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b A good boss looks after everyone in the company.. d After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the e Diana's bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the f A mount

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F I R S T C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E

6 Complete each sentence (a-h) w i t h a suitable ending (1-8) Use each ending once

a) If you work hard, the company will give you 4

b) In a different job I could get a higher c) The best way to find new staff is to put a/an d) Because he had stolen the money, we decided that e) She has a pleasant personality but hasn't got the right f) In the meeting we are going to discuss the

g) I think it would be a good idea to send in your h) We cannot give you the job without

1 qualifications for a job of this kind

2 advertisement in the local press on Friday

3 application for the job as soon as possible

4 promotion to a more responsible position

5 references from your previous employer

6 dismissing him was the only possible action we could take

7 salary and better conditions of employment

8 appointment of a new sales representative

7 Use the w o r d given in capitals at the end of each line to f o r m a w o r d that fits in the space in the same line

Leaving a job

I recently left my job in an ^Y^Kp.k^ agency ADVERTISEMENT

after a disagreement with my boss She accepted my (2) but warned me that because of the RESIGN (3) situation, I might have to get used to the ECONOMY

idea of being (4) for a while I thought that she EMPLOY was trying to make a point, but after I had made over

fifty (5) to other companies, I realised that she APPLY was right Although I am a (6) designer, I QUALIFICATIONS didn't receive any offers of a job After that I tried

working from home, but it was not very (7) Then PROFIT

I became an (8) in a fast-food restaurant, EMPLOY even though my (9) were extremely low EARN

I wish I had accepted early (10) from my old job RETIRE That is what I disagreed with my boss about!

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8 Underline the most suitable w o r d or phrase

a) The building workers were paid their income/salary/wages every Friday

b) She's only been here three weeks It's a/an overtime/temporary job

c) When he retired he received a monthly bonus/pension/reward

d) Apparently she earns/gains/wins over £60,000 a year

e) While the boss is away, Sue will be in charge/in control/in place of the office

f) Could I have two days away/off/out next week to visit my mother?

g) Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was pushed/sacked/thrown

h) When I left the job, I had to hand in my application/dismissal/notice three

weeks beforehand

i) How much exactly do you do/make/take in your new job?

j) If you have to travel on company business, we will pay your

costs/expenses/needs

9 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the w o r d or words given, and so that

the meaning stays the same Do not change the words given in any way

a) Terry works in a different place now JOB

Terry has a different job now

b) A good boss looks after everyone in the company EMPLOYER

c) I am sure you will learn a lot in this job EXPERIENCE

d) This job is a good way to earn money, but that's all LIVING

e) The firm gave me a rise after I had worked there a year RAISED

f) The company was profitable last year MADE

g) I had to be interviewed at head office ATTEND

h) My annual salary is £12,000 A YEAR

i) Jill is employed by a firm of accountants WORKS

j) We advertised the job in the paper PUT

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10 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space

Choosing a job

One of the most difficult decisions is choosing what to do for a

(1) B For example, do you want to follow a definite

(2) , and (3) a low (4) at the beginning, but have good (5) in a company that trains its (6) ?

Or are you more interested in taking any kind of work, because you need a/an (7) ? You may have to (8) the fact that a good (9) can be difficult to find In that case, why not take a (10) one? You will gain some useful (11) Remember that even if you have the right (12) , you may have to

(13) lots of application forms before you are asked to (14) an interview But don't worry if you don't know what you want to (15) exactly You'll enjoy finding out!

8) A face up to B go over C come up with D call off

10) A temporary B overtime C profitable D short 11) A experiences B experienced C experience D experiencing 12) A qualifications B exams C letters D degrees 13) A fall through B get on C turn down D fill in

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a) When Brenda entered the swimming competition she bought a new

costume

b) I learned to ride a horse without using a

c) Gemma tried to hit the golf-ball with her , but missed it d) After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the

e) Diana's bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the

f) A mountain-climber's life may depend on their

g) Open-air skating can be dangerous if the is too thin

h) Peter put his in front of his face to protect himself from his opponent's punches

i) Suddenly the referee blew his and pointed to the penalty spot j) Skiing can be dangerous if you don't wear dark

k) I had to play the doubles match with a borrowed

1) Terry went fishing with the new his parents gave him

2 Match the words in the box w i t h a suitable comment (a-h)

a) Catherine dealt, and gave me the ace, king and queen of hearts

cards

b) You need a small needle, and threads of different colours

c) I couldn't do ten down, so I used the dictionary

d) Ian glued the parts together wrongly because he didn't read the instructions

e) When Ellen is losing, she knocks the pieces off the board

f) The path we want doesn't seem to be on the map

g) Nigel missed the red, and put the pink in the pocket by mistake

h) I want to put £20 on 'Ealing Comedy' to win in the 4.30 at York

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3 Underline the most suitable w o r d

a) Sue came first in the 5000 metre competition/game/race

b) Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground/field/pitch c) Brenda goes jogging every morning to keep exercised/fit/trained

d) Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil

e) The local stadium isn't large enough for so many audience/viewers/spectators f) I'm afraid I don't find basketball very interested/interesting

g) The final result was a/an draw/equal/score

h) Norman won first medal/prize/reward in the cookery competition

i) All competitors/rivals/supporters tor the race should make their way to the track

j) Collecting matchboxes is Rebecca's favourite leisure/occupation/pastime

4 Replace the w o r d or words in italics in each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box

arranged outdoors record second captain postponed referee side champion profossionally score spare

a) Mary plays tennis as a way of earning her living professinally

b) Tomorrow's hockey match has been put off for another time c) In motor racing last year William Green was the best driver of all d) The player with the lowest number of points wins the game e) A match between the two top teams has been fixed for next month

f) I like going swimming in my free time g) Jane Briggs was the runner-up in the 100 metres hurdles h) Who is the player in charge of your football team?

i) She won all her matches this season, which is a best ever performance

j) Charles was sent off for punching the person who controls the match

k) We decided to hold this year's dancing competition in the open air

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5 Use the w o r d given in capitals at the end of each line to f o r m a w o r d that fits in

the space in the same line

How a hobby can make you angry!

Recently I decided to take up (1)photography as a hobby PHOTOGRAPH

I like taking snaps, but I am not very (2) SKILL

My snaps are either a complete (3) for FAIL

technical reasons, or are just not very (4) First IMAGINE

I decided that to be (5) , I would have to buy new SUCCESS

equipment Just then I had an (6) piece of good EXPECT

luck A friend who works in a camera shop said she

could sell me a (7) camera A customer had VALUE

left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been

a (8) , and it was actually for sale UNDERSTAND

I thought this was a rather (9) explanation BELIEF

and so I asked her some more questions She said

she had had a (10) with the customer and he AGREE

had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!

6 Choose the most suitable w o r d or phrase to complete each sentence

a) Mary stopped swimming and just B on the surface

A) sank B) floated C) dived D) poured

b) Jack turned the last corner and for the finishing line

A) approached B) arrived C) waited D) headed

c) David was trying to another cyclist when he crashed

A) overpass B) overcome C) overtake D) overcharge

d) You have to the person with the ball until you catch them

A) chase B) rush C) jump D) drop

e) The fans climbed over the fence to paying

A) avoid B) prevent C) abandon D) refuse

f) I fell over while skiing and my sister had to a doctor

A) bring B) take C) fetch D) carry

g) It's very easy to over when the snow is hard

A) slide B) skid C) skate D) slip

h) Don't the road until all the runners have gone by

A) pass B) cross C) across D) pass by

i) The swimmers forward as they waited to begin the race

A fell B) crawled C) rolled D) leaned

j) When I was hiking in the mountains, I on a snake

A) tripped B) stepped C) surprised D) carried

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7 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box

a) After Paul's leg was injured, it took him a long time to get better

b) Unfortunately Sally rode her bike into the mud and got c) Before the race I went to the stadium to get

d) Some of the competitors got because of the thick fog

e) I tried learning to do embroidery but I didn't get f) She worked on her stamp collection and he got the g) I didn't get from the match till late because of the crowds h) David practised hitting the golf ball until he got it

i) Kate enjoyed riding the horse but found it hard to get j) I tried to phone the tennis club but I couldn't get k) We have a great time whenever our rugby team gets 1) I can't get to playing football on plastic grass!

8 Rewrite the sentences in 7 above so that each one contains one of the words in

the box, and does not contain a f o r m of get

a) After Paul's leg was injured, it took him along time to recover

b)

c)

d) e) f) g) h) i)

i)

k) 1)

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