Language Test 8A Unit 8

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

Paul writes books for schools. He's a w r i t e r

1 John counts our money and tells us how much we have spent. He's our _ c _ o _ _ t _ _ _.

2 Mark works in our church. He's our _ r _ _ s _.

3 Anna has her own company. She's a successful _ _ s _ _ e _ _ w _ _ _ _.

4 Magda looks after a little boy while his parents are at work. She's his _ _ n _ _.

5 Conrad looks after animals when they are ill. He's a _ e _.

6 Daniel decides what punishments to give criminals. He's a _ u _ g _.

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2 Choose the correct answers.

When I left school, I applied ______ several jobs in my area but there was nothing for me. Jobs were either ¹______-time, just a few hours a day, or they were badly ²______. I worked in a garage for a while but the working ³______ were terrible - no lunch break, no work clothes and a boss who was always shouting. I was ⁴______ about £150 a week which was awful. I hated it. Then, one day, an old school friend got ⁵______ me and offered me a ⁶______ at his company on a good salary. Now, I'm doing very well!

a with b for c of d from

1 a full b some c part d half

2 a earned b wages c paid d salary

3 a candidates b applications c contracts d conditions

4 a taking b earning c covering d paying

5 a involved in b used to c in touch with d fond of

6 a work b employer c pay d job

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3 Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
I enjoy working (work) outside, so I might get a job on a farm.

1 I tried ________ (get) a job in a local shop but they didn't want me.

2 What will you do if you decide ________ (not/go) to university?

3 How much money do you want ________ (earn)?

4 If you keep ________ (send) applications, I'm sure you'll get a job soon.

5 How did you manage ________ (convince) your boss to give you extra money?

6 I really hate ________ (work) here!

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

HELP WANTED!

Do you like meeting people? Are you good at talking? You could earn good money by being an insurance (INSURE) agent!

¹___________ (DELIVER) driver wanted to take sweets to shops in North London. We are known as good ²___________ (EMPLOY) and we really look after all our workers. No ³___________ (QUALIFY) needed, just hard work and honesty.

Do you like working outdoors? Do you like flowers? Why not become a ⁴___________ (GARDEN)? A local ⁵___________ (POLITICS) needs someone to look after his land while he's away.

Are you a book lover? A large secondary school needs a ⁶___________ (LIBRARY) to look after its large collection of books.

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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.

be (x2) borrow buy do go have meet work

Dear Jack,

How are you? I hope you're fine. I'm not very happy. I'm still working at the office. I can't stand working there! It's so boring! I don't like ¹__________ an office assistant - I'd prefer ²__________ a writer like you, then I could work on my own at home. I don't like my colleagues and I do everything I can to avoid ³__________ any of my workmates outside the office - I don't even go to the pub any more. However, one of them is getting married next week and I promised ⁴__________ to the wedding.

So, now I need ⁵__________ him a present and I haven't got any money. I know I said I would stop ⁶__________ money from you but, just this last time, could you lend me £50 until the 1st?

Thanks, Tom

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