TEST 8 : Education and Work pps

TEST 8 : Education and Work.

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. He has the right _________ for the job. a. certificates b. degrees c. diplomas d. qualifications

2. She’s looking for better position with another __________.

a. association b. firm c. house d. society

3. A doctor is a member of a respected ___________.

a. occupation b. profession c. trade d. work

4. It’s wise to think about choosing a ________ before leaving school.

a. business b. career c. living d. profession

5. If you want a job, you have to __________ for one.

a. applicate b. apply c. ask d. request

6. You’ll probably have to ________ an application form

a. fill down b. fill in c. fill out d. fill through

7. And you’ll need to give the names of two or three ___________

a. hostages b. judges c. referees d. umpires

8. All the members of our _________ are expected to work hard.

a. personal b. personnel c. staff d. gang

9. If you’re a(n)_________ you have to do what your boss tells you.

a. director b. employee c. employer d. manager

10. You can earn more money by working ______. a. extraordinary b. hours c. overhours d. overtime

11. It’s difficult these days for a young person to find a well – paid job.

a. eternal b. permanent c. reliable d. stablr

12. She was _________ after three years with the company.

a. advanced b. elevated c. promoted d. raised

13. An apprentice is required to do several years’___________.

a. coaching b. education c. formation d. training

14. In Britain, people are usually unwilling to tell other people how much they ________

a. deserve b. earn c. gain d. obtain

15. A retired person is paid a ____________. a. grant b. pension c. rent d. scholarship

16. According to everyone in the _________ she is a very good boss.

a. apartment b. compartment c. department d. employment

17. Some of my work is quite interesting, but a lot of it is just __________.

a. habit b. practice c. routine d. tradition

18. If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive __________.

a. revenue b. a reward c. a salary d. wages

19. The purpose of running a business is to make a __________.

a. contribution b. money c. profit d. service

20. The ________ were delivered to the warehouse by lorry.

a. data b. goods c. material d. stuff

Exercise 2. Do you know ?

1. At what age do children go to nursery school ?

2. At what age do they start elementary school ?

3. Which year of elementary school is compulsory in some states but optional in others ?

4. When students go to high school, it could be a regular school or a _________ school or a __________ school ?

5. Can you at least four subjects taught in schools ?

6. Which of these schools is free : parochial, private, public ?

7. What types of school comes between elementary school and high school ?

Exercise 3. Complete these sentences with the correct word or expression.

1. When she was a child, she lived in small town and went ______________ with only fifty other students.

2. After I __________ from high school, I went _________ and studied history.

3. He wanted to finish school but he needed to get a job and support his family.That’s why he ___________ school of school at 16

4. They didn’t have to send their children to kindergarten because it wasn’t _______ in their state.

Exercise 4. What do you call ?

1. The money students pay for their courses ? ______________

2. The qualification you get at the end of four years at a university ? ______________

3. The name we give students during this period at college ? ______________

4. Teachers at a university / college ? ______________

5. An advanced class where students discuss their research with a professor ? ______________

6. Students studying for a second degree ? ______________

7. The study of one subject in great depth and detail, often to get new information ? ______________

8. The talks that students go to while they are at university or college ? ______________

Exercise 5 . Replace the underlined words with diferent words having the same meaning .

1. Is he a post graduate ? 4. Did she receive a college scholarship ?

2. He’s planning to go to junior college ? 5. Where did you go to college ?

3. She’s studying physics I think 6. I think they’re doing research into the cause of asthma