UNIT 9: Career Openings vocabulary

How do you say: "superar" a problem in English?

• overcome

• prevent

• come over

• accomplish

Why did you ............................. the job offer?

• turn up

• turn over

• turn down

• turn off

There are many different ways to ...................... the same task.

• accomplishing

• accomplished

• accomplish

• accomplishment

I quit my job 5 years ago, and have never .......................

• looked back

• looked up

• looked again

• looked behind

You'll end ....................... penniless (without any money) if you continue to spend like that.

• with

• on

• in

• up

Did it take you long to find ........................ when you started your new job?

• your hand

• your feet

• your head

• your hair

We are looking for someone with drive.

What does "drive" mean here?

• energy and determination

• to make a vehicle move

• creativity and intelligence

• a driver's license

Sandra ..................... in a three-year teacher-training course.

• enrol

• enroll

• enrolled

• enrolling

Have you ever tried your ........................... at writing a poem?

• hands

• hand

• arm

• arms

I would never put my career on ................... to raise a family.

• postpone

• stop

• hold

• hang