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- 1. Multiple Choice
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.
A. apprenticeship
B. importance
C. specialize
D. office
- 2. Multiple Choice
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.
A. engineer
B. spreadsheet
C. employee
D. trainee
- 3. Multiple Choice
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.
A. motivated
B. responsible
C. robot
D. approachable
- 4. Multiple Choice
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.
A. baristas
B. managers
C. employers
D. applicants
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
A. administrator
B. applicable
C. candidate
D. academic
- 6. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. unique
B. recruit
C. employ
D. shortlist
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. tuition
B. specialize
C. relevant
D. qualify
- 8. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. advertise
B. qualified
C. challenging
D. impressive
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. experience
B. curriculum
C. interviewer
D. certificate
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. qualification
B. university
C. opportunity
D. undergraduate
- 11. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
A secretary, typical (A) known as personal (B) assistant (PA) or an administrative (C) assistant, has many administrative(D) duties.
A. typical
B. personal
C. administrative
D. administrative
- 12. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
The best way to get (A) ready for an interview is to take (B)the time to review the most common (C) interview questions you will mostly likely(D) be asked.
A. to get
B. is to take
C. the most common
D. mostly likely
- 13. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Students can apply ____ an apprenticeship while they are still at school.
A. for
B. to
C. on
D. in
- 14. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
In general, the company receives hundreds of _________ for a post they offer.
A. applies
B. applications
C. applicant
D. applicability
- 15. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
To have the competitive advantage in the lob market, students need to have developed their ____ throughout their time at university.
A. employs
B. employable
C. employment
D. employability
- 16. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Office staff need ____ desks and chairs to feel comfortable in their office space.
A. good-designing
B. good-designed
C. well-designing
D. well-designed
- 17. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
All staffs are not allowed to use their personal mobile phones during ____ hours.
A. office
B. official
C. officer
D. officer's
- 18. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Students' interest is more likely to be maintained if they can see the relevance of their studies ____ their future careers and life beyond university.
A. with
B. for
C. to
D. in
- 19. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
____, but there's something about the perfect outfit that can really make you feel good at your workplace.
A. Not only is it fun to dress up
B. It is not fun only to dress up
C. Not only it is fun to dress up
D. Is it not only fun to dress up
- 20. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Travis, who oversees the cooking at this restaurant, started ____ with Backer, his grandfather, at the Chicken Coop when he was 19.
A. apprentice
B. apprenticing
C. apprenticeship
D. apprenticeships
- 21. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
If his family had not been so poor that he did several part-time jobs when he was at university, ____ now.
A. he would not be so experienced
B. he will not be so experienced.
C. he would not have been so experienced.
D. he would be so experienced
- 22. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
The company I ____ is owed by much a larger company, which helps me learn a lot about a big organization.
A. work for
B. work at
C. work in
D. work on
- 23. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Two students are talking with each other about the job interview:
A: “I didn't think the interview went well.” – B: “____”
A. But you got the offer, finally
B. Don't worry. You always did well in school.
C. Oh, come on. You'll make it.
D. What types of questions do you think they will ask?
- 24. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Two students are talking about their friend Tim:
A: “Tim has a very easy job. He's paid a lot of money to do little.” – B: “____”
A. It's a game of luck.
B. It's an incredible piece of luck.
C. Wish him good luck.
D. He crossed his figures for luck.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
Two colleagues are talking with each other:
A: Your day was just like mine. B: “____”
A. So was I.
B. It sure is.
C. Of course it was. We work together!
D. We have to work for 30 years!
- 26. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Teenagers may have a few ideas about what jobs they want to do when they leave school. If so, it's important they learn more about them so they can make informed career decisions.
A. knowledgeable
B. ignorant
C. updated
D. understandable
- 27. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
One of the best ways to understand what a job is like, is to do it. Work experience is a great way to get a feel for what a job is all about.
A. to have an understanding about
B. to touch with one's own hands
C. to have the faintest idea about
D. to do something on purpose
- 28. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Most young people, independent as they seem, do not feel ready to make big decisions. They may feel immense pressure trying to decide what to do when they leave school.
A. strong
B. great
C. little
D. tiny
- 29. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
At the start of the course you will get a course overview explaining exactly what is expected of you.
A. a general review
B. all the details
C. a short description
D. a brief summary
- 30. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
The secret to remaining in the workforce is to be multi-skilled and to be able to transfer skills from one area of your life and work to another. Continue to learn new skills and keep your employer notified.
A. officially tell someone
B. formally inform someone
C. make unknown to
D. miscommunicate with
- 31. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
He received a letter saying that his application has been rejected.
A. The letter he received said that his application had been rejected.
B. His application has been rejected by the letter he received
C. It is said in the letter he received that his application has been rejected.
D. That his application has been rejected is why he received with the letter.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
"Your application must be submitted before the end of the month," said the secretary to applicants.
A. The secretary told the applicants not to submit their application before the end of the month.
B. The secretary said that the application had to be submitted before the end of the month.
C. The secretary asked that the applicants submit their application before the end of the month.
D. The secretary reminded the applicants to submit their applications before the end of the month.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
"Have your seat, please," said the interviewer to him.
A. The interviewer invited him to sit down.
B. The interviewer offers him a post.
C. The interviewer asked him where his seat was.
D. The interviewer left him a seat.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
“Never leave any gap unfilled in your application form," the student consultant said.
A. The student consultant said he never left any gap unfilled in his application form.
B. The student consultant advised the students not to leave any gap unfilled in their application form.
C. The student consultant told the students to leave any gap unfilled in their application form.
D. The student consultant helped the students leave gap unfilled in their application form.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following sentences.
“You should learn about the company before you come for the interview,” said the teacher to class.
A. The teacher suggested that the students learn about the company before coming for the interview.
B. The teacher asked the students to learn about the company before coming for the interview.
C. The teacher requested that the students learn about the company before coming for the interview.
D. The teacher warned the students to learn about the company before coming for the interview.
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