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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