D = 2
  5. E = 4
  6. triggered = spurred
  7. combine = couple that
  8. expendable = disposable
  9. soar = shoot up
  10. discouraging = deterring
  11. imminent = looming
  12. boost = injection

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Hope you find the lesson useful 🙂

All the best

Liz

Comments

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  5. Omojola John says

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  6. Thank you very much for your useful post and readiness to help to improving our bands.

    Observation: (in section 2)
    – The answers come in chronological order and apparently distributed in d 5 passages

    Question: (section 1)
    – Please, I used to think that the “headings” most times can easily be gotten from the first sentence in a paragraph, however, that wasn’t the case here, please can you explain more on better and faster methods, since reading is all about being fast.
    Thank you!

    • Whoever told you that you only need to read the first lines of a paragraph to choose a heading has lied to you. That is 100% false. You need to understand the whole aim of the paragraph which might not reveal itself until the last sentence. You need full understanding for matching headings. The above reading was not difficult for matching headings. Have you done real IELTS tests? Did you buy the Cambridge IELTS test books to practice from? I suggest you do that very soon.

  7. Rushell says

    1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6.SPURRED
    7.COUPLE
    8.CHEAPER
    9.PUSHING UP
    10.PREVENTING
    11.CONSEQUENCE
    12.LOOMING

  8. Thanks for your endless and encouraging tips and efforts.
    I got my required bands.
    L. 8.0
    R. 7.5
    W. 7.0
    S. 7.5
    ………..
    OVERALL. 7.5

  9. Awesome lesson n challengeable for my students.,.. I love it☺

  10. 1.C
    2.E
    3.D
    4.A
    5.B
    spurred
    couple with
    disposable
    shoot up
    detering
    looming in
    huge impact

  11. Michelle Magalona says

    1 C
    2 A
    3 D
    4 B
    5 E

  12. Emmanuel says

    1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. SPURRED, 7. COUPLE 8. DISPOSAL, 9. IMPERSONAL 10. DETERRING 11. EFFICIENT
    12. SHOOT UP

  13. 1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.couple
    8.disposable
    9.shoot up
    10.detering
    11.Looming
    12.cash injection

  14. 1-C
    2-D
    3-A
    4-E
    5-B
    Triggered-spurred
    Combine-couple
    Expendable- disposable
    Soar-shoot up
    Discouraging-deterring
    Imminent-looming
    Boost-injection

  15. Mukti Mehta says

    3
    5
    1
    2
    4
    Spurred
    Couple
    Disposable
    Shoot up/more expensive
    Deterring
    Looming
    Injection/shoot up

  16. 1. C
    2.A
    3.D
    4 E
    5 B
    6 spurred
    7 couple
    8 disposable
    9 shoo up
    10 deterring
    11 looming VAT
    12 cash injection

  17. Swayam Mallick says

    A-2,B-5,C-1,D-3,E-4
    6- spurrred, 7- couple that , 8- disposable. 9-shoot up , 10-detering 11-looming 12-cash
    injection

  18. 1 C
    2 A
    3 D
    4 E
    5 B
    6 Spurred
    7 Couple
    8 Disposable
    9 Rise/ shoot up
    10 Deterring
    11 Deadline
    12 Injection /Push up

  19. A=3
    B=5
    C=1
    D=2
    E=4
    SPURRED
    COUPLE
    DISPOSIBLE
    SHOOT UP
    DETERING
    LOOMING
    INJECTION

  20. Grace Ekong says

    1_A
    2_D
    3c
    4_E
    5B
    6_spurred
    7_couple
    8_dispensable
    9_shoot up
    10_deterring
    11_looming
    12cash injection

  21. Lovepreet says

    1 c
    2 a
    3 d
    4 e
    5 b

  22. Queendalyn says

    Queendalyn says
    1 C
    2 A
    3 D
    4 E
    5 B
    6 spurred by
    7 couple
    8
    9 shoot up
    10 deterring
    11
    12 injection

  23. A _ 3
    B _5
    C_1
    D_ 2
    E_ 4

    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. LOOMING
    12. INJECTION

  24. 1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B

  25. 1.C
    2A
    3D
    4E
    5B
    6 spurred
    7coupled

  26. A- squeezed incomes
    B- e-commerce
    C-changing tastes
    D- Rising Overheads
    E- Too much debt
    6-spurred
    7-couple
    8-disposable
    9- shoot up
    10-deterring
    11-looming
    12-injection

  27. 1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.
    8.huge impact
    9.fairly impersonal
    10.deterring
    11.
    12.injection

  28. 1=C
    2=A
    3=D
    4=E
    5=B
    6=SPURRED
    7=COUPLE
    8=DISPOSABLE
    9=SHOOT UP
    10=DETERRING
    11=LOOMING
    12=INJECTION

    • Nazret says;
      1=C
      2=D
      3=A
      4=E
      5=B
      6 SPURRED
      7 COUPLE
      8 EXPENDABLE
      9 RISING
      10 DETERRING
      11 LOOMING
      12 SHOOTUP

  29. 1C
    2D
    3A
    4E
    5B
    Triggered=Cause
    Combine=mix together
    Expandable=Adjustment
    Soar=Significant increase
    Discouraged=not interested
    Imminent =
    Boost=Enhance

  30. B 5
    A 3
    C 1
    D 2
    E 4
    6 spurred
    7 couple
    8 discretionary spending
    9 rising
    10 Detering
    11 soon
    12 shoot up

  31. 1C
    2D
    3A
    4E
    5B
    Triggered – Spurred
    Combine – Couple
    Expendable – Less disposable
    Soar – Shoot up
    Discouraging – Deterring
    Imminent – Causing
    Boost – Injection

  32. A. 3
    B. 5
    C. 1
    D. 2
    E. 4
    ___
    6. Spurred, 7. Couple that. 8. Disposable. 9. Shoot up 10. Looming. 11. injection

  33. 1) C
    2) D
    3) A
    4) E
    5) B
    6) triggered = spurred
    7) combine = couple
    8) expendable = disposible
    9) soar = shoot up
    10) discouring = deterring
    11) imminent = just before
    12) boost = loom

  34. Adedapo says

    1-3.
    2-5
    3-1
    4-2
    5-4
    6 initiate something
    7mixed together
    8disposable
    9mount upward
    10 disheartened
    11immediate
    12lift

    • hey can you explain how you did this?
      I mean aren’t we supossed to be taking synonyms from the above passage but,i can’t find the words like you answered???
      Could you help?

  35. 1.C
    2 D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6.Spurred
    7.couple
    8.disposable
    9.shoot up
    10.deterring
    11.looming
    12.injection

  36. A.2 B. 5 C. 1 D.3 E. 4
    6.Triggered =Spurred
    7.Combine =Couple
    8.Expendable=Expensive
    9.Soar=Rising
    10.Discouraging=Deterring
    11.Iminent=Looming
    12.Boost= Shoot up

  37. Nnaji-Eneh Stanley.C. says

    A.2 B.5 C.1 D.3.E.4
    6 .Spurred
    7.Couple
    8.Expensive
    9.Rising
    10.Deterring
    11.Looming
    12.Shoot up

  38. 3,5,1,2,4
    Set off, put together/assemble, short life, go up, deterred, will occur, increase.

  39. Yogita kalra says

    A 2
    B 5
    C 1
    D 3
    E 4
    6 Discretionary
    7 Couple
    8 impersonal
    9 shoot up
    10 unlikely
    11 looming
    12 pushing

  40. Monika KUMARI says

    I
    1-C
    2-D
    3-A
    4-E
    5-B
    II
    SPURRED, COUPLE, DISPOSABLE, SOOT UP, PUSH UP, LOOMING, AND INJECTION

  41. 1.B
    2.E
    3.A
    4.C
    5.D
    6.SPURRED
    7.COUPLE
    8.LESS DISPOSABLE
    9.SHOOT UP
    10.DETERRING
    11.JUST BEFORE
    12.CASH INJECTION

  42. Pierre Teo says

    1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple that
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Injection

  43. PRIYANKA MANDAL says

    a. 4
    B.5
    c.1
    d2
    e 4.
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. SHOOT
    10. DETERRING
    11. LOOMING
    12. INJECTION

  44. C A D E B
    PUSHED
    COUPLE
    DISPOSABLE
    ULIKELY
    DETERRING
    PREVENTING
    INJECTION

  45. Jithy T Thampi says

    1-3
    2-5
    3-1
    4-2
    5-4

  46. 1.c
    2.a
    3.d
    4.e
    5.b
    6.Spurred
    7.couple
    8.disposable
    9.shoot up
    10.deterring
    11.looming
    12.pushing up

  47. Jannatul Islam Rima says

    1=C
    2=A
    3=D
    4=E
    5=B
    6= Spurred
    7= Couple
    8= Expensive
    9= Inflation/Pushing Up
    10= Deterring
    11= Closures
    12= Efficient

  48. joana may says

    C
    A
    D
    E
    B
    spurred
    couple
    disposable
    shoot up
    deterring
    closure
    looming

  49. A -2
    B -5
    C -1
    D -3
    E -4

    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. DETERRING
    10. JUST BEFORE
    11. INJECTION

  50. Uchechi says

    , 1: C
    2: D
    3: A
    4: E
    5: B
    6: cause
    7: merge
    8: replaceable
    9: rise rapidly
    10:depressing
    11 at hand
    12: improve

  51. 2
    5
    1
    3
    4

    6. SPURRED
    7.COUPLE
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. JUST BEFORE
    12. INJECTION

  52. A 3
    B 5
    C 1
    D 2
    E 4

    6 spurred
    7 couple
    8 disposable
    9. Pushing up
    10 Deterring
    11 Looming
    12 shoot up

  53. Salini Rajan says

    My answers

  54. Moepwint says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B

  55. Pargat Singh says

    1-c
    2-d
    3-a
    4-e
    5-b
    6- spurred
    7- couple
    8-disposable
    9-shoot up
    10-fell short
    11- looking now
    12-pushing up

  56. Manivannan says

    1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.couple
    8.larged
    9.go up
    10.pushing up
    11.hard pressed
    12.injection

  57. Ijatuyi says

    1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.couple.
    8.disposable income
    9.shoot up
    10.fell short.
    11.unlikely
    12.injection.

  58. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. SHOOT
    10. DETERRING
    11. LOOMING
    12. INJECTION

  59. 1C
    2D
    3A
    4E
    5B
    6 spurred
    7 couple
    8 disposable
    9 shoot up
    10 detering
    11 looming
    12 injection

  60. C
    D
    A
    E
    B
    SPURRED
    COUPLE
    DISPOSABLE
    SHOOT- UP
    DETERRING
    LOOMING
    INJECTION

  61. Abikem
    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. spurred
    7. Couple that
    8. disposable
    9. shoot up
    10. deterring
    11. efficient
    12. cash injection

  62. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5.B
    6. spurred
    7.
    8.
    9. pushing up
    10. deterring
    11. looming
    12. injection

  63. 1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.couple
    8.weak
    9.shoot up
    10.unlikely
    11.closure
    12.efficient

  64. 1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B
    6.spurred
    7.couple that
    8.disposable
    9.shoot-up
    10.deterring
    11.looming
    12.injection

  65. Omotola says

    1 C
    2 D
    3 A
    4 E
    5B
    6 Spurred
    7 couple
    8 unlikely
    9 pushing up
    10 Deterring
    11 hard-pressed
    12 Injection

  66. Evelyn Nwankpa says

    Triggered: spurred
    Combine: couple
    Expendable: pass on
    Soar: shoot up
    Boost: injection

  67. Anthony says

    1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B

  68. Learner t says

    A3, B5, C1, D2, E4
    Spurred, disposable, —, weak, deterring, efficient, shouldering

  69. Neha Yadav says

    A. 3
    B. 5
    C. 1
    D. 2
    E. 4
    Activate
    Combination
    Arise
    Demoralise
    Approaching
    Accelerate
    Expendable-

  70. 1 C
    2 A
    3 D
    4 E
    5 B
    6 SPURRED
    7 COUPLE
    8 LESS DISPOSABLE
    9 SHOOT UP
    10 DETERRING
    11
    12 LOOMING

  71. Nickeisha says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Injection

  72. Muhammad Zahid says

    A-2
    B-5
    C-1
    D-3
    E-4

  73. Oluwasegun Samuel Ayoade says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Pushing up

  74. EddieRex says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple with
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Dettering
    11. Looming
    12. Injection

  75. Exercise 1
    1-c
    2-d
    3-a
    4-e
    5-b

    Exercise 2
    6- spurred
    7-couple
    8-disposable
    9-shoot up
    10-discouraging
    11-a looming
    12- boost.

  76. Ankit Joshi says

    1 C.
    2.D.
    3.A.
    4 E.
    5 B.
    1. SPURRED.
    2. COUPLE
    3. GROWTH.
    4. WEAK.
    5. DETERRING
    6. LOOMING.
    7. INJECTION.

  77. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Just before
    12. Boost

  78. Dalia FARID says

    1-5:
    2-5-1-3-4
    6- Spurred
    7-Couple with
    8- Disposable
    9- Shoot up
    10- Deterring
    11- Shouldering
    12-Looming

  79. 1. 3
    2. 5
    3. 1
    4. 2
    5. 4
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Just before
    12. Boost

  80. A-3
    B-5
    C-1
    D-2
    E-4

  81. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B

  82. Mansi Kapoor says

    1. C
    2.A
    3.D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple that
    8. Shoot up
    9. Pushing up
    10. Dettering
    11. Consequences
    12. Cash injection

  83. Racheal says

    1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10.deterring
    11. Hard -pressed
    12. Expansion

  84. Answers to your above practice test
    1) c
    2) a
    3) d
    4) e
    5) b
    6) Discretionary
    7) Spurred
    8) Disposable
    9) Shoot up
    10) Deterring
    11) Looming
    12) Cash injection

  85. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6 Spurred
    7 Couple that
    8 Disposable
    9 Pushing Up
    10 Deterring
    11 Looming
    12 Cash Injection

  86. Rizwan shaikh says

    1-C
    2-D
    3-A
    4-E
    5-B
    6-pushed
    7-couple
    8-large
    9-impersonal
    10-deterring
    11-faced
    12-looming

  87. Answers to your above practice test
    1) c
    2) a
    3) d
    4) e
    5) b
    6) Discretionary
    7) Spurred
    8) Disposable
    9) Shoot up
    10) Deterring
    11) Looming
    12) Cash Injection

  88. Matching Headings Answers
    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B

  89. Bal krishna sharma says

    I want answer.

  90. Jeethu Roy says

    a)3
    b)5
    C)1
    d)2
    e)4

  91. BRUNO DE MOURA ARAUJO says

    1. C
    2. A
    3. E
    4. D
    5. B
    6. spurred
    7. couple
    8. disposable
    9. shoot up
    10. unlikely
    11. just before
    12. cash injection

  92. Elvis kelega says

    A-2
    B-5
    C-1
    D-3
    E-4
    6- Spuured.
    7. Combine.
    8. Disposable.
    9. shoot up.
    10. Deterring.
    11. hard-pressed.
    12. Are shouldering.

  93. Amaka Omenife says

    Great task here
    1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B

  94. Chukwugrace says

    1: C
    2: A
    3: D
    4: E
    5: B
    6: spurred
    7: couple that
    8: disposable
    9: shoot up
    10: deterring
    11:
    12: boost

  95. 1. C
    2. B
    3. A
    4. D
    5. E
    6. caused
    7. mix
    8. not useful
    9. elevate
    10. sad
    11.
    12. increase

  96. Roopashree says

    Exercise 1:
    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    Exercise 2:
    6.Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. shoot up

    Feeling very difficult to solve exercise 2

  97. 1- C
    2- A
    3- D
    4- E
    5- B
    6-Spurred
    7- Couple
    8- Less disposable
    9- Shoot up
    10- Deterring /Preventing
    11- Want now
    12- Shoot up

  98. 1D
    2C
    3A
    4E
    5B
    6 Rising
    7 Couple
    8 Inflation
    9 More expensive
    10 Deterring
    11Consequence
    12 Shouldering

  99. Anshu Sinha says

    A-2,B-1,C-5,D-3,E-4

  100. Exercise 1
    1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B

    Excercise 2

    6)spurred
    7)couple
    8)disposable
    9)shoot up
    10)deterring
    11)deadline
    12)cash injection

  101. Memunah says

    1. C
    2. B
    3. A
    4. E
    5. D
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. EXPENDABLE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. LOOMING
    12. INJECTION

  102. Aramide says

    Exercise 1
    Answrs: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. E 5. B
    Exercise 2
    Answrs 6. spurred 7. Couple that 8. Disposable 9. Shoot up 10. Deterring 11. Looming 12. injection.
    Hope am right anyways

  103. THALITA says

    1- C
    2 – D
    3 – A
    4 – E
    5 – B
    6 – SPURRED
    7 – COUPLE WITH
    8 – DISPOSABLE
    9 – HUGE
    10 – WEAK
    11 – EASIER
    12 – SHOOT UP

  104. 1-C
    2-A
    3-D
    4-E
    5-B
    6-Activated/Caused
    7-Put together
    8-Spent
    9-Rising rapidly
    10-Happening soon
    11-Enhance

  105. Thayananthan says

    1c
    2a
    3b
    4e
    5d

  106. Hello, Liz
    1 – C
    2 – D
    3 – A
    4 – E
    5 – B
    6 – triggered – spurred
    7 – combine – couple
    8 – expendable – spend
    9 – soar – growth
    10 – discouraging – deterring
    11 – imminent – looming
    12 – boost – expansion

  107. Neeraja B says

    Hi Liz,
    Please find the answers for Matching headings
    1) C
    2) A
    3) D
    4) E
    5) B

  108. Adedamola Ayewoh says

    1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Weak
    9. Shoot up
    10. Discouraging
    11. Looming
    12. Boost

  109. Matching headings
    1 c
    2 A
    3 E
    4 D
    5 B

    Synonym
    Triggered, pushed
    Combine, spurred by
    Expendable, expensive
    Soar, shoot up
    Discouraging, deterring
    Imminent, looming
    Boost, huge

  110. A-3
    B-5
    C-1
    D-2
    E-4

  111. Oge-ukachu I says

    1-a
    2-b
    3- c
    4-d
    5-e
    6- spurred
    7- way above
    8- disposable
    9- shoot
    10- deterring
    11- looming
    12- boost

  112. 1)C
    2)D
    3)A
    4)E
    5)B

  113. 1. C
    2.D
    3.A
    4E
    5B
    6.spurred
    7couple
    8disposable
    9.short up
    10.deterring
    11 efficient
    12.cash injection

  114. Gian Luca Campola says

    A 2
    B 5
    C 1
    D 3
    E 4

    Spurred
    Couple that
    To spend
    Shoot up
    Deterring
    Looming
    Cash injection

  115. MUHAMMAD FIDA NOOR says

    NICE SHARING AS ALWAYS!. The Following are my answers
    1. C
    2. E
    3. A
    4. D
    5. B
    6. Triggered- Spurred
    7. Combine- Couple
    8. Expendable- Disposable
    9. Soar- Huge
    10. Discouraging- Deterring
    11. Imminent- Hard-Pressed
    12. Boost- Expansion.
    THANK YOU!

  116. 1.C
    2.A
    3.D
    4.E
    5.B
    6.pushed inflation
    7.couple
    8.disposable
    9.shootup
    10.preventing
    11.go up
    12.high

  117. 1,C. 2,A 3,D . 4E. 5,B. 6,HAS PUSHED 7,COUPLE 8,DISPOSABLE 9,WEAK 10, DETERRING 11,EFFICIENT 12, INJECTION

  118. 1.1
    B.5
    C. 3
    D.2
    E.4

  119. 6.Spurred
    7.Coupled
    8.huge
    9.shoot up
    10.deterring
    11.looming
    12.injection

  120. Anjaly xaviour says

    Blah blah blah

  121. Anthonia says

    1c
    2a
    3d
    4e
    5b
    6spurred by
    7cuople that
    8dispossable income
    9shoot up
    10 deterrring
    11looming
    12cash injection

  122. A 2
    B 5
    C 1
    D 3
    E 4

  123. John David Kurishingal says

    1-B
    2-A
    3-D
    4-E
    5-C

  124. 1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Spend
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Injection

  125. Adeniyi Adebimpe Tobi says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple with
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Fell short
    11. Unlikely
    12. Pushing up

  126. Adeniyi Adebimpe Tobi says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple with
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Fell short
    11. Unlikely
    12. Pushing up

  127. Hello Liz, You are a wonderful person.
    1-C
    2-E
    3-A
    4-D
    5-B
    Thanks 🙂

  128. 1.C
    2.D
    3.A
    4.E
    5.B
    6. spurred by
    7. couple that
    8.disposable
    9.shoot up
    10.deterring
    11.looming
    12.boost

  129. Sunny wadhwa says

    1 – C
    2 – D
    3 – A
    4 – E
    5 – B
    6 – Spurred
    7 – Couple
    8 – Shoot up
    9 – Struggle
    10- Impersonal
    11-
    12 – Pushing up

  130. pınar öztürk says

    Hi Liz,
    I am new with your work. Thank you very much first all. I would like to learn if there is a chance to print out this text.
    thanks
    pinar

    • You can go to the BCC news link that is below the passage and print the full article from them.

  131. Let me give it a try.
    1- C
    2- D
    3- A
    4- E
    5-B
    6 Spurred
    7 Couple that
    8 Disposable
    9 Pushing up
    10 Deterring
    11 Looming
    12 Cash injection

  132. Answer:
    1. Squeezed Incomes
    2. E-commerce
    3. Changing Tastes
    4. Rising Overhead
    5. Too Much Debt
    6. squrred by
    7. passed on
    8. disposable
    9. shoot up
    10. struggle
    11. looming
    12. pushing up

  133. Gurinder Kaur says

    A- 3
    B- 5
    C-1
    D-2
    E-4

  134. C
    A
    D
    E
    B

  135. Evelyn Nwankpa says

    A:3
    B:5
    C: 1
    D:2
    E:4

  136. Cyril Ibeleme says

    1. Changing Taste C
    2. Rising Overheads D
    3. Squeezed Incomes A
    4. Too much Debt E
    5. E-Commerce B

    6. Triggered =Spurred
    7. Combine = Couple
    8. Expendable = Disposable
    9. Soar = Shoot up
    10. Discouraging = Deterring
    11. Imminent = Looming
    12. Boost = Injection

  137. 1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. HUGE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. SHOULDERING
    12. INJECTION

  138. A – 2
    B – 5
    C – 1
    D- 3
    E – 4
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE
    8. HUGE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. SHOULDERING
    12. INJECTION

  139. Exercuse 1
    1. E
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. C

    Exercise 2
    6. Spurred by
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Shoot up
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Injection

  140. 1C 2B 3D 4E 5A 6 SPURRED 7COUPLE 8 DISPOSABLE 9SHOOT UP 10DETERRING 11A LOOMING 12CASH INJECTION

  141. Roger bakhache says

    A – 3
    B – 5
    C – 1
    D – 2
    E – 4

  142. Ketsia Fortune Mangwaya says

    1C
    2D
    3A
    4E
    5B

  143. Amaka Onu says

    1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. SPURRED
    7. COUPLE THAT
    8. DISPOSABLE
    9. SHOOT UP
    10. DETERRING
    11. LOOMING
    12. INJECTION

  144. Pratibha Manandhar says

    Soar-rising
    Shouldering-discouraging
    Boost-pushing up

  145. Lalita Lalwani says

    A-3
    B-5
    C-1
    D-2
    E-4

    6-Spurred by
    7-couple that
    8-shoot up
    9-
    10-deterring
    11-
    12-cash injection

  146. Rebecca Mavunga says

    1. C
    2. A
    3. D
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Expansion
    9. Rising
    10. Deterring
    11. Looming
    12. Boost

  147. 1. C 2. A 3. D 4.E 5.B

  148. A- Rising Overheads
    B- E- Commerce
    C- Changing Tastes
    D- Squeezed Incomes
    E- Too Much Debt

  149. 1. C
    2. D
    3. A
    4. E
    5. B
    6. Spurred
    7. Couple
    8. Disposable
    9. Deterring
    10. Shoot up
    11. Looming
    12. Push up

  150. Jemy varughese says

    Exercise 1 Matching headings

    A. 2
    B. 5
    C.1
    D.3
    E. 4

  151. Reading
    A-3
    B-5
    C-1
    D-2
    E-4

  152. A -2
    B -5
    C – 1
    D – 3
    E – 4

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