Dialogue Practice: Let's Buy a House (1)

Wife: I'm sick of ......... this apartment. I want to buy a house.
handing
raising
renting
bringing

Husband: Me too. I can contact a real estate ......... in the morning.
slave
officer
judge
agent

Wife: Yes, you should do that. And, will you go online and fill out this form in order to get ......... for a mortgage amount?
pre-coded
pre-warned
pre-approved
post-war

Husband: That's a good idea. That way, we'll know how much we can ......... to spend on a house.
book
need
afford
buy

Wife: And, I'm also going online in order to see what homes are on the ......... right now.
black market
bank
future
market

Husband: OK. But, before you do that, we should think about which neighborhoods we like. Do you want to stay central or would you like to live on the ......... of town?
downtown
uptown
up
outskirts

Wife: I like those new ......... on the edge of town. All of the land in that area has been divided into separate parcels and the houses are new and beautiful.
subdivisions
packages
streams
highways

Husband: Yes, they are nice-looking, and also seem more family-..........
turned
timed
oriented
advanced

Wife: Exactly! Our current location is central and close to shopping, but it's more of an adult community. If we're going to ......... a family, we want to be around other young families.
finish
cease
close
start

Husband: I agree. This is actually a good time to start looking for a new house. Interest rates are low and housing ......... have fallen due to the economic downturn lately.
conclusions
terminations
porches
prices