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Banking quiz

	1:	John had to prove to the bank manager that he had a job before the bank gave him a __________. John wanted to use the money to start a business.
		tip
		repossession
		loan
		profit
	2:	Pauline likes to live in luxury and often spends more than she earns. She's always running up an __________.
		overboard
		overdraft
		overpay
		overload
	3:	Banks store some of their cash in a __________ to keep it safe.
		wallet
		cellar
		underground
		vault
	4:	Banks make money by charging borrowers a higher __________ than they pay out to depositors.
		interest rate
		exchange rate
		self-interest
		public interest
	5:	I asked the bank to set up a __________ to pay my gas bill automatically every month.
		court order
		bank balance
		loyalty card
		direct debit
	6:	A lot of critics didn't like Madonna's latest album but she's __________ because lots of her fans are buying it.
		running fast towards the bank
		robbing the bank
		breaking the doors of the bank
		laughing all the way to the bank

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