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. a. applicate b. apply c. ask d. request 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 ___________ a. hostages b. judges c. referees d. umpires 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 ________ a. deserve b. earn c. gain d. obtain 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 __________. a. revenue b. a reward c. a salary d. wages 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. a. data b. goods c. material d. stuff 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 ? ______________ 4. Teachers at a university / college ? ______________ 5. An advanced class where students discuss their research with a professor ? ______________ 6. Students studying for a second degree ? ______________ 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 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 a. board b. table c. commmittee d. meeting 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 Exercise 12, Match the word from 1 to 10 with A to J. to make common expressions connected with employment. Use each word only 1. trade 6. promotion A. salary F. union 2. curriculum 7. probationary B. pay G. test 3. aptitude 8. short C. retirement H. period 4. sick 9. monthly D. action I. vitae 5. industrial 10. early E. prospects J. list . Test Topic 8 : Education and Work. Exercise 1. Choose the best answer. 1. He has the right _________ for the. 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 )___________ 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