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Choose the best answer.. Which year of elementary school is compulsory in some states but optional in others.. What types of school comes between elementary school and high school3. Comp

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Test Topic 8 : Education and Work

Exercise 1 Choose the best answer

1 He has the right _ for the job a certificates b degrees c diplomas d qualifications

2 She’s looking for better position with another

a association b firm c house d society

3 A doctor is a member of a respected _

a occupation b profession c trade d work

4 It’s wise to think about choosing a before leaving school

a business b career c living d profession

5 If you want a job, you have to for one

6 You’ll probably have to an application form

a fill down b fill in c fill out d fill through

7 And you’ll need to give the names of two or three _

8 All the members of our _ are expected to work hard

a personal b personnel c staff d gang

9 If you’re a(n) _ you have to do what your boss tells you

a director b employee c employer d manager

10 You can earn more money by working a extraordinary b hours c overhours d overtime

11 It’s difficult these days for a young person to find a well – paid job

a eternal b permanent c reliable d stablr

12 She was _ after three years with the company

a advanced b elevated c promoted d raised

13 An apprentice is required to do several years’ _

a coaching b education c formation d training

14 In Britain, people are usually unwilling to tell other people how much they

15 A retired person is paid a a grant b pension c rent d scholarship

16 According to everyone in the _ she is a very good boss

a apartment b compartment c department d employment

17 Some of my work is quite interesting, but a lot of it is just

a habit b practice c routine d tradition

18 If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive

19 The purpose of running a business is to make a

a contribution b money c profit d service

20 The were delivered to the warehouse by lorry

Exercise 2 Do you know ?

1 At what age do children go to nursery school ?

2 At what age do they start elementary school ?

3 Which year of elementary school is compulsory in some states but optional in others ?

4 When students go to high school, it could be a regular school or a _ school or a school ?

5 Can you at least four subjects taught in schools ?

6 Which of these schools is free : parochial, private, public ?

7 What types of school comes between elementary school and high school ?

Exercise 3 Complete these sentences with the correct word or expression

1 When she was a child, she lived in small town and went with only fifty other students

2 After I from high school, I went _ and studied history

3 He wanted to finish school but he needed to get a job and support his family.That’s why he _ school of school at 16

4 They didn’t have to send their children to kindergarten because it wasn’t _ in their state

Exercise 4 What do you call ?

1 The money students pay for their courses ?

2 The qualification you get at the end of four years at a university ?

3 The name we give students during this period at college ?

5 An advanced class where students discuss their research with a professor ?

7 The study of one subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information ?

8 The talks that students go to while they are at university or college ?

Exercise 5 Replace the underlined words with diferent words having the same meaning

1 Is he a post graduate ? 4 Did she receive a college scholarship ?

2 He’s planning to go to junior college ? 5 Where did you go to college ?

3 She’s studying physics I think 6 I think they’re doing research into the cause of asthma

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Exercise 6 Read these sentences spoken by college students What subject in each person studying ?

1 “ I’m concentrating on the modernist style and the work of Le Corbusier”

2 “ The way we use fertilizers is much more precise than it was twenty years ago”

3 “ Travel and tourism are important part of this industry”

4 “ We’re going to concentrate on Freud and Jung this term”

5 “ I’ve been reading some books on time management”

6 “ We’ve spent a lot of time on foreign policy and how it is affected by domestic issues”

7 “ We’re looking at way that solar energy can be utilized”

8 “ Expressionism was really a reaction to the work of the Impressionists”

Exercise 7 Complete each sentence with a word or compound word formed from the given words

1 Jack built his own boat in a ( 1 – WORK ) in his garden

2 I don’t have a job, so I’m living on ( 2 – EMPLOY ) benefit

3 We can’t ( 3 – COMPETITOR) with these low prices

4 Many pupils at ( 4 – SECOND ) school have already chosen a career

5 This used to be a rural area but it has become ( 5 – INDUSTRY )

6 ( 6 – PRODUCE ) in our factories is falling because of absenteeism

7 You won’t be paid much as a/ an ( 7 – SKILL ) worker

8 The government is encouraging ( 8 – INVEST ) in heavy industry

9 Jim is very disorganized and not very ( 9 – BUSINESS ) _

10 We would like details of your ( 10 – QUALIFY ) on this form

Exercise 8 Choose the best answer

1 I succeeded in my job through sheer hard _ ( work / labour / industry / effort )

2 I’m thinking of changing my job because there are few _ of promotion ( prospects / opportunities / chances/ sources )

3 Ruth is looking for a new at the moment ( vacancy / appointment / condition / employment)

4 I’m well – qualified and have completed a in grafic design ( lesson / curriculum / course / timetable )

5 It’s not very interesting work, but at least it’s a _ job ( regular / continuous / firm / steady )

6 When Lucinda graduated, she had no idea which _ to choose ( living / business / career / work )

7 The sales manager failed to negotiate a suitable _ with his Japanese counterpart ( deal / transaction / business / accord )

8 The job you’ve applied for isn’t It’s only temporary, I’m afraid ( long – lasting / permanent / eternal / durable )

9 Pete has a well – paid position with a local ( firm / association / house / society )

10 When you send in your application, remember to supply the names of two _ ( umpires / judges / supporters / referees )

11 The day – to – day running of the school is handled by the head teacher, who is responsible to the _ of governors

12 Silvio was the first member of staff ever to be for gross professional misconduc ( dispatched / sacked / released / shot )

13 Employers are often less interested in an applicant’s academic _ then in his or her experience ( papers / certificates / qualifications / degress )

14 Gary accepted the job in Lisbon, although he would only be _ half his previous salary ( winning / gaining / deserving / earing )

15 Depending on their circumstances, university students live on a from the bank, an allowance from their parents or income from part – time jobs a loan b pension c fund d purse

Exercise 9 In these questions THREE of the alternatives are correct and TWO are wrong

1 Ford is a multi – national corporation that _ motor vehicles ( constructs / fabricates / makes / manufactures / produces )

2 He was because he was an unreliable and lazy worker ( dismisses / dispatched / fired / released / sacked )

3 When the factory closed down, 500 people _ ( became unoccupied / became unemployed / lost employment / lost their jobs / were made redundant )

4 A good worker is usually someone with the right kind of ( experience / experiences / experiment / personality / qualification )

5 Business letters are produced on a _ ( computer / printer / typist / typewriter / word processor )

Exercise 10 Fill in each blank with suitable word

One of _ most enjoyable jobs I’ve _ done was when I _ a student When you what it was you may be a _ shocked, but I know it sounds unpleasant I can assure you that it was _ fact delightful Believe it or _ I was a grave – digger for a _ summer It was one of _ hot, dry summers which made the _ as hard as rock and it needed a great deal of _ to dig the graves Now, a grave digger doesn’t have _ to do with dead bodies All he has to do is dig two- metre deep holes and fill them in when th e coffins has been put in As I , it was a marvellous summer and I’m glad to say I didn’t have to work on

my I had a workmate who had been digging graves 1950 In _ of his depressing trade he was a cheerful character, always laughing and jokes He used to tell me about his experiences and I _ to him for hours on end Mind you, we had to work quite _ and usually there were two or three graves to dig everyday By the _ I had to go _ to college I was fitter, browner and in some a wiser person

Exercise 11 Choose the best answer

1 If you work longer than your contract stipulates, you will be paid ( flexitime / overtime )

2 Every year there are at least 50 000 ( applicants / candidates ) for that particular examination

3 People who are unable to find work may be eligible for unemployment ( payment / benifit )

4 Dr Brewer decided to spend his ( secondment / sabbatical ) year on research into comparative religion

5 As the shipyard had run out of orders, all the worker were made ( redundant / sacked )

6 chris really is very talented, but he can’t possibly expect to make a ( profession / living ) from his painting

7 University students who take out a ( loan / mortgage ) to pay for their studies may be seriously in debt when they graduate

8 i hope JANE EYRE will be on the ( studies / syllabus ) again next year

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Exercise 12, Match the word from 1 to 10 with A to J to make common expressions connected with employment Use each word only

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