For the booming business maybe he can thank School of Rock . . . There are several ways in which the word 'boom' in the above sentence can be used. 'The booming business', meaning business that is growing rapidly, for example, can be replaced by 'The boom in business'. A 'boom' town is an area where wealth and population are growing fast; a 'booming' voice means a loud, low but easily distinguishable voice. Can you decide what words to use in the following sentences? 1. Staff at the company are entitled to a bonus following the ____ in sales. 2. Most of the now middle-aged people in the US were born during the post-war _____ boom. 3. Hotel staff in Hong Kong are being kept busy by the ____ tourism industry. 4. Bombay is one of India's boom _____ . Answers: 1. boom 2.baby 3.booming 4. towns
