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Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS
I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A.sense B.forget C.pressure D.agency
2. A.create B.leaving C.real D.neatly
3. A.humour B.honest C.hotel D.hurry
4. A.pilot B.writer C.service D.advice
5. A.wear B.clear C.fear D.dear
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. exchange B.retail C.submit D.success
2. A.agency B.shortcoming C.confident D.employment
3. A.accompany B.category C.interviewer D.fascinating
4. A.policeman B.fantastic C.candidate D.position
5. A.capacity B.mechanical C.receptionist D.electrician
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1. I was hoping to visit my sister, lives in Hochiminh city.
A.who B.whom C.that D.which
2. I was offered lamb or chicken, I like.
A.neither of that B.neither of which C.of that neither D.of which neither
3. I have received the goods, are in my office now.
A.what B.they C.that D.which
4. Julia works for a company chief executive has been arrested for fraud.
A.of which B.whom C.whose D.who’s
5. I think that’s the hotel John and Mary were married.
A.when B.where C.which D.in that
6. Please come back at 4.00, I won’t be so busy.
A.when B.that C.which D.who
7. There was nobody left on the train, made me suspicious.
A.where B.that C.which D.when
8. The man to we have just talked is the Doctor General.
A.that B.whose C.who D.whom

dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima is estimated to have killed 200,000 people.
10.The Problem scientists are faced with in trying to harness nuclear fusion as a peaceful source
of energy is that it requires for its operation the very high temperatures are found in the sun
but so far have been produced artificially only by the nuclear fusion provides the
“trigger” mechanism of the hydrogen bomb.
VI. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1. Next Sunday I’ll have to visit the dentist again, that I detest.
A B C D
2. I know a small restaurant at where you can get a wonderful meal.
A B C D
3. He comes from a large family, all of them now live in Australia.
A B C D
4. The people who they hadn’t seen the weather forcast were caught unaware by the hurricane.
A B C D
5. She was the first woman was elected to parliament.
A B C D
6. In the whole book there was only one chapter who interested me.
A B C D
7. This is the exact spot which there was an accident two years ago.
A B C D
8. John was arrested for speeding, it unfortunately was reported in the local newspaper.
A B C D
9. He is the only member of the gang who’s identity has remained a secret.
A B C D
10. The train that we eventually caught it was one that stops at every station.
A B C D
VII. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. ! Yoou are offered the position. CONGRATULATE
2. Try not to be too if you do not get the job . APPOINT
3. It can be when preparing for the job interview. STRESS

Computer programmers will also be (3) demand and the job outlook is excellent. Big and
small companies will use computers (4) much their work.
The outlook for cashiers in stores, supermarkets, theatres, etc…is excellent. (5) will be a need
for more than a half a million new cashiers in the (6) ten years.
The demand for cooks and chefs will (7) grow; the outlook is good in this area. The population
is growing and (8 more people will eat out. Also, more mothers are wqorking and families will have
(9) money to spend.
The mailmen and mailwomen (10) deliver the mail every day face a poor job future. Post
offices will use more machines. And companies will send (11) mail. They will use computers to send
information.
The outlook for nurses is excellent for (12) registerd nurses and licensed practical nurses. The
population is increasing and people are living (13) . Most jobs will open in large city hospitals and in
country areas.
Painters will (14) good job opportunities. More jobs will open in the South and West because
population is growing in (15) areas. Hundreds of new houses are going up each week.
Finally, the job outlook for radio and tv technician is excellent.
X. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
BECOMING A NURSE: THE INTERVIEW
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fear. For some (1) people imagine the
interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (2) . In truth, the interviewer is as (3)
for the meeting to go well as you are. It is what (4) his or her job enjoyable.
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always imprtant as it creates the
first impression. So (5) neatly, but comfortably. Make (6) that you can deal with anything
you are (7) . Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to
become a nurse? What is the most important (8) a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what
other careers have you (9) ? What are your interests and hobbies?
Answer the questions fully and precisely. (10) , if one of your interests is reading, be prepared
to (11) about the sort of books you like. (12) do not learn all your answers off (13)
heart. The interviewer wants to meet human (14) , not a robot. Remember, the interviewer is genuinely
interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (15) you are to succeed.

is Anyone…………………………………clever than I am.
6. They invited a hundred guests. I didn’t know any of them.
none They invited a hundred of guests, …………………………………
7. The dog that chases our sheep belongs to those people.
whose Those are…………………………………our sheep.
8. The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change.
made The whole summer was sunny and warm …………………………………a nice change.
9. The bus going up Oxford Street doesn’t stop at the railway station.
goes The bus…………………………………doesn’t stop at the railway atation.
10. Not a single house in the village had escaped undamaged.
which There was not a single house in the village …………………………………
XI.By repalcing the word in “italics” with relatives, combine each group of sentences into one sentence.
1. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in April 1616. His name is universally known but most of his
life is lost in obscurity. Cervantes, Spain’s greatest literary figgure also died in April 1616. This
coincidence has often been remarked on.
2. I fly to India on the twelfth and leave on the 22
nd
. This will give me nine full days there. I fly to
Singapore after that. I plan to spend four days there before going to Japan. I should reach Japan on the
27
th
.
3. India has many wonderful buildings. The most famous of them is undoubtedly the Taj Mahal. The
Emperor Shah Jehan built it for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Her body lies there beside her
husband’s.
4. Singapore has grown from practically nothing in the early nineteenth century into an independent
republic. Singapore is an isaland off the coast of Malaysia. It is linked by a road and rail bridge to
Malaysia but seceded from Malaysia politically in 1965. In the early 19
th
century it was leased from the