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Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

a)

administrator

b)

applicable

c)

candidate

d)

academic

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

a)

motivated

b)

responsible

c)

robot

d)

approachable

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

A. advertise

b)

B. qualified

c)

challenging

d)

D. impressive

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

. unique

b)

B. recruit

c)

C. employ

d)

D. shortlist

5.

5. Office staff need ____ desks and chairs to feel comfortable in their office space

a)

A. good-designing

b)

B. good-designed

c)

C. well-designing

d)

D. well-designed

6.

All staffs are not allowed to use their personal mobile phones during ____ hours

a)

A. office

b)

B. official

c)

C. officer

d)

D. officer's

7.

Most jobs have a dress code, ____ you should adhere to. A. what B. that C. which D. it

a)

. what

b)

B. that

c)

C. which

d)

D. it

8.

____, but there's something about the perfect outfit that can really make you feel good at your workplace.

a)

A. Not only is it fun to dress up

b)

B. It is not fun only to dress up

c)

C. Not only it is fun to dress up

d)

D. Is it not only fun to dress up

9.

A LinkedIn profile is similar to a work resume, ____ you display your past education information, work experience, skills, current work position and profile picture.

a)

which

b)

why

c)

when

d)

where

10.

0. The more professionally you practise at the workplace, ____ to create a positive reputation for yourself.

a)

A. the better will be your chances

b)

B. the better your chances will be

c)

C. will the better your chances be

d)

D. your chances will be the better

11.

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

a)

A. dividing

b)

B. separating

c)

C. cutting

d)

D. sharing

12.

A doctor is a member of a respected ____.

a)

A. occupation

b)

B. profession

c)

. trade

d)

D. work

13.

Many young people travel all over the world and do all kinds of jobs before they ____.

a)

A. lie down

b)

B. settle down

c)

C. touch down

d)

D. put down

14.

. In Britain, people are usually unwilling to tell other people how much they ____. A. earn B. obtain C. deserves D. gain

a)

A. earn

b)

B. obtain

c)

C. deserves

d)

D. gain

15.

She was ____ after three years with the company.

a)

A. advanced

b)

B. raised

c)

C. elevated

d)

D. promoted

16.

. The lecturer recommended ____ a number of books before the exam.

a)

A. reading

b)

B. to read

c)

. we reading

d)

D. to have read

17.

The boss ____ because he was always behind the deadlines.

a)

A. threatened to dismiss him

b)

B. suggested him to dismiss

c)

C. threatened him to dismiss

d)

D. promised him to dismiss

18.

We complained ____ the manager ____ the poor service we received at the restaurant.

a)

A. on - about

b)

B. at - for

c)

C. with - of

d)

D. to - about

19.

Bill asked Tom _____ in London.

a)

A. does the train arrive

b)

B. did the train arrive

c)

C. whether the train arrives

d)

D. if the train had arrived

20.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

My work is challenging, of course, because it involves both a sales function and a technique function.

a)

A. fascinating

b)

B. rewarding

c)

. stimulating

d)

D. demanding

21.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

. I've been working here for over ten years now and I'm on first-name terms with everyone, even the CEO.

a)

A. getting on

b)

B. happy

c)

C. having an informal/friendly relationship

d)

D. satisfied

22.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

22. The secret to remaining in the workforce is to be multi-skilled and to be able to transfer skills from one area of your life and work to another. Continue to learn new skills and keep your employer notified.

a)

A. officially tell someone

b)

B. formally inform someone

c)

C. make unknown to

d)

D. miscommunicate with

23.

OPPOSITE

One of the best ways to understand what a job is like, is to do it. Work experience is a great way to get a feel for what a job is all about.

a)

A. to have an understanding about

b)

B. to touch with one's own hands

c)

C. to have the faintest idea about

d)

D. to do something on purpose

24.

“That's new French restaurant does a fixed price menu for only £18.” --- “____”

a)

A. It's very good value for money.

b)

B. I'll save a bit of money

c)

C. What a waste of money

d)

D. It costs a fortune

25.

. “What do you do?” “____”

a)

A. What do you do?

b)

B. I work in advertising.

c)

C. I do as an advertiser

d)

D. I am an advert.

26.

43. The shop has volunteered that it will deliver the chairs by the end of the week.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Employers offer wages or a salary for the workers in exchange for the worker's work or labour

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Before the meeting finished, they arranged when they met next.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

He received a letter saying that his application has been rejected.

a)

A. The letter he received said that his application had been rejected

b)

B. His application has been rejected by the letter he received.

c)

C. It is said in the letter he received that his application has been rejected.

d)

D. That his application has been rejected is why he received with the letter.

30.

"Your application must be submitted before the end of the month," said the secretary to applicants.

a)

A. The secretary told the applicants not to submit their application before the end of the month.

b)

B. The secretary said that the application had to be submitted before the end of the month

c)

C. The secretary asked that the applicants submit their application before the end of the month

d)

D. The secretary reminded the applicants to submit their applications before the end of the month.

31.

"Have your seat, please," said the interviewer to him.

a)

A. The interviewer invited him to sit down.

b)

B. The interviewer offers him a post.

c)

C. The interviewer asked him where his seat was

d)

D. The interviewer left him a seat.

32.

49. The company will read your CV and application letter. If it is interested in hiring you, you will be invited to an interview.

a)

A. If the company, after having read your CV and application letter, is interested in hiring you, you will be invited to an interview.

b)

B. If the company is interested in hiring you, your CV and application letter will be read and then you will be invited to an interview

c)

C. If the company invites you to an interview, it is interested in hiring you and reading you CV and application letter

d)

D. If the company reads your CV and application letter, it means it is interested in hiring you and inviting you to an interview

33.

. We have mostly moved from an industrial-based economy to an information-based, service-work based world. People in the workplace have to adapt to changes on a daily basis.

a)

A. Having mostly moved from an industrial-based economy to an information-based, service-work based world, people in the workplace have to adapt to changes on a daily basis

b)

B. We have mostly moved from an industrial-based economy to an information-based, service-work based world as people in the workplace adapt to changes on a daily basis

c)

. C. That we have mostly moved from an industrial-based economy to an information-based, servicework based world makes people in the workplace adapt to changes on a daily basis.

d)

D. After mostly moving from an industrial-based economy to an information-based, service-work based world, people in the workplace have to adapt to changes on a daily basis.