Exercise I. Read the text and choose the best alternative to fill in the gaps.

My Future Profession
What I would like to become? This question passels me greatly. Every job has its elements of (1)…and interest. I think that nearly all the (2)…are very important in life. But to (3)…the right occupation is very difficult, because we must (4)…into consideration many factors. We must consider our personal (5)…and our kind of (6)…. At the same time we must satisfy the (7)…of our society and people’s needs in one profession or another.
The end of school is the beginning of an (8)…life, the beginning of a more serious examination. In order to (9)…that very serious exam we must choose the road in life which will help us best to live and work. Each boy and girl has every (10)…to develop mind and use knowledge and education received at school. Some may prefer to work in factories or works, others want to go into construction: to take part in building power stations and new towns. Many opportunities to work and to satisfy at the same time the requirements of the society and your own personal interest are offered in the (11)…of the services transport, communications and many others.

1.
A) difficulties B) obstacles C) issues D) problems
2.
A) works B) occupations C) professions D) fields
3.
A) select B) elect C) choose D) pick
4.
A) make B) take C) include D) keep
5.
A) liking B) preference C) disposition D) taste
6.
A) mind B) intelligence C) brains D) wit
7.
A) demands B) hopes C) requirements D) requests
8.
A) dependent B) independent C) better D) lonely
9.
A) pass B) fail C) handle D) stand
10.
A) chance B) resource C) ability D) opportunity
11.
A) area B) sector C) atmosphere D) sphere

Exercise II. Choose the right variant.

12. I don’t remember ... that I’m sure you’re mistaken.
A) to say; B) say; C) saying; D) to have said.

13. There were two answers, and ... was right.
A) neither; B) no one; C) no; D) not any.

14. This dress is ... as the one I had before.
A) plenty the same; B) very similar; C) very same; D) much the same.

15. He ... here from 1955 to 1960.
A) worked; B) works; C) has been working; D) has worked.

16. He’s... his sister.
A) much taller that; B) much more taller than; C) much taller than; D) more taller than.

17. Be careful you don’t... your keys!
A) lost; B) loosen; C) lose; D) loose.

18. What they say may be true; you never can...
A) say; B) tell; C) remember; D) recognise.

19. He didn’t move, but just... where he fell.
A) lain; B) lay; C) laid; D) lied.

20. I haven’t had a reply to the invitation I sent you last week. ... to my patty?
A) Shall you come; B) Are you coming; C) Do you come; D) Should you come,

21. That man reminds me ... my history teacher.
A) from; B) of; C) about; D) on.

22. The children hadn’t met ... their grandparents or their uncle before.
A) or, B) neither; C) nor, D) either.

23. Before she started university, Jane ... in the States for six months working as a nanny.
A) lives; B) has been living; C) has lived; D) had lived.

24. He was ... tired to go on.
A) to; B) enough; C) so; D) too.

25. I ... saw Michael two years ago.
A) lastly; B) last time; C) last; D) the last time.

missvaleria2    2   27.04.2020 07:21    53