Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
1-
The Internet ......... an excellent tool for both investors and fraudsters.
A -
becomes
B -
equals
C -
has
D -
makes
2-
......... online newsletters can certainly help investors gather valuable information.
A -
Legal
B -
Legible
C -
Legitimate
D -
Literary
3-
However, some companies pay online newsletters to ......... their stocks.
A -
tally
B -
tongue
C -
tout
D -
treat
4-
These newsletters will profit ......... if they convince investors to buy specific stocks.
A -
attractively
B -
beautifully
C -
handsomely
D -
prettily
5-
The most egregious scalp the stocks they hype, ......... the price with recommendations and then selling their own holdings at an inordinate profit.
A -
clinging to
B -
driving up
C -
nailing down
D -
standing by
6-
Internet bulletin boards ......... threads made up of numerous messages on investment opportunities.
A -
capture
B -
censure
C -
feature
D -
stature
7-
A single individual can mimic widespread interest in an unknown stock with a series of posts under various ..........
A -
actors
B -
addresses
C -
aliases
D -
antonyms
8-
Because spam is so easy and cheap to produce, fraudsters frequently use it to find investors for ......... investment deals.
A -
bogus
B -
bonus
C -
sub rosa
D -
surplus
9-
Many investment programs are just an internet version of the classic ......... scheme in which participants attempt to make money simply by recruiting new participants.
A -
escalation
B -
hierarchy
C -
level up
D -
pyramid
10-
Never make an investment based ......... on what you read in emails or on the internet.