Plans, Processes and Work

Grammar: conditions and results. Choose one answer.

1 If I Mary, I will tell her.

• see
• will see
• would see

2 If Tara is free tomorrow, he her. Choose the future result.

• would invite
• invited
• will invite

3 If I a zoo, I would release all of the animals back into the wild and turn my zoo into a library.

• inherit
• will inherit
• inherited

4 If I had known it was your birthday, I you a card. Choose the unreal past result.

• would send
• will send
• would have sent

5 If you heat ice, it

• melts.
• melting.
• melted.

Grammar: describing actions in the passive. Choose one answer.

1 I am weekly.

• paid
• pay
• paying

2 Our house is painted.

• being
• be
• been

3 My wallet Choose the present perfect passive form.

• has been steal.
• has stolen.
• has been stolen.

4 Mice are eaten by cats. Choose the active sentence with the same meaning.

• Mice eat cats.
• Cats are eaten by mice.
• Cats eat mice.

5 Water is by everyone.

• drink
• drank
• drunk

Vocabulary: working life. Choose one answer.

1 Although the salary isn’t high, the job comes with excellent prospects for promotion. Promotion means

• a period without a job.
• a reduction in working hours.
• a move to a higher position.

2 I have a job interview tomorrow morning with a local newspaper. A job interview is

• a holiday request.
• a regular staff party.
• a meeting to assess an applicant.

3 Although I don’t a lot of money, I really love my job. Choose the verb meaning receive money for work.

• borrow
• win
• earn

4 I commute to work by train every day. Commute means

• change jobs frequently.
• work on a train.
• travel regularly between home and work.

5 Before going for a job interview, answers to any questions you're expecting. Choose the verb meaning get ready in advance.

• prepare
• overlook
• postpone

Vocabulary: solving problems and working well. Choose one answer.

1 Jimmy was fired for getting to work late too many times. Was fired means

• was dismissed from his job.
• was promoted.
• was hired.

2 Before a job interview, think of some challenges you've in case you're asked about this. Choose the verb meaning dealt with successfully.

• overlooked
• overcome
• overheard

3 Please keep your bags out of the aisle so that nobody trips. Here, trips means

• catches a foot and loses balance.
• changes seats.
• travels abroad.

4 I will clean your home "from top to bottom". This means

• only in visible places.
• only on the top floor.
• completely and thoroughly.

5 I work quickly and efficiently. Efficiently means

• with constant supervision.
• without paying attention.
• without wasting time or effort.