UNIT 9: THE WORLD OF WORK

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. salary B. vacancy C. charity D. factory
2. A. special B. employ C. degree D. experience
3. A. engineer B. receptionist C. electrician D. vet
4. A. builder B. soldier C. hairdresser D. guard
5. A. Asian B. pleasure C. enclosure D. pressure
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. assistant B. plumber C. soldier D. builder
7. A. ability B. vacancy C. advantage D. reliable
8. A. polite B. degree C. salary D. career
9. A. realize B. employ C. include D. rely
10. A. architect B. journalist C. secretary D. mechanic
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C and D.
11. In order to work as a lifeguard, you need a special ___.
A. conversation B. prediction C. qualification D. career
12. Robots are very good at technical work, but they don’t have experience of
dealing ___ people.
A. with B. of C. about D. at
13. She has all the necessary ___ of a good teacher.
A. ambition B. qualities C. education D. salary
14. We have several ___ for casual workers.
A. experiences B. degrees C. vacancies D. skills
15. A large part of the workforce is ___ in agriculture.
A. employed B. employing C. employ D. to employ
16. He has led American ___ into battle.
A. receptionists B. builders C. electricians D. soldiers
17. We go to the to read books.
A. cafeteria B. library C. stadium D. museum
18. Take this road and you will at the hotel in 5 minutes.
 A. come B. reach C. find D. arrive
19. We both worked for three hours, she paid John more than me.
A. although B. even C. therefore D. yet
20. That’s a good ! Let’s go to the beach.
A. thinking B. answer C. idea D. opinion
21. You him about our project if you see him, won’t you?
A. tell B. told C. will tell D. would tell
22. I and see you before I leave for America.
A. come B. will come C. have come D. came
23. Look! soon.
A. It’s raining B. It’s rained C. It’s going to rain D. It rained
24. Yes, but I don’t think the weather too much.
A. changed B. changes C. will change D. changing
25. They say fine for the next few days.
A. it’s being B. it’s going to be C. it has been D. it will have
26. All right, but my raincoat and umbrella with me.
A. I’m going to take B. I take C. I’ve taken D. I’m taking
27. I’m sure he to do it.
A. will try B. does try C. try D. to try
28. “Can we meet at 10.00 outside the station?” “Okay. I you there.”
A. see B. will see C. have seen D. saw
29. Don’t sit on that bench, I it.
A. paint B. painted C. will paint D. am going to paint
30. Do you like my new solar watch? Here, I you how it works.

A. show B. will show C. shown D. am going to show

IV. Write complete sentences with the given words.

1. friends/ going/ have / picnic/ the park/ next week.
My friends are going to have a picnic in the park next week.
2. I/ won’t/ late/ school/ tomorrow.
I won’t be late for school tomorrow.
3. Peter and his friends/ going/ share/ room?
Are Peter and his friends going to share room?
4. cousins/ will/ on holiday/ next month.
My cousins will be on holiday next month.
5. You/ going/ stay/ five-star hotel/ by the sea?
Are you going to stay at five-star hotel by the sea?
6. Rob/ going/ be/ a lawyer?
Is Rob going to be a lawyer?
7. dad/ going/ buy/ car/ next month.
My dad is going to buy a car next month.
8. All teachers/ will/ robots/ the future.
All teachers will have robots in the future.
9. You/ going/ spend/ a year/ travel/ when/ leave/ school?
Are you going to spend a year travelling when you leave school?
10. sister/ will/ 18/ next month.
My sister will be 18 next month.