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.