Vocabulary Test About BUYING A HOUSE/FLAT Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 111

Vocabulary Test About BUYING A HOUSE - FLAT Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 111

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Question 1

They sold their house for only $15,000, so the buyer got a wonderful _____.

A	amount
B	bargain
C	cost
D	worth

Question 1 Explanation:

A bargain is something you buy for much less than its real value: At that price, the car was a real bargain. A house for only $15,000 is very cheap, so the buyer got a bargain.

Question 2

If we want to buy a house, we'll have to _____ our spending.

A	care for
B	cut back
C	let down
D	save

Question 2 Explanation:

To cut back (on) spending means to spend less money. People who want to buy a house usually need to spend less. Not save, because we save money, not 'save our spending'.

Question 3

The rise in house prices _____ him to sell his house for a large profit.

A	achieved
B	enabled
C	managed
D	succeeded

Question 3 Explanation:

The pattern is enable somebody to do something, which means to make it possible for them to do it. Managed and succeeded need the person as the subject (He managed to sell; He succeeded in selling), not the rise in prices.

Question 4

They _____ me a good price for my house, so I sold it.

A	brought
B	offered
C	showed
D	suggested

Question 4 Explanation:

We say offer somebody a price, meaning to say how much you are willing to pay. Not suggested, because it does not take two objects (you cannot say 'suggested me a price').

Question 5

All house-owners need _____ policy against thefts or accidents.

A	an assurance
B	an insurance
C	a protection
D	a security

Question 5 Explanation:

An insurance policy is a contract that pays you money if something bad happens, such as theft or an accident. Not assurance, because in British English assurance is used mainly for life policies (life assurance), not for protection against theft or accidents.

Question 6

I advise you to take _____ to ensure that your property is adequately covered by insurance.

A	actions
B	dealings
C	means
D	steps

Question 6 Explanation:

The fixed phrase take steps means to do things in order to achieve something: We took steps to protect our home. Not actions, because the phrase is take action, with no -s.

Question 7

They _____ great difficulty saving up enough money for a house.

A	achieved
B	took
C	had
D	made

Question 7 Explanation:

The usual expression is have difficulty (in) doing something: They had great difficulty saving up. It means that something was very hard for them. Not made or took, because they do not go with difficulty in this meaning.

Question 8

He bought that house, _____ that he would inherit money under his uncle's will.

A	accounting
B	assuming
C	considering
D	estimating

Question 8 Explanation:

Assuming that means believing that something is true or will happen, without being sure. He expected to inherit money, so he bought the house. Not considering, because considering that means 'taking a known fact into account'. It does not mean expecting something in the future.

Question 9

They made _____ of over $1,500 on the sale of their house.

A	a benefit
B	a gain
C	a fall
D	a profit

Question 9 Explanation:

We make a profit when we sell something for more money than we paid for it. Not a benefit, because we do not say 'make a benefit of $1,500'. Profit is the word for money earned from a sale.

Question 10

He was lucky to get the house for less than the asking _____.

A	amount
B	cost
C	price
D	value

Question 10 Explanation:

The asking price is the price the seller asks for a house or other item. Buyers often pay less than this after talking with the seller. Asking price is a fixed collocation.

Question 11

This house has been up _____ sale for over a year now.

A	at
B	for
C	in
D	to

Question 11 Explanation:

The fixed phrase is up for sale or for sale, meaning that someone wants to sell it: Their flat is up for sale. Not on or in. The preposition here is always for.

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