Why did the writer become a market research telephone interviewer?

A He had completely run out of money.

B He had the right university degree for the job.

C It was the first job he was offered.

D He knew it was only for six months.

The writer had doubts about the company when

A they only offered him three days of training.

B they told him he wouldn't receive payment for his training.

C they told him he had to be trained first.

D he was told what the hourly rate would be.

His workplace could best be described as

A large and noisy.

B silent and dirty.

C untidy and crowded.

D old-fashioned and uncomfortable.

How did he feel when he realised it wasn't time for the break yet?

A He felt that he would have to go home early.

B He felt that he wouldn't survive to the end of the day.

C He felt that the end of the day seemed so long away.

D He felt that he must have made a mistake.

What would have made the job more bearable?

A knowing that he was carrying out a valuable service

B being able to phone much larger companies

C not having to talk to shopkeepers

D not having to ring up businesses

What was unusual about Simon's promotion?

A It showed how good he was at his job.

B It meant he would be phoning different people.

C It involved greater responsibility.

D There was no increase in salary.

What would be the most suitable title for this extract?

A Typical Office Life

B Unpleasant Employment

C How To Earn a Decent Salary

D You Get What You Deserve

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II. Read the texts below. Change the words in brackets so that they could fit into the text. Fill in the gaps.

Playing

Do you like playing games with other people, or do you prefer playing on your own?

Children 1___________ (enjoy) playing since the first humans walked on the Earth thousands of years ago. Playing 2 ___________ (seem) to be an important way for children to learn how to work together. It also helps 3 ________(they) find out how the world works. Indeed, many scientists think that one of the 4 _____________ (good) ways for children to learn a foreign language, for example, is to learn while playing games. Children play games and play with toys, but what 5 _________ (be) the differences between games and toys? Firstly, toys 6 __________(not have) rules or winners and losers. Most games do. Secondly, a toy is always a physical thing that 7 ___________ (make) by someone. Some games, like Monopoly or football, need physical equipment but others, like word games, do not.

Have you heard of Ivan III Vasilevich?

Ivan III Vasilevich, who is also known as Ivan the Great, is an 8 ___________ (interest) figure in Russian history. Ivan had great 9 _________ (politics) skills and became a popular leader, uniting many princes in the surrounding area. Ivan the Great's greatest 10 ______ (achieve) was to free Russia from Mongol control. In 1480, Ivan made an important 11 ______ (announce), telling the Mongols that he would no longer pay them the money they wanted. Both sides came together to fight, and it was unclear which side was more 12 _______ (power). However, before the battle, the Mongols retreated because of the 13 ____________________ (strong) of Ivan's army and the battle never happened. The Mongols had, in effect, lost and from then on, Russia was a free country.

1.III. Read the text. Choose the correct answer.
There was little Jenny hated more than long car journey, particularly when she was driving on unfamiliar roads and was on her own. How much nicer the whole thing would be, she thought to herself, if she had someone to chat to. And then it happened. There, in the 14_____, was a solitary figure by the side of the road. The person's arm was outstretched and their thumb raised. “A hitchhiker”, said Jenny to herself. She slowed the car down, hoping to get a better look at the person before making the decision whether to stop and pick them up or not. Initially, she could tell little from the person's 15 _______. Was it a man or a woman? How old were they? Did they look trustworthy? Did they look as if they would be good company on a long car ride? All these thoughts raced through Jenny's head, and before she had time to answer them, she found herself automatically applying the brake and 16_______in by the side of the road. The hitchhiker ran to the car. It was a woman of about the same age as Jenny.

“Thank you so much for stopping”, said the hitchhiker. “I've been standing here for hours!”

“Where are you 17_____________?”asked Jenny.

“Wherever you're going!” said the hitchhiker, who climbed into the passenger seat before Jenny could even formally offer her a lift. Although Jenny felt quite safe with her new passenger, she didn't 18_______________to extract much information from her regarding either her history or her future plans. Each of her questions was met with either an irrelevant response or a question in return. Eventually she did find 19__________the woman's name (“It's Samantha, but my friends call me Sam.”), but the rest of her story remained a mystery. Jenny decided not to push it. Sam would tell her when she was ready. She seemed to be in no hurry to be 20___________off, so they probably had a long ride ahead of them. It was going to be an interesting few hours after all.

	A	view	B	front	C	distance	D	way
	A	appearance	B	show	C	looking	D	demonstration
	A	taking	B	pulling	C	stopping	D	arriving
		making		heading		directing		planning
		manage		succeed		achieve		accomplish
		on		off		up		out
		set		let		dropped		pushed

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