Language Test 8B Unit 8

1 Complete the names of jobs. The lines show you how many letters to use.

Abigail is a t e a c h e r in a secondary school.

1 Ian designed our house. He is a very good _ r _ _ _ t _ c _ .

2 Bob looks after our building - he's a very good _ _ r _ _ a _ e _.

3 Melanie works as a _ _ r _ _ at the hospital.

4 Brian helped my husband take the employers to court - he's the best _ _ w _ _ r I know.

5 Nigel is a _ _ l _ _ and flies planes all over the world.

6 When people need documents in French, they go to Elaine. She's a _ r _ _ s _ _ t _ _.

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2 Choose the correct answers.

I was always the _______ of attention at school. I loved joking and having fun. I was used ¹_______ a big crowd of people around me. That's why it's quite strange that I work on my ²_______ now. The only time I'm with anyone else is on the train when I ³_______ from my home to London. I haven't always worked like this. My mum's French and I'm fluent ⁴_______ the language so, when I left school, I became a ⁵_______ -time tour guide. I thought it would be a great ⁶_______ but I soon changed my mind. I'm much happier now in my nice, quiet office.

a centre b middle c central d medium

1 a have b having c to have d to having

2 a self b alone c own d loner

3 a commute b contract c compete d career

4 a for b in c from d with

5 a long b full c over d high

6 a work b employ c job d pay

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3 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

I hope to start (start) work in a week.

1 Mike hates ________ (wear) a suit to work.

2 Try to avoid ________ (do) anything stressful.

3 We don't mind ________ (work) part-time.

4 Mark offered ________ (type) my CV for me.

5 Does a games tester need ________ (know) a lot about computers?

6 Stop ________ (complain) about your job and look for another one.

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4 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the words in capital letters.

HELP WANTED!

Musicians (MUSIC) wanted for orchestra. Pianists, violinists and trumpet players.

Unemployed ¹_______(PSYCHOLOGY) needs work. Please contact M. Hubert.

²_______ (RECEPTION) needed for new company. Good money. Send an ³_______ (APPLY) today with a photograph and a ⁴_______ (COVER) letter saying why you think you would be good in this job.

Is your job too ⁵_______ (STRESS) for you? Come to us and relax. Become a gardener!

Do you want to do something for your country? You could become a ⁶_______(POLITICS). It's easier than you think! Join the Labour Party today!

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5 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs that you do not need.

become earn find give look move pay send work

Dear Mark,

I hope you're well. I need to ask you for advice.

I managed to find a really good part-time job in the summer holidays. I enjoyed ¹__________ there because everyone was so friendly. After my final university exams, they agreed ²__________ me a full-time job which was great.

After some time, though, I got bored and decided ³__________ to London because I wanted ⁴__________ an actor. Since then, I've had a few small parts in plays but I never have enough money. The people in my old job keep ⁵__________ me letters and emails saying that I can have my old job back whenever I want. I know it was boring but I miss ⁶__________ good money.

What do you think I should do?

Best wishes

Jake

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