Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests
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Reading
Read the text.
2
Complete the sentences with the correct person
A–D.
1
has some clients that do not take his
advice.
2
is a teacher.
3
thinks his subject is not straightforward.
4
doesn’t always do what his clients
expect.
5
doesn’t work office hours.
Mark
/10
Vocabulary
3
Choose the correct answers.
1 If you started a sandwich shop at school,
you’d
make / do a killing.
2 Plasma TVs cost / make a fortune.
3 We splashed out / down on a new car.
4 I don’t mind spending money but I hate being
ripped
up / off!
5 Pete spent / paid through the nose for his new
bike.
Mark
/5
4
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
precious well-off worthless
dirt cheap priceless
1 Jewellers make rings with
stones.
2 This old painting is
but it
means a lot to me.
3 A new play by Shakespeare would be
.
4 Sometimes things that are
stop working quite quickly.
5 Only
people can stay at that
hotel!
Mark
/5
JOBS IN FINANCE
A THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR
In my job people either come to me or I go to them.
This is because most of my clients are working full
time and only have the evenings or weekends free.
We usually spend a few hours going through money
matters and then I work out with the client how best
their money can be invested and how to plan for their
retirement. I give advice on anything from pension
funds to taking equity out of property. In short, what
I’m doing is advising people how to make their money
work for them and provide them with a secure future.
B THE DEBT COUNSELLOR
The people who usually consult me are often desperate
to find a way out of a very difficult and traumatic
situation. These days I’m seeing more and more people
who have overreached themselves and been tempted
by easy credit. They can’t see a way forward and that’s
where I come in. My job often involves reassuring
people that there are ways out of their problems.
However, in the course of my work I also encounter
people whose lives revolve around spending money that
they haven’t got and who are neither willing nor able to
change their ways.
C THE ACCOUNTANT
I work in partnership with two other people and we
are always extremely busy! We mainly deal with small
businesses or individuals who need help with their
taxes. We calculate their profits (or losses) and advise
on what expenses they can claim for. Some forms they
have to complete look quite complex but for people
with our experience they’re really quite straightforward.
Some of our clients think we should be able to save
them enormous amounts of money but we’re certainly
not miracle workers!
D THE ECONOMIST
In my opinion the economy is a fascinating subject
and I try to pass this on to my students. It’s such a
wide subject. There are so many influences you have to
consider and a successful economist must be familiar
with all the markets and current trends. As we’ve
seen recently with unstable stock markets world wide,
predicting how an economy is going to do is almost
impossible because of all the contributory factors.
Friends often ask for advice on what shares to buy or
sell but unfortunately there are no guarantees in my
business and it’s always a big risk!
progress test
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