Celebrating 10 years of the euro?
When the euro was launched there were plenty of people who thought it would crash and burn. Ten years on, its role as a global currency is secure, even if it hasn’t achieved everything its founders hoped…
LEARN ENGLISH
Complete the following sentences with appropriate words from the text:
- We have been working on this project for three weeks but we …………… nothing.
- Our company will ………….. its news website next month.
- This building has burglar alarms and closed circuit cameras; it is completely ……….. against theft.
- He is the managing director of the company, not because of his abilities, but simply because his mother was the ……………. of the company.
- Investors were seriously worried when the stock market began to ………. .
KEY: (Highlight the text below to see it better.)
1. have achieved (= succeed in finishing something or reaching a target)
2. launch (= begin to use)
3. secure (= protected against danger or harm)
4. founder (= someone who set up an organisation, company etc)
5. crash (= suddenly fail and become unsuccessful)
