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Unit 4 Active reading (1) 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 inform someone officially about something (notify) 5 happy and satisfied with your life (contented) 6 information that makes people notice a person, product etc (publicity) 7 to fail to do something that would have been helpful or honest (omit) 8 very expensive, and therefore available only to people who have a lot of money (exclusive) 9 difficult or impossible to exist or do something without (indispensable) 10 to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way (deceive) 5 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 4. If you’re going to study in the UK, a bank account is (1) indispensible. That’s because for(2) transactions involving large sums of money you need to pay by bank transfer, or by cheque. It’s(3) fairly obvious you can’t carry large amounts of cash around with you all the time. So you need to choose a bank. And that’s not easy, because these days you hear more (4) complaints than appreciation of the services they provide. They all spend a lot of money on (5) publicity trying to attract students, whom they see as an investment for their own future. Some of them offer (6) exclusive free gifts like designer T-shirts or stylish pens to secure your custom. But don’t be (7) deceived by these offers. A (8) contented customer is someone who knows they can rely on their bank to (9) notify them when conditions change, and not to (10) omit to tell them when interest rates on overdrafts or credit card repayments have been increased. 6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 My car is very inexpensive to run – it uses LPG instead of petrol. (economical) 2 When I saw Brian in his new sp