QUESTIONS: 

I'm writing ____________________ your advertisement in the Los Angeles Times.

   in response to

   to respond at

   in respond to

2. I'm writing to ____________________ the possibility of employment with your company.

   inquire about

   inquest about

   question

3. I have a ____________________ deal ( = a lot) of experience in (sales, web development, making

folk-art, etc.) 

   big

   large

   great

4. I'm a ____________________ motivated self-starter.

   high

   highly

   height

5. I have been ____________________ ( = formally or informally commended) for my ability to

manage others.

   noticed

   notified

   recognized

6. I would very much like to meet with you ____________________ to discuss this position.

   in person

   personal

   for a chat

7. I would very much like to meet with you to discuss this position ____________________. 

   in detail

   in details

   details

8. I will call you on Tuesday to arrange a ____________________ meeting. 

   eye-to-eye

   nose-to-nose
   face-to-face

9. My main area of ____________________ is ( = what I know/do best is) ...

   expert

   expertise

   experienced

10. As the ____________________ CV/resume illustrates ( = shows) ...

   closed

   enclosed

   encapsulated

QUESTIONS: 
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. My academic training combined with my ____________________ work experience make me an

excellent candidate for this position.

   previous

   before

   precious

2. This experience _______________ me with complete confidence in my professional ability (= made

me feel confident in what I do)

   insulted

   instilled

   installed

3. I am completely ____________________ in Spanish. 

   fluid

   flowing

   fluent

4. I have a very good ____________________ of quality assurance.

   understanding

   comprehend

   understand

5. I developed strong ____________________ communication skills while working as a customer

service representative for Bell South.

   verbose

   speaking

   verbal
6. During the ____________________ ( = span) of my career ...

   life

   course

   coarse

7. I believe that I could be ____________________ asset to your organization. 

   a valuable

   a value

   valuable

8. Please contact me at your ____________________ convenience. 

   early

   earliest

   earlier

9. I graduated in June with a B.A. in Sociology ____________________ University of Georgia.

   from

   from the

   at the

10. Most recently, I have been working as a representative for a major pharmaceutical company,
presenting and ____________________ various pharmaceutical products to potential clients.

   making promotions

   doing the promotions

   promoting

QUESTIONS: 
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. Because of the small size of this company, I have been ____________________ to and
participated in most aspects of managing a business.

   averse

   exhibited

   exposed

2. ____________________ a Web Developer with MasterCard ( = when I was working as a WD at

MasterCard), I was responsible for updating and maintaining all of the corporate websites.

   Since

   As

   Like

3. I ____________________ the development of ( = I helped develop) several prominent products. 

   spoke about

   assisted in

   included

4. I believe that the ____________________ of my education, work experience, and personal

interests make me an ideal candidate for this job.

   combination

   union

   unification

5. An ideal candidate = A ____________________ candidate

   good

   decent

   perfect

6. As I ____________________ ( = said, mentioned) earlier...

   indicated

   vindicated

   appointed

7. Please don't ____________________ to contact me ( = feel free to contact me) with any
questions. 

   hesitate

   a value

   valuable

8. I look forward to ____________________ your reply. 

   the reception of

   receive/get

   receiving/getting

9. My education and employment background are ____________________ ( = suitable) for the

position.

   appalling

   appropriate

   appealing

10. Some of my ____________________ ( = tasks, et.) included designing and testing the user
interface of the company's corporate intranet.

   responsibilities

   responses

   respectability
QUESTIONS: 
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I've done a bit of ____________________ about your company. = I have studied/looked into your
company.

   research

   looking

   searching

2. As the school's main psychiatrist, I ____________________ ( = advised) teenagers about a variety

of personal concerns.

   concealed

   counseled

   consolidated

3. In ____________________,... = What's more/Also,... (used when you want to give more examples
of something_ 

   addendum

   adding

   addition

4. work ____________________ = employment history

   background

   groundwork

   review

5. My previous job required me to ____________________ intermediary between the brokers and the
investors.

   act the

   act like an

   act as an

6. This is my ____________________ ( = main, principal) area of interest.

   prime

   primary

   primordial

7. I am ____________________ ( = especially) interested in animal rights. 

   particularly

   essentially

   intuitively
8. I am seeking to ____________________ myself with... = I am looking to get a job with... 

   assert

   align

   assist

9. invaluable = ____________________

   not valuable

   very valuable

   somewhat valuable

10. I believe that I can be of ____________________ ( = help, assistance, etc.) to both your
company and your clients.

   goodness

   benevolence

   benefit