A. Listen to a career expert and answer the questions. 1. What’s the difference between finding a job now and in the past?
A.
Employers used to choose one out of ten candidates, now it’s one out of ten thousands.
B.
Employers now look for the the person who has different types of skills.
C.
Employers are looking now for people with a post grade.
2.
2. What’s the advice if you’re not enjoying your job?
A.
Find a job that encourages you to become the best at something.
B.
Find good things on it that challenges you.
C.
Try to acquire as many skills as possible.
3.
3. What does the career expert say about companies hiring top managers.
A.
They look for people who can do everything pretty well.
B.
They want to hire people who can bring the most valuable skill or knowledge to the job.
C.
They’re hiring those who have great command on others.
4.
4. What’s the advice for quitting your job?
A.
You should tell your boss and quit.
B.
You should act as you always do and start looking for another job.
C.
Start acting as if you didn’t have your current job anymore.
5.
B. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 5. You need specific ________ to do this job well.
A.
skill
B.
skills
C.
a skill
6.
6. I didn't get enough __________ about my job before I started working here.
A.
information
B.
informations
C.
the information
7.
7. I'm happy to say that I'm making __________ in my new job.
A.
a progress
B.
progress
C.
progresses
8.
8. My previous employer used to offer ________ to new employees.
A.
training
B.
a training
C.
trainings
9.
9. I applied to dozens of __________ before getting a response.
A.
company
B.
the company
C.
companies
10.
10. I was finally invited to attend ________ with one of the companies I had applied to.
A.
interview
B.
an interview
C.
the interview
11.
11. A lot of different people gave me ________ about job interviews.
A.
advice
B.
an advice
C.
advices
12.
12. I really need to find _____ soon!
A.
job
B.
a job
C.
the job
13.
C. Complete the paragraph with the words given. 13. "I don't always follow my parents' __________, ...
A.
advice
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
goal
F.
interest
14.
14. ... but I knew I faced stiff __________ for this job, so for once I listened to them.
A.
advice
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
goal
F.
interest
15.
15. As they suggested, I checked out the company online before submitting my __________, so I was able to include the right kind of information.
A.
advice
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
progress
F.
interest
16.
16. This helped me to achieve my first __________: to get an interview!
A.
knowledge
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
goal
F.
interest
17.
17. My parents told me to make sure I showed __________ in the company,...
A.
knowledge
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
progress
F.
interest
18.
18. ...and to give examples of my ability to meet __________.
A.
knowledge
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
progress
F.
interest
19.
19. Unfortunately, although I did this, I didn't get the job. But I feel I've made __________ ...
A.
knowledge
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
progress
F.
interest
20.
20. ... I've now experienced an interview, and have a better idea of the skills and __________ I need to acquire in order to get the kind of job I want."
A.
knowledge
B.
application
C.
competition
D.
deadlines
E.
goal
F.
interest
21.
D. Complete the conversation with "a", "an", "the", or "-" (no article) 21. Jay: Hi, Garth, are you going to _____ careers conference that I told you about?
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
22.
22. Garth: I haven't decided. Do you think ______ conferences like that are useful?
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
23.
23. Jay: Yeah, especially if you haven't decided on _____ career yet.
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
24.
24. Garth: Well I know I want to be _____ statistician, but _____ companies I'd like to work for are very hard to get into.
A.
a / an
B.
an / the
C.
a / the
D.
- / the
25.
25. Jay: So come along -you can learn about writing _____ résumés and things like that.
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
26.
26. Garth: Yeah, you're right -there might be _____ advice about _____ interviews, which could be useful, too.
A.
a / the
B.
an / the
C.
the / -
D.
- / -
27.
27. Jay: Yeah, there will be, for sure. See you at _____ conference, then! Garth: OK, see you tomorrow!
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
D.
-
28.
E. Choose the best expressions to complete the conversation. 28. Mandy: Hi, Bob, how's your new job going? Bob: It's great. I thought the training would be difficult, and I was a bit worried. But __________, everything went very smoothly. ...
A.
amazingly
B.
obviously
C.
unfortunately
29.
29. ... It's a really good company to work for. __________, I think I've been really lucky. They even offer free exercise classes!
A.
In fact
B.
Unfortunately
C.
More importantly
30.
30. Mandy: Wow, that's a good perk! Bob: Yeah, and we get good health insurance, too. __________, I haven't needed that yet!...
A.
Clearly
B.
Fortunately
C.
More importantly
31.
31. ...But __________, the work is very interesting.
A.
as a matter of fact
B.
more importantly
C.
unfortunately
32.
32. Mandy: Cool! __________, I met someone else who works in the music industry just last week. She loves it too.
A.
Luckily
B.
Seriously
C.
Strangely enough
33.
33. Bob: And who does she work for? Mandy: __________, I can't remember, but I'll check with Dan when I see him -he'll know.
A.
Unfortunately
B.
Obviously
C.
Seriously
34.
34. Bob: __________, I'm meeting up with Dan after my class. Do you want to come too? Mandy: OK, sure.
A.
As a matter of fact
B.
Not surprisingly
C.
Clearly
35.
F. Read the blog entry. Add the missing phrases. Choose the right letters. 35. What's the missing phrase for blank number 1?
A.
I found out that I hadn't in fact been successful on that occasion
B.
I went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later
C.
I thought I'd nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones
D.
I enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered
E.
I carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company
F.
I managed to find work with a social-media marketing company
36.
36. What's the phrase that completes blank number 2?
A.
I found out that I hadn't in fact been successful on that occasion
B.
I went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later
C.
I thought I'd nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones
D.
I enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered
E.
I carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company
F.
I managed to find work with a social-media marketing company
37.
37. What's the right phrase for blank number 3
A.
I found out that I hadn't in fact been successful on that occasion
B.
I went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later
C.
I thought I'd nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones
D.
I enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered
E.
I carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company
F.
I managed to find work with a social-media marketing company
38.
38. What's the right phrase for blank number 4
A.
I found out that I hadn't in fact been successful on that occasion
B.
I went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later
C.
I thought I'd nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones
D.
I enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered
E.
I carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company
F.
I managed to find work with a social-media marketing company
39.
39. What's the right phrase for blank number 5?
A.
I found out that I hadn't in fact been successful on that occasion
B.
I went through their regular recruitment process, and started two weeks later
C.
I thought I'd nearly got the job, and stopped applying for other ones
D.
I enjoyed all the perks and took advantage of everything they offered
E.
I carried on trying to find part-time work with absolutely any company
F.
I managed to find work with a social-media marketing company
