1. Money in coins or notes, as distinct from checks, money orders, or credit. (paragraph 1) >> Cash
2. Not logical or reasonable. (paragraph 1) >> Irrational
3. A distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli. (paragraph 1) >> Pain
4. The fact or process of losing something or someone. (paragraph 1) >> Loss
5. A particular amount of money. (paragraph 1) >> Sum
6. A very large in size, quantity, or extent. (paragraph 2) >> Enormous
7. An offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction. (paragraph 3) >> Bid
8. An inspiring respect and admiration; having high status. (paragraph 3) >> Prestigious
9. A greatly surprised (paragraph 4) >> Astonished
10. Information about the rest amount of money in the saving account (paragraph 6) >> Feedback
Activity 2
1. People feel more pain when they lose something than when they get something, even though the two sums are exactly the same. >> T
2) Drazen Prelec is a senior researcher at MIT. >> T
3) During Prelec's research, there were more buyers who joined the bid by using cash. >> F
4) Debit cards greatly affect how people spend their money. >> T