Bài tập Tiếng Anh Khối 12 - Unit 9 Choosing a career

Unit 9. CHOOSING A CAREER Part I. PHONETICS

Exercise 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.

1. A. tedious B. secure C. temporary D. rewarding

2. A. enthusiastic B. smooth C. southern D. trustworthy

3. A. tertiary B. trustworthy C. tempting D. shortlist

4. A. pension B. commission C. passion D. decision

5. A. shortlist B. temporary C. afford D. accordingly

Exercise 2. 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.

6. A. rewarding B. fascinating C. tedious D. challenging

7. A. prospect B. reference C. promoted D. interview

8. A. unemployment B. economics C. manufacture D. responsible

9. A. workforce B. high-flyer C. handshake D. headhunt

10. A. commuter B. commitment C. employee D. attendant

Part II. VOCABULARY

Exercise 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

11. I was only absent ____ the office for a few minutes!

A. for B. from C. in D. about

12. She became a full-time member of ____ last year.

A. employees B. employers C. workers D. staff

13. The ____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.

A. wage B. payment C. salary D. tip

14. Shelley disagreed with the board's decision so she ____ and went to work for another company.

A. retired B. fired C. sacked D. resigned

15. Being a flight attendant is a ____ job. You may have to work long hours on long haul flights and not get

enough sleep.

A. tedious B. demanding C. rewarding D. fascinating

16. I think that doing medical research would be really ____ because this job would save people's lives.

A. challenging B. tiresome C. rewarding D. monotonous

17. I am writing in ____ to your advertisement on Vietnamework.com for the post of a personal assistant.

A. connection B. association C. relation D . response

18. Some people ____ to London every day from as far away as Leeds.

A. connect B. commute C. commence D. correspond

19. When the factory closed, over a hundred people were ____ redundant.

A. made B. given C. taken D. done

20. Most governments tax people on the amount of money they ____ each year.

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A. win B. gain C. earn D. benefit

21. After working at the same company for thirty years, my grandfather was looking forward to his ____.

A. overtime B. pension C. charity D. allowance

22. Who is responsible ____ dealing with complaints?

A. with B. for C. in D. at

23. Success in this industry depends a lot ____ luck!

A. with B. from C. at D. on

24. Don't you think you should apply for the job ____ writing?

A. with B. for C. at D. in

25. The ____ I 'm a member of is calling for a nationwide strike next week.

A. union B . charity C. organization D. company

26. Have you had any news about that ____ you applied for yet?

A. work B. job C. career D. vacancy

27. In some professions, you have to ____ when you're 60 or 65 years old.

A. resign B. terminate C. retire D. dismiss

28. We began ____ looking round for advertising agencies which have experience of our market.

A. to B. with C. by D. at

29. The covering letter wasn't attached ____ the CV.

A. to B. with C. from D. by

30. Certificates provide proofs of your ____.

A. qualifications B. qualities C. diplomas D. ambitions

31. I'd like to speak to the person in ____ please.

A. duty B. responsibility C. obligation D. charge

32. When you ____ the interview, remember to bring some sample of your work.

A. apply B. join C. attend D. make

33. I would be grateful for an opportunity to visit your company and discuss my application with you ____.

A. in privacy B. individually C. privately D. in person

34. If my application is successful, I will be able to start work from 15th of August when I finish all my exams. I

am ____ my CV with this letter.

A. sending B. attaching C. …