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Buying land and building a house is very expensive, so many people have to ___ from a bank.

• make money

• pay in cash

• lose money

• borrow money

After Cyclone Shaheen in 2021, efforts were made to ___ to help people whose homes were severely damaged by the flooding.

• raise money

• pay a fine

• owe money

• spend money

In Oman, people often use a system called جمعية, which enables them to ___ without using a bank.

• owe money

• pay off

• save money

• lose money

If you don't ___ loans quickly, the interest will accumulate and you will end up paying a lot more.

• pay a fine

• pay off

• spend money

• make money

I ___ to my friend because I borrowed 20 rials from him last week.

• owe money

• pay a fine

• spend money

• borrow money

There was a ___ in sales of Mercedes-Benz cars in 1997.

• rose sharply

• sharp rise

• fluctuated considerably

• gradual decrease

Then Mercedes-Benz sales ___ between 2001 and 2004.

• decreased slightly

• fell dramatically

• rose sharply

• a slight decrease

After 2008, Audi cars became more popular than BMWs and Mercedes for the first time and increased ___ 620,000 sales ___ around 700,000 in 2013.

• between, and

• by, from

• from, and

• from, to

Crude oil prices ___ between 2007 and 2019.

• fluctuated considerably

• decreased gradually

• sharp rise

• slight decrease

___ 2007 ___ 2016, crude oil production rose ___ 260bn barrels ___ almost 370bn barrels.

• From, to, between, to

• Between, to, from, and

• Between, and, from, to

• From, and, to, between