Word Selection

1 _____ describes a change through which many companies compete to offer products and services that previously, under regulation, were offered through just one government-controlled company. Competition Regulation Deregulation Monopoly 2 A person who keeps record of money spent and received by a business and to see that they are correct is ______ . an accountant a lawyer a secretary a salesman 3 Some electricity supplies took advantage of the _______ to increase prices.      balance weather low demand imbalance 4 To _____ the price means to keep the price at the same rate over a period of time.   raise rebate freeze decrease 5 If there isn’t enough power for all the customers, there is a ______ . power crisis plea rebate investigation