1. My friends and I ____ a car to travel around the island for a week.

2. Can you ____ me some money? I'll pay you back on Friday.

3. Some of the rooms in the large country house were ____ to tourists during the summer.

4. My parents had to ____ a large sum of money from the bank to buy their new house.

5. My parents ____ a private tutor to help me with my Maths exam.

6. The first thing I did when I moved to Crete was ____ a small house by the sea.

7. I have been ____ a lot of money lately on expensive things I don't really need.

8. I usually spend all my income and don't ____ any money for a rainy day.

9. John ____ too much time on the computer instead of doing his homework.

10. Of course, he can't ____ to be wasting time, especially now that his exams are near.

11. The tax department expects all customers to get a ____ with every purchase they make.

12. I had to complain to the company about my high phone ____, which I wasn't prepared to pay.

13. In the end, the shop manager gave me a ____ and I paid much less than the original price.

14. When he had his wallet stolen, he didn't have any money left to pay for his bus ____.

15. I bought an airline ____ for Madrid with British Airways through an online agency.

16. Income ____ is automatically withdrawn from my pay packet every month.

17. Most universities require that tuition ____ should be paid at the beginning of the year.

18. Sheila got a parking ____ for leaving her car on the pavement.

19. My parents have an ____ with the local shop and pay the total amount they owe every month.

20. My monthly ____ gets paid directly into my bank account every fortnight.

21. Steve's parents give him a weekly ____ which he can use any way he likes.

22. Many generous people give monthly ____ to international charity organisations.

23. Young workers under the age of 21 often get the minimum ____ set by the law.

24. My total ____ from my job isn't sufficient to cover all my weekly expenses.

25. Only when I get a ____ as a ____ for excellent results can I afford something special.