Test paper 2 Upstream Advanced Unit 6

I.Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences:

1.I asked Emma to give me a referee/ a reference/ a vacancy/ a revision for the job I want to apply
for.
2.The employees have been having/ making/doing/taking their best for so many years. It’s a shame
that the company is closing.
3.I’m afraid Joshua has just been promoted/ fired/ retired/ employed and now he’s worried he won’t
be able to find another job.
4.It’s company / firm/business policy not to allow the use of phones for personal calls during
working hours.
5.My grandfather gets a pension/promotion from the company he used to work for.
6.Have you had any news about that work/job/career you applied for yet?
7.She became a full -time member of employees/staff/employers last year.
8.The wage/payment/salary/tip for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.
9.Some people connect/ commute/ correspond/ commence to London every day from as far away as
Leeds.
10.Shelley disagreed with the board’s decision and so she retired/ fired/ sacked/ resigned and went
to work for another company.
11.When the factory closed , over a hundred people were done/ taken/made/ given redundant.
12.When he retired he received a monthly bonus/ pension/ temporary job.
13.Could I have two days away/ out/ off next week to visit my mother?
14.When I left my job, I had to hand in my application/ dismissal/ notice three weeks beforehand.
15.How much exactly do you make/ take/ do in your new job?

II.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the list:
commute earn gain make sack win
1.No sooner had Denzil …………… the lottery than he decided to quit his job.
2.How long does it take you to ………..work every day?
3.Over a hundred workers were ………………….. redundant when the factory closed.
4.Our next-door neighbour was ……………… for stealing company property.
5.Rarely have I ……………… so much valuable experience in such a short space of time.

III.Match each job with the sentences below:

accountant chef plumber refuse collector. firefighter carpenter

1.Make sure that the fish is fresh by looking at the eyes. ………………
2.Unless you keep the receipts, you’ll pay more tax. ……………….
3.The cause was either an electrical fault or a cigarette. ………….
4.The floorboards in the living room need replacing. ………………
5.One of the radiators has burst and flooded your bedroom. ……………

IV. Match items from column A and B to form idioms. Then use them to complete the sentences
below:
A B
1. meet a. the shots
2. make b. the deadline
3. keep one’s nose c. right hand man
4. call d. ends meet
5. be someone’s e. to the grindstone

1. We’ll have to spend much less for a few months if we’re going to ………………………………
2. If we don’t…………………………………………….., we’ll lose the contract.
3. Of course, his personal assistant will be with him; he …………………………….. the President’s
………………………………..
4. She might be the boss, but don’t be fooled; it’s really the vice-president who ……………………
……………………………..around here.
5. She ……………………………………………………… all year and got the exam results she
wanted.

V. Match the fixed phrases with their meanings:

1. on and off a. continuously
2. on the level b. waiting
3. on hold c. due to
4. on and on d. intermittently
5. on the basis of e. honest

Complete the sentences with the words on the left column:

1.Jim had had strenuous two months and was………………………………… a nervous breakdown.
2. I love my grandfather but he always goes ………………………… about the problems of the youth
of today.
3.Tom was out of work and ……………………….. for six months.
4. David is ……………………..; he’s correctly predicted the winner of the last five races.
5. Refreshments and snacks are ………………….. in the cafeteria.

VI. Complete the collocations with the following words: hunter; horse; centre; title; mate;
prospects; satisfaction; market; bench; description;
work job

VII. Write a short paragraph about your ideal job. (60-80 words)