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Unit 4 Money talks Active reading (1) Reading and understanding 3 Choose the best answer to the questions. 1 Why did the writer feel ashamed when she met an old friend in a theatre queue? (a) She found she didn’t have enough money to pay for the tickets. (b) She realized that her friend had been more successful in life. (c) She thought her friend’s credit card looked better than her own. (d) She felt her friend looked better than she did. 2 What happened when she applied for a gold credit card? (a) She didn’t get one. (b) It cost her more than she expected. (c) She was sent one of a different colour. (d) She felt better. 3 Which sort of customers do credit card companies want? (a) People who already have a lot of money. (b) Students who might have a lot of money one day. (c) People who are likely to spend more money than they have. (d) People who will never be able to pay the interest on repayments. 4 What did the writer’s daughter want her to do? (a) To lend her ￡3,000. (b) To let her use the writer’s credit card. (c) To support her application for a credit card. (d) To increase the amount of money the writer was giving her regularly. 5 Why couldn’t Kelly access the money in her account? (a) She didn’t have an Internet connection. (b) The bank wouldn’t let her operate the account from abroad. (c) She didn’t have any money left in the account. (d) She had a communication problem in a foreign bank. 6 What happened to Kelly in the end? (a) She couldn’t afford to continue her education. (b) She stayed overseas and got a job in a supermarket. (c) She had to take a bigger student loan to pay off her debts. (d) She was helped financially by her family. Dealing with unfamiliar words 4 Match the words in the box with their definitions. 1 the action or process of buying or selling something (transaction) 2 to some degree, but not completely or extremely (fairly) 3 a written or spoken statement in which someone says that they are not satisfied with something (complaint) 4 to