Date Name Group________

TEST “PROFESSIONS AND JOBS”

Variant A
Level 1(6 points) Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Maxwell had not held a steady job for almost two years. Today was a big day, because he was going
to a job 1)_______that he felt good about. The secretary he had talked to on the phone sounded friendly and
encouraging.
Maxwell was a typist. His fingers danced on the 2)________. However, his social skills were not
nearly as good as his typing skills. Sometimes his mouth got in the way of his employment. At his last
steady 3)________, his boss had told him to start making coffee every morning. Maxwell laughed. «I'm not
making coffee», he said. «It's not part of my job description».
«Read the employee manual again», his boss said. «Your job description is anything I say it is».
«That's a woman's job», said Maxwell. «Do it yourself».
His boss was still yelling as Maxwell walked 4) ________ of the building. He felt great about telling
off the boss. A few days later, the reality of not having a job hit home.
He had to 5)_________the rent and utility bills, and he had to eat. What was he going to do?
He thought about 6)_________and asking for his job back. But how would that look?
Then again, who cares how it looks when you're almost broke? After thinking about it for another
week, he finally called his boss and apologised. His boss accepted his apology, but said that he had already
hired a replacement.
Maxwell 7)_________a temporary job agency, which provided him enough occasional work to pay
his bills. But none of the companies that he was sent to were hiring. So Maxwell was excited about finally
getting an interview for a steady job.
Maxwell's drive to the interview was 8) _________. The traffic was congested and the
neighbourhood looked rough. It took him 45 minutes to get there. The building was covered with graffiti.
The interview started 30 minutes 9)_________. Not bothering to apologise, the manager lit a
cigarette and took a 10) __________ from his coffee cup. He leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on
his desk. He asked Maxwell a lot of questions. Maxwell thought that each question was more ridiculous than
the 11) ______________ one. The final question was, «Where would you like to be 10 years from now?»
«What does that have to do with typing?» Maxwell 12)__________. Silly questions from a rude man
in a lousy neighbourhood! Where would he like to be 10 years from now?
«Anywhere but this dump!» Maxwell said angrily, as he stood up and walked out.
A B C D
1. dialogue conference interview examination
2. keyboard blackboard whiteboard processor
3. trade profession career job
4. in out on away
5. pay expend take buy
6. sorry forgiveness apologising express regret
7. get in touch with contacted reached spoke to
8. reasonable suitable appointing disappointing
9. lost last late later
10. sip drop taste mouthful
11. next preceding former following
12. rambled meandered wandered wondered
Level 2 (3 points) Unscramble the words and match them with the definitions:

1. uthebrc A. A doctor who treats diseases by performing operations on the body.

2. ogramprmre B. A person who prepares meat to be sold to customers.
3. oistnoecm C. A person who designs buildings
4. ghtfli andanttte D. A person who serves food and takes care of passengers on an airline.
5. sgeonur E. A person who studies, works, in the field of economics
6. rchtaitec F. A person who writes software programs that are used computers.

Level 3 (3 points) Put the following words in logical order:

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

1. dad does in job How earn your his much ?

2. responsible goods manager for the selling is Sales

3. because very adapt is can flexible to he most He situation

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TEST “PROFESSIONS AND JOBS”
Variant B
Level 1(6 points) Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D).
The boy had already been called for lunch three 1)________. Each time the door was opened, deafening
heavy metal music blasted through the rest of the house like a fireball. 2) _________, he appeared in his
teenage splendour, all dressed in black with studs and piercings. He didn't contribute to the conversation 3)
____ addressed directly.
«What are you planning to do when you leave school?» the woman next to him asked at one moment.
«I wanna be a roadie», he replied. There was silence for a moment as everyone digested this.
«I was a roadie for a 4)_______», said one of the men at the table. «And the whole of my job consisted of
humping huge boxes around». «Which band did you work for?» asked the boy.
«I worked for the production company that staged the concerts — like most roadies do. Bands usually have
their own roadies — usually somebody's brother or best mate — who are trusted workers that travel with the
band and form part of the «family» along with the musicians 5)________, their managers, the technicians,
etc. But the vast majority of roadies are as low as low can be — they don't travel with the band, and they
aren't 6)________to do anything except for humping huge boxes around».
«What about 7) __________concert tickets?» — the boy refused to give in.
«The roadie is the bottom of the pile, remember, and the last person who gets free tickets for the concert».
«But everyone involved in the rock music scene gets 8)________a lot of money!»
«Roadies get paid a pittance. When you do a really big performance — one that involves days to set up —
then you end up with quite a lot of money in your pocket, 9)________the simple reason that you work so
many hours and don't really have time to spend any of it. I can't remember how 10) ________ we got paid
per hour, but to give you an indication of how much we earned, I did one concert at Wembley which
finished late, and by the time we'd cleared up afterwards it was 4 or 5 in the morning. We walked home
about 20 miles! And you know why we walked? Because we worked out that if we'd caught a taxi then we
would have spent nearly all the money we'd earned that night! That's how well roadies get paid!»
The boy was looking a bit 11) .
«But it can't be all bad, surely», he said.
«Well, no, you do get to see all the concerts for free», the man replied.
“It's OK», the boy told himself. No granddad's tales were going to1 2 ) _______him what he should or
shouldn't do. He'd be a roadie if he wanted to. Or maybe he wouldn't be a roadie. Maybe he'd be a rock star
instead.

A B C D
1. times time tense sometimes
2. Finally Therefore So Thus
3. if unless but provided that
4. whereas times second while
5. himself themselves theirseives herself
6. let permit must allowed
7. free charge uncontrolled open
8. wages waste paid spent
9. on for in to
10. much many few lot
11. miserable sadly depressing happily
12. prove to satisfy sure convince
Level 2 (3 points) Unscramble the words and match them with the definitions
1. ordite A. A person who maintains financial records.
2. lerck B. A person who prepares food.
3. tloair C. A person who finds and corrects mistakes in other people's writings.
4. untaccotan D. A person who arranges travel plans for clients.
5. cfhe E. A person who does general office work.
6. reavlt entag F. A person who makes or mends clothes.

Level 3 (3 points) Put the following words in logical order:

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

1. deals the problems Personal with staff manager with

2. to Would a you nine- like work have regular ?

to-
five

3. because late is very she punctual for is never meetings She

Date Name Group________
TEST “PROFESSIONS AND JOBS”
Variant C
Level 1(6 points) Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D).
The boy had already been called for lunch three 1)________. Each time the door was opened, deafening
heavy metal music blasted through the rest of the house like a fireball. 2) _________, he appeared in his
teenage splendour, all dressed in black with studs and piercings. He didn't contribute to the conversation 3)
____ addressed directly.
«What are you planning to do when you leave school?» the woman next to him asked at one moment.
«I wanna be a roadie», he replied. There was silence for a moment as everyone digested this.
«I was a roadie for a 4)_________», said one of the men at the table. «And the whole of my job consisted of
humping huge boxes around». «Which band did you work for?» asked the boy.
«I worked for the production company that staged the concerts — like most roadies do. Bands usually have
their own roadies — usually somebody's brother or best mate — who are trusted workers that travel with the
band and form part
of the «family» along with the musicians 5)________, their managers, the technicians, etc. But the vast
majority of roadies are as low as low can be — they don't travel with the band, and they aren't 6)________to
do anything except for humping huge boxes around».
«What about 7) __________________ concert tickets?» — the boy refused to give in.
«The roadie is the bottom of the pile, remember, and the last person who gets free tickets for the concert».
«But everyone involved in the rock music scene gets 8)________a lot of money!»
«Roadies get paid a pittance. When you do a really big performance — one that involves days to set up —
then you end up with quite a lot of money in your
pocket, 9)________the simple reason that you work so many hours and don't really
have time to spend any of it. I can't remember how 10) _________ we got paid per
hour, but to give you an indication of how much we earned, I did one concert at Wembley which finished
late, and by the time we'd cleared up afterwards it was 4 or 5 in the morning. We walked home about 20
miles! And you know why we walked? Because we worked out that if we'd caught a taxi then we would
have spent nearly all the money we'd earned that night! That's how well roadies get paid!»
The boy was looking a bit 11)________.
«But it can't be all bad, surely», he said.
«Well, no, you do get to see all the concerts for free», the man replied.
“It's OK», the boy told himself. No granddad's tales were going to1 2 ) _______him what he should or
shouldn't do. He'd be a roadie if he wanted to.
Or maybe he wouldn't be a roadie. Maybe he'd be a rock star instead.
A B C D
1. sometimes tense time times
2. Therefore Thus Finally So
3. unless but provided that if
4. second times while whereas
5. themselves theirseives herself himself
6. must let allowed permit
7. uncontrolled free open charge
8. spent wages waste paid
9. for in to on
10. many lot few much
11. sadly depressing happily miserable
12. sure prove to convince satisfy
Level 2 (3 points) Unscramble the words and match them with the definitions
1. ecrperant A. A person who does emergency first aid.
2. adapericm B. A person who treats diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums
3. sPnolera ganerma C. A person who cuts men's hair and shaves or trims beards.
4. tedtsni D. A person who deals with any problems with the staff.
5. rabeb E. A person who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant.
6. tirawe F. A person who makes and repairs wooden objects and structures.

Level 3 (3 points) Put the following words in logical order:

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

1. parents cost- Do bonus get your ?

of-
living

2. in a is of charge workers of team Supervisor

3. lazy don’t effort do He’s make to because anything any he

Date Name Group________
TEST “PROFESSIONS AND JOBS”
Variant D
Level 1(6 points) Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1—12) choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D).
Maxwell had not held a steady job for almost two years. Today was a big day, because he was going
to a job 1)_______that he felt good about. The secretary he had talked to on the phone sounded friendly and
encouraging.
Maxwell was a typist. His fingers danced on the 2)________. However, his social skills were not
nearly as good as his typing skills. Sometimes his mouth got in the way of his employment. At his last
steady 3)________, his boss had told him to start making coffee every morning. Maxwell laughed. «I'm not
making coffee», he said. «It's not part of my job description».
«Read the employee manual again», his boss said. «Your job description is anything I say it is».
«That's a woman's job», said Maxwell. «Do it yourself».
His boss was still yelling as Maxwell walked 4) ________ of the building. He felt great about telling
off the boss. A few days later, the reality of not having a job hit home.
He had to 5)_________the rent and utility bills, and he had to eat. What was he going to do?
He thought about 6)_________and asking for his job back. But how would that look?
Then again, who cares how it looks when you're almost broke? After thinking about it for another
week, he finally called his boss and apologised. His boss accepted his apology, but said that he had already
hired a replacement.
Maxwell 7)_________a temporary job agency, which provided him enough occasional work to pay
his bills. But none of the companies that he was sent to were hiring. So Maxwell was excited about finally
getting an interview for a steady job.
Maxwell's drive to the interview was 8) _________. The traffic was congested and the
neighbourhood looked rough. It took him 45 minutes to get there. The building was covered with graffiti.
The interview started 30 minutes 9)_________. Not bothering to apologise, the manager lit a
cigarette and took a 10) __________ from his coffee cup. He leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on
his desk. He asked Maxwell a lot of questions. Maxwell thought that each question was more ridiculous than
the 11) ______________ one. The final question was, «Where would you like to be 10 years from now?»
«What does that have to do with typing?» Maxwell 12)__________. Silly questions from a rude man
in a lousy neighbourhood! Where would he like to be 10 years from now?
«Anywhere but this dump!» Maxwell said angrily, as he stood up and walked out.

A B C D
1. conference interview dialogue examination
2. whiteboard processor blackboard keyboard
3. job career trade profession
4. on away out in
5. buy pay take expend
6. express regret sorry forgiveness apologising
7. contacted get in touch with spoke to reached
8. appointing disappointing suitable reasonable
9. later lost last late
10. mouthful taste sip drop
11. preceding following next former
12. wandered rambled wondered meandered
Level 2 (3 points) Unscramble the words and match them with the definitions:

1. kyrlicaber A. A person who prepares and sells medicines.

2. teladn hecinitcan B. A person who installs and repairs the pipes.
3. calericinte C. A person who makes and repairs artificial teeth.
4. sirpacatmh D. A person who greets and deals with clients and visitors.
5. mublepr E. A person who builds the walls of the house.
6. cinepitoisit F. A person who installs wiring and sockets.

Level 3 (3 points) Put the following words in logical order:

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

1. your a hold post father Does well-paid ?

2. is testing for controller goods responsible Quality

3. tidy she to very likes neat everything be She’s because