Test Unit 2

1. Complete the text with the correct past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verbs given. After I (1) had had (have) breakfast I cycled to school and I (2) arrived (arrive) about 15 minutes early. I definitely hadn’t been looking forward to going to school that Tuesday because the headteacher (3) had asked (ask) me to see him at 9.30. This was unusual. I knew I was late with some homework so I felt quite worried.I (4) had been sitting (sit) outside his office for ten minutes before I knocked on his door because I knew he liked punctuality. Surprisingly, he smiled when I went in. He obviously knew that I was nervous and that I (5) had been waiting (wait) for the right moment. And our meeting wasn't about homework but about a competition I had won! 2. Complete the text with these words and phrases. There are two extra options. I was talking to my grandfather last night about how he got started in business. He told me that he didn’t like school so he left without taking any exams and went to work in a factory. He didn’t (1) earn much money and he had to work very (2) long hours so then he decided to go to college in the evenings until he got a (3) qualification in accountancy. Then he worked for a large company and after a couple of years he got a (4) promotion . Eventually he became a senior manager. But he still wasn’t satisfied so he left and (5) set up his own business. He said he did it the hard way and he told me to stay at school and get my qualifications first. I think that’s good advice. 3. Complete the text with the correct form of the words given. We are holding a careers advice day on Saturday 22nd March. If you want to find out about work, qualifications, university courses or job training, we can point you in the right direction. There will be talks about different professions, whether to work indoors or outdoors and how to avoid (1) stressful (stress) working conditions and bad or even (2) dangerous (danger) jobs. If you have left school and you are (3) unemployed (employ), there will be special sessions on how to find an opening in today’s job market, including free CV advice and a session on the importance of (4) flexibility (flexible) when looking for work. And, if you’re not sure what you want, you can sign up for one of our (5) personal (person) advice sessions. So come along on 22nd March and find the right career for you. 4. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.1 A qualifications B experience C paperwork2 A flexitime B overtime C part-time3 A training B contract C salary4 A salary B conditions C hours5 A in B up C over Are you interested in music and the arts? Have you got(1) B of working in a team? We are looking for a number of people to work in various roles at the ‘Summer in the City’ festival. We need volunteers in the office now to help promote the festival. Then, in the summer, we need (2) C staff to work at the different venues during the shows. We will give you full (3) A so you don’t need any special skills, but you must be hard-working and punctual. We also offer excellent working (4) B including free tickets to many events. Look on our website for more information about the jobs on offer or come in to the festival office to fill (5) A an application form. 5. Read four students’ plans for a career in writing. Match the statements (1–6) with the people (A–D).You can choose the people more than once.A KatyPeople are always asking me what I’m going to do in the future and until now I haven’t really known how to reply. It’s difficult to explain that I think my future lies in writing. When I first mentioned it to my parents, they didn’t laugh but they acted as though it was something I would grow out of and they were confident that I would get a ‘proper job’ eventually. But I’ve always been serious about being a writer. I love the English language and I’ve been a keen reader since the age of five. I’ve done a lot of short stories and some have been printed in magazines. What I’d really like is to write thrillers. I know that sounds crazy and many people don’t think thrillers are real books at all. But I love a good puzzle, so that’s what I say now. ‘I’m going to be a thriller writer.’ Then I wait to see the expression on people’s faces!B GilesMy dad and my uncle were both journalists and wrote for Sunday newspapers. We always had people in the house who were connected with newspapers and news and I grew up with their conversations in the background. It must have rubbed off on me because I desperately want to follow in Dad’s footsteps and become a journalist, too. I don’t think I’d like to do exactly the same as he did – he was a political journalist – because I’m not that serious about politics, but I’d like to travel and maybe write reports from different places around the world. I can see myself writing about environmental problems in Australia or North Africa or somewhere like that.C TerryWhen you’re a kid, you have no real idea of what you’re going to do in the future. You might have a dream of being a famous footballer or actress or even a princess (that was my younger sister’s strong belief!). But most people don’t really know the sort of person they’re going to be, so deciding on a future career is tricky. It was only last summer that I suddenly knew what I wanted to do and that was to become a writer. I’ve always done drama in my free time and I suddenly realised that I was pretty good at writing dialogue. So next term I’m going to start a screen writing course. With luck, one day I’ll be writing the soaps and dramas you watch on TV!D SarahWe had a creative writing course at my secondary school last year and I went on it because I’ve liked writing for a long time. I always wrote diaries when I was younger and I also used to write short, funny stories for the other kids in my class to read at primary school. However, it soon became quite clear that I wasn’t going to be the next great English novelist! I’m just not patient enough and I don’t think I’ve got the skill to write complex books. But I am clever with words, so what I’d like to do is to go into the advertising world, writing adverts. What you need in that job is to write things that are catchy but short and funny. I think it’s the right profession for me because there will be lots of variety and I’ll be working in a busy, fast-moving world. I’m glad I went on the creative writing course though, because I learned that there are all sorts of jobs which involve writing, which is why I’ve made this decision. Which person:1. ..believes his choice of career was influenced by his upbringing? B2. ..has chosen a writing career because of another hobby? C3. ..has already had some success with his writing? A 4. ..wants a job working in a high-pressure environment? D 5. .. says that family members didn’t believe he was serious about his future plans? A6. .. enjoys writing things that other people find humorous? D Read the article again and choose the best answers, A, B or C.1. Katy found it difficult to decide what she wants to do. justify her career choice. become a thriller writer. 2. She thinks that thrillers are considered a less important form of writing. too difficult to understand. to be difficult to create. 3. Giles wants to be just like his father. to travel before he decides what to do. to work in a different way to his father. 4. Terry believes that young people find it difficult to choose a career because they don’t know anything about different jobs. don’t know themselves very well. are too influenced by what they see on television. 5. Sarah has tried various forms of writing. has always wanted to work in advertising. is impatient to become a novelist.