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Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 8 Test A Vocabulary 1 Match the adjectives below to the job descriptions (1–8). challenging stressful repetitive highly-skilled varied dead-end glamorous worthwhile 1 Senior Engineering Consultant: requires qualifications in civil engineering and training in bridge construction. ____________ 2 Burger Sales Assistant: regular hours, no qualifications required, no promotion prospects. ____________ 3 Celebrity Personal Assistant: required to live in Hollywood and travel the world with major film star. ____________ 4 Oil Company Managing Director: top job for ambitious professional who wants to manage major international company and really test themselves. ____________ 5 Machine Operator: required to operate machinery that puts tops on bottles every day. ____________ 6 Aid Worker: volunteers required to help orphaned children in Bangladesh – make a difference to people’s lives! ____________ 7 Firefighter: join our team who attend emergencies and help carry out rescues. You need to be fit and healthy to deal with some of the dangerous aspects of this occupation. ____________ 8 Zookeeper: required to feed animals, advise visitors, work in ticket office, etc. – a hundred different jobs in one! ____________ Mark: ___ / 8 2 Circle the correct words in the idiomatic phrases (1–6). Then match phrases 1–6 to the phrases (A–F) with a similar meaning. 1 I had a lot on my dish / plate. A I taught the new employee what to do. 2 I put my feet / legs up. B I was really busy. 3 I started the ball rolling / falling. C I had to start working immediately. 4 I showed him the edges / ropes. D I relaxed. 5 I rose / lifted to the challenge. E I made the first suggestion in the debate. 6 I was thrown in at the far / deep end. F I worked hard and did well in a difficult situation. Mark: ___ / 12 4 Match the words (1–6) to the sentences (A–F). 1 threat 2 boycott 3 discrimination 4 demonstration 5 injustice 6 march A Students are walking through the city centre, shouting ‘Down with the government!’ ___ B People believe that the decision of the judge was unfair. ___ C The terrorists say that if their demands are not met, they will blow up the plane. ___ D In protest, citizens refused to buy the company’s products. ___ E The students were not allowed into the university because of the colour of their skin. ___ F People stood outside the embassy with signs saying ‘Free the prisoners’. ___ Mark: ___ / 6

Answer 1

Ответ:

1.

1.highly-skilled

2.stressful

3.glamorous

4.challenging

5.repetetive

6.worthwhile

7.dead-end

8.varied

2.

1.plate

2.feet

3.rolling

4.ropes

5.rose

6.thrown in at the far

3.

A 6

B 5

C 1

D 2

E 3

F 4

Объяснение:

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Answer 2

Vocabulary 1:

1. Senior Engineering Consultant: highly-skilled
2. Burger Sales Assistant: dead-end
3. Celebrity Personal Assistant: glamorous
4. Oil Company Managing Director: challenging
5. Machine Operator: repetitive
6. Aid Worker: worthwhile
7. Firefighter: stressful
8. Zookeeper: varied

Mark: 8/8

Idiomatic Phrases:

1. I had a lot on my plate.
2. I put my feet up.
3. I started the ball rolling.
4. I showed him the ropes.
5. I rose to the challenge.
6. I was thrown in at the deep end.

Matching phrases: 1 - B (I was really busy.) 2 - D (I relaxed.) 3 - E (I made the first suggestion in the debate.) 4 - A (I taught the new employee what to do.) 5 - F (I worked hard and did well in a difficult situation.) 6 - C (I had to start working immediately.)

Mark: 12/12

Word Matching: 1 - D (threat) 2 - D (boycott) 3 - E (discrimination) 4 - A (demonstration) 5 - C (injustice) 6 - F (march)

Mark: 6/6