UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS
TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. interview b. impression c. company d. formally
a. stressful b. pressure c. prepare d. future
a. employment b. remember c. concentrate d. position
a. express b. effort c. office d. comment
a. advice b. relate c. during d. forget
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
I am so _______ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent.
a. nerve b. nervous c. nervously d. nervousness
_______ speaking, I do not really like my present job.
a. Honest b. Honesty c. Honestly d. Dishonest
A letter of _______ is sometimes really necessary for you in a job interview.
a. recommend b. recommended c. recommender d. recommendation
Her job was so _______ that she decided to quit it.
a. interesting b. satisfactory c. stressful d. wonderful
Some days of rest may help to _______ the pressure of work.
a. reduce b. lower c. chop d. crease
Can you please tell me some information that _______ to the job?
a. indicates b. expresses c. interests d. relates
Not all teenagers are well _______ for their future job when they are at high school.
a. interested b. satisfied c. concerned d. prepared
Qualifications and _______ are two most important factors that help you get a good job.
a. politeness b. experience c. attention d. impression
Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
a. recommendation b. reference c. curriculum vitae d. photograph
I have just been called _______ a job interview. I am so nervous.
a. for b. in c. over d. with
What do I have to bring _______ me to the interview.
a. with b. upon c. in d. along
Knowing your skills and strengths is _______ important part of the job search process.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
Students who need ______ extra money can find _______ part time job.
a. Ø / a b. an / the c. the / Ø d. a / the
My father works for a construction company in _______.
a. Winchester, which is a city in the U.K.
b. Winchester, that is a city in the U.K.
c. Winchester is a city in the U.K.
d. Winchester where is a city in the U.K.
Ms Young, to _______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and peacefully in Canada.
a. who b. whom c. that d. whose
I saw a lot of new people at the party, _______ seemed familiar.
a. some of whom b. some of who c. whom d. some of that
My friend eventually decided to quit her job, _______ upset me a lot
a. that b. when c. which d. who
He is the man _______ car was stolen last week.
a. whom b. that c. which d. whose
They have just found the couple and their car _______ were swept away during the heavy storm last week.
a. that b. which c. whose d. when
It was the worst winter _______ anyone could remember.
a. when b. which c. where d. why
I would like to know the reason _______ he decided to quit the job.
a. why b. which c. that d. when
_____ instructed me how to make a good preparation for a job interview.
a. John Robbins to that I spoke by telephone,
b. John Robbins, that I spoke to by telephone,
c. John Robbins I spoke to by telephone,
d. John Robbins, whom I spoke to by telephone,
He was always coming up with new ideas, were absolutely impracticable.
a. most of whom b. that c. most of which d. most of that
She always had wanted to go to places _______ she could speak her native tongue.
a. that b. in that c. which