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Trang 1Test 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
Trang 2Exercise 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
Trang 3Exercise 12, Match the word from 1 to 10 with A to J to make common expressions connected with employment Use each word only