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UNIT 9: Career Openings vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

overcome

b)

prevent

c)

come over

d)

accomplish

2.

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

a)

turn up

b)

turn over

c)

turn down

d)

turn off

3.

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

a)

accomplishing

b)

accomplished

c)

accomplish

d)

accomplishment

4.

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

a)

looked back

b)

looked up

c)

looked again

d)

looked behind

5.

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

a)

with

b)

on

c)

in

d)

up

6.

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

a)

your hand

b)

your feet

c)

your head

d)

your hair

7.

We are looking for someone with drive.

What does "drive" mean here?

a)

energy and determination

b)

to make a vehicle move

c)

creativity and intelligence

d)

a driver's license

8.

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

a)

enrol

b)

enroll

c)

enrolled

d)

enrolling

9.

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

a)

hands

b)

hand

c)

arm

d)

arms

10.

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

a)

postpone

b)

stop

c)

hold

d)

hang

11.

I enjoyed Mirabal International School enormously once I'd ......................... .

a)

enrolled in

b)

accomplished

c)

ended up

d)

settled in

12.

One day you will end up ......................... your own company.

a)

run

b)

ran

c)

running

d)

to run

13.

My brother is following in our father's ...................... He's going to become an nurse like Dad.

a)

footsteps

b)

job

c)

foot

d)

apprenticeship

14.

Lucy has a list of things she wants to do and she is determined to ......................... them all this year.

a)

accomplish

b)

settle

c)

enrol

d)

serve

15.

Due to the corona virus, there has been a temporary ..................... in our plans.

a)

settle

b)

serve

c)

setback

d)

accomplish

16.

The project suffered a setback when one of the workers had to take three months off work due to illness.

What does "setback" mean?

a)

something that causes a delay

b)

something that speads up the progress

c)

something that you accomplish

d)

to succeed in doing something

17.

I'm willing to try my .................. at anything.

a)

hand

b)

drive

c)

arm

d)

foot