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12 - UNIT 8 - BK2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of a CV is to ____ that you have the necessary skills to do the job for which you are applying. 

a)

determine

b)

express

c)

demonstrate

d)

define

2.

If your CV is always ____ then you can quite easily fill in those online applications because you have got all that information to hand.

a)

out-of-date

b)

up-to-date

c)

up-and-down

d)

up-and-coming

3.

Nowadays, layoffs are more common, so part-time _________ are more common.

a)

positions

b)

careers

c)

works

d)

degrees

4.

Almost half of the ____ are perfectly suitable for the vacancy. 

a)

employees

b)

competitors

c)

candidates

d)

applications

5.

Fixed term employment also known as contract work is used for single projects or to replace workers on ____.

a)

permission

b)

leave

c)

goodbye

d)

absence

6.

Increasingly recruiters are looking for graduates who are ready for the global ____ and an international career.

a)

workforce

b)

workroom

c)

workstation

d)

workshop

7.

Most job interviews today ____ more than just a casual conversation with the hiring manager to see if someone is qualified for the job.

a)

indicate

b)

include

c)

involve

d)

contain

8.

Networking tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Glassdoor enable people to easily ____ the market for new job opportunities. 

a)

test

b)

monitor

c)

find

d)

consider 

9.

There has been an increase in job ____, which is when two people agree to divide a full-time job into part-time jobs. 

a)

dividing

b)

separating

c)

cutting

d)

sharing

10.

You should ____ your resume and covering letter so they are as close a match as possible to the job.

a)

alter

b)

change

c)

direct

d)

tailor

11.

CLOSEST in meaning

In view of the global financial crisis, Tom and his brother has been laid off, so they are on the dole.

a)

selling goods on pavements

b)

receiving a lot of attention 

c)

living on their parents' support

d)

living on unemployment benefits

12.

CLOSEST in meaning

Frank, 41, applied for the post when the parish council advertised two vacancies.

a)

occupied positions

b)

job opportunities

c)

unavailable positions

d)

accommodated room

13.

CLOSEST in meaning

There were some very strong candidates for the job but none of them met my expectations. 

a)

surpassed

b)

overcame

c)

fulfilled 

d)

underestimated 

14.

OPPOSITE in meaning

With unemployment at a record level, retraining programmes would pay off in the long run

a)

lastingly

b)

temporarily

c)

stably

d)

durably

15.

OPPOSITE in meaning

Sheila had butterflies in her stomach before the interview. 

a)

seemed to be easy in her mind

b)

in a tizzy

c)

on pins and needles  

d)

under pressure

16.

OPPOSITE in meaning

I find myself at odds with most of my colleagues on what is the best way forward.

a)

in conflict with

b)

in disagreement with

c)

on the outs with

d)

on good terms with

17.

Many people decided to  ______ eating meat and become vegetarians.

a)

cut up

b)

put up   

c)

give up  

d)

use up

18.

Let's _____ this rubbish and put it in the bin.

a)

clear up 

b)

clear away  

c)

tidy

d)

clean off 

19.

When you decide to ______ a job, you should start work on your resume and covering letter. 

a)

take in

b)

apply for

c)

come with 

d)

put off 

20.

Most people would ______ the chance of working for that famous international company.

a)

grab at

b)

try on

c)

neglect on  

d)

teem with

21.

Increasingly recruiters are ______ graduates who are ready for the global workforce and an international career.

a)

looking for

b)

looking at

c)

looking forward

d)

looking into

22.

Employers will often ______ students for a gap year but you can also apply for as internship after you graduate.

a)

take off

b)

take on   

c)

take in

d)

take away

23.

Today, more jobs ______ a degree or training past high school.

a)

call off

b)

call with  

c)

call for

d)

call in

24.

When computers advanced, they would ______ other technologies, such as nanotechnology and robotics.

a)

merge into

b)

merge of 

c)

merge out

d)

merge with

25.

Amazon, the major electronic commerce company, has recently ______ an ingenious idea about its delivery.

a)

come out of

b)

come in for

c)

come up with

d)

come through

26.

Dinosaurs _____  millions of years ago.

a)

died out 

b)

died of

c)

died from 

d)

died for

27.

____ receive an average of 60 applicants for every advertisement for a low- skilled job, and 20 for every skilled job.    

a)

Employment

b)

Employees

c)

The employed

d)

Employers

28.

Logging, oil and gas drilling, over-grazing and development all result in habitat ________.

a)

destructively

b)

destructive

c)

destroy

d)

destruction

29.

The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient _______ to and investment in its conservation.

a)

attend

b)

attention

c)

attentive

d)

attentively

30.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.

a)

protect

b)

protection 

c)

protective

d)

protector

31.

Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for _____ and poachers. 

a)

collectors

b)

collect 

c)

collective

d)

collectively

32.

Severe weather conditions can also reduce population numbers _______ animals tend to have fewer offspring. 

a)

athough

b)

in spite of

c)

because of  

d)

because

33.

______ species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific habitat or environment that best meets

their survival needs.

a)

Because

b)

Although

c)

Despite

d)

Because of

34.

Species become extinct or endangered for a number of reasons ______the primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.

a)

so

b)

however  

c)

but  

d)

despite

35.

Cheetah's tail is essential during fast running, ______ it balances the animal and allows fast and sudden turns which happen often when the prey tries to escape. 

a)

because

b)

athough

c)

however

d)

despite