English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on the right.
1 The President was besieged 
a advertising campaign to launch the new phone.
2 Our team is battling 
b war on child poverty.
3 He had a fight on 
c fleet of white limousines.
4 The company planned a major 
d by reporters as she stepped out of her car.
5 The government set out to wage 
e to reach the semi-finals.
6 The band arrived in a 
f his hands to convince everyone he was right.
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Economy and finance
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In this unit we focus particularly on collocations (words that are often used together).
International aid and development
European countries have, in recent years, turned their attention to supporting
 real and sustainable 
development
1
in Africa. There are many 
encouraging signs that such projects have taken root
2
. In the five 
years up to 2015, a score of African countries 
achieved economic growth of more than 4% per year. Foreign 
direct investment also rose. Africa’s share in world trade now shows real signs of 
recovering from a long 
decline. From Ghana in the west to Ethiopia in the east and Mozambique in the south, Africa’s economies 
have consistently grown more rapidly than those of almost any other region of the world. A dozen countries’ 
economies have expanded by more than 6% a year over a period of six or more years. But many millions of 
people in Africa still live in 
deep poverty
3
and more 
determined efforts are needed to tackle the problem. 
The European Union is committed to supporting and