USE ONE OF THESE WORDS IN ITS CORRECT FORM TO COMPLETE THE TEXT.(10...

1. Use one of these words in its correct form to complete the text.

(10 points)

retire

promote

redundant

interview

contract

reference

pensioner

applicant

career

train

employment

ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORD

In these days of high (0)

unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find

a job. If they are lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) (1) ………. ,they may

find that there are at least 20 other (2)………. for the job. If a company is

thinking of offering you a job. they will ask you for at least one (3) ………. from

either your previous employer or someone who knows you well. Before taking up your

job, you may have to sign a (4)……….You will probably have to do some

(5)………. , which help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have

decided that this is your chosen (6)………. , you will then have to work hard to

try and get (7)………. which usually brings more responsibility and more money!

If you are unlucky, you may be made(8) ………. and not be able to find another

job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a (9) ………. scheme, which

will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are (10)……….

Finally, good luck!

II. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D

(10

points)

GREEK THEATRES

The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has

been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting

(1)………….. for the plays formed part of religious festivals. (2)………….. early Greek

theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside.

(3)………….. . that time, there were no. (4)………….. . as there are in modern theatres,

so the (5)………….. stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special

theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one….. (6) …………..

another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area

where it formed a background for the actors. (7)………….. the parts of the different

characters. Eventually, a (8) ………….. platform was built so that the actors could be

seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything (9)………….. our modern

stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages

(10)………….. around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also

a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room.