test. 1

1. I nearly _____ on the wet floor in the kitchen. It was very dangerous!

• stumbled
• slipped
• fall

• tripped

1. After the economic crisis, many companies announced _____, leaving hundreds without jobs.

• pay cut

• promotions
• reduce salaries

• layoffs

1. I almost __________ on the banana peel someone dropped on the sidewalk!
   

• slipped
• ran
• pulled away

• tripped

1. Due to low sales, the company had to announce a __________, letting 50 employees go.
   

• promotion
• confession

• layoff

• brush-off

1. "I need to __________ my phone; the battery is almost dead."
   

• track down

• fight

• pull away

• plug in

1. The small shop __________ of the popular toy just before Christmas.
   

• pulled off
• stood down
• tracked down

• was run out

Save money for emergencies/unexpected costs.

• create a emergency day fund

• create a saved fund

• create a rainy-day saving fund

• create a dark-day saving fund

Connect an electrical device to a power source.

• Use a charger

• Connect

• Plug in

• Turn on

1. After doing the same routine every day for years, Mark felt like he was just on a __________.
   

• layoff

• slip

• spear

• treadmill

1. She decided to __________ from social media to reduce stress.
   

• pull away

• fight

• grasp

• trip