Worksheets12 - UNIT 8 - BK2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 6mins
The purpose of a CV is to ____ that you have the necessary skills to do the job for which you are applying.
determine
express
demonstrate
define
If your CV is always ____ then you can quite easily fill in those online applications because you have got all that information to hand.
out-of-date
up-to-date
up-and-down
up-and-coming
Nowadays, layoffs are more common, so part-time _________ are more common.
positions
careers
works
degrees
Almost half of the ____ are perfectly suitable for the vacancy.
employees
competitors
candidates
applications
Fixed term employment also known as contract work is used for single projects or to replace workers on ____.
permission
leave
goodbye
absence
Increasingly recruiters are looking for graduates who are ready for the global ____ and an international career.
workforce
workroom
workstation
workshop
Most job interviews today ____ more than just a casual conversation with the hiring manager to see if someone is qualified for the job.
indicate
include
involve
contain
Networking tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Glassdoor enable people to easily ____ the market for new job opportunities.
test
monitor
find
consider
There has been an increase in job ____, which is when two people agree to divide a full-time job into part-time jobs.
dividing
separating
cutting
sharing
You should ____ your resume and covering letter so they are as close a match as possible to the job.
alter
change
direct
tailor
CLOSEST in meaning
In view of the global financial crisis, Tom and his brother has been laid off, so they are on the dole.
selling goods on pavements
receiving a lot of attention
living on their parents' support
living on unemployment benefits
CLOSEST in meaning
Frank, 41, applied for the post when the parish council advertised two vacancies.
occupied positions
job opportunities
unavailable positions
accommodated room
CLOSEST in meaning
There were some very strong candidates for the job but none of them met my expectations.
surpassed
overcame
fulfilled
underestimated
OPPOSITE in meaning
With unemployment at a record level, retraining programmes would pay off in the long run.
lastingly
temporarily
stably
durably
OPPOSITE in meaning
Sheila had butterflies in her stomach before the interview.
seemed to be easy in her mind
in a tizzy
on pins and needles
under pressure
OPPOSITE in meaning
I find myself at odds with most of my colleagues on what is the best way forward.
in conflict with
in disagreement with
on the outs with
on good terms with
Many people decided to ______ eating meat and become vegetarians.
cut up
put up
give up
use up
Let's _____ this rubbish and put it in the bin.
clear up
clear away
tidy
clean off
When you decide to ______ a job, you should start work on your resume and covering letter.
take in
apply for
come with
put off
Most people would ______ the chance of working for that famous international company.
grab at
try on
neglect on
teem with
Increasingly recruiters are ______ graduates who are ready for the global workforce and an international career.
looking for
looking at
looking forward
looking into
Employers will often ______ students for a gap year but you can also apply for as internship after you graduate.
take off
take on
take in
take away
Today, more jobs ______ a degree or training past high school.
call off
call with
call for
call in
When computers advanced, they would ______ other technologies, such as nanotechnology and robotics.
merge into
merge of
merge out
merge with
Amazon, the major electronic commerce company, has recently ______ an ingenious idea about its delivery.
come out of
come in for
come up with
come through
Dinosaurs _____ millions of years ago.
died out
died of
died from
died for
____ receive an average of 60 applicants for every advertisement for a low- skilled job, and 20 for every skilled job.
Employment
Employees
The employed
Employers
Logging, oil and gas drilling, over-grazing and development all result in habitat ________.
destructively
destructive
destroy
destruction
The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient _______ to and investment in its conservation.
attend
attention
attentive
attentively
Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.
protect
protection
protective
protector
Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for _____ and poachers.
collectors
collect
collective
collectively
Severe weather conditions can also reduce population numbers _______ animals tend to have fewer offspring.
athough
in spite of
because of
because
______ species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific habitat or environment that best meets
their survival needs.
Because
Although
Despite
Because of
Species become extinct or endangered for a number of reasons ______the primary cause is the destruction of habitat by human activities.
so
however
but
despite
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.
because
athough
however
despite
