Increase / decrease trios

1. 1. Pressure is ........... on the policy makers to reach a decision.

2. 2. You cannot ignore your ......... debts!

3. 3. Her gas bill has been ............... over 6 months of not paying it.

• declined

• mounting

• fallen

• abating

1. 1. The pricing of houses seems to ....... a maximum.

2. 2. Until 1982 figures dropped steadily again to ......... a low point in 1986.

• surge

• mount

• reach

• plummet

1. 1. January saw 56.7 hours of sunshine, well below the ......... of 69.

2. 2. On .........., there are two children in the Polish family.

3. 3. The .............. life expectancy in Japan in well over 84 years.

• average

• slid

• upturn

• cut

1. 1. There's been a sharp ....... in the economy recently.

2. 2. The publishing sector have proved immune to economic ........

3. 3. There is evidence of a(n) ......... on the housing market.

• recover

• accrued

• surge

• downturn

1. 1. The company profits have .......... from $5 mln to $1.5 mln.

2. 2. The economy ........... by 2% last year.

3. 3. Our share of the Asian market has ......... by 20%.

• declining

• shrunk

• nosedive

• upturn

2. 1. There are plans to ........... 1500 staff.

3. 2. Because of the recession, the company is going to ......... 300 jobs.

4. 3. Several low-cost airlines have been forced to ............ flights on major routes.

• axe

• slump

• output

• deteriorate

1. 1. There are still no signs of a(n) .......... in global economy. All is stagnat.

2. 2. Forecasters expect to see a(n) .......... in consumer spendings.

3. 3. The ........... will be noticeable from late spring and early summer. We will reach 50% increase.

• drop

• inflate

• upturn

• plunge

1. 1. The numbers of demonstrations in France has luckily ..........

2. 2. The government ......... the tax on goods and services which make them cheaper.

3. 3. Inflation has just slightly ............. in the recent months.

• abated

• inflated

• mounted

• slid