EDUCATION AND WORK (Advanced) (EXERCISE A76E28)

1. Choose the most appropriate word or words.

(A)   The bookmaker was discussing the binding / odds / printing with a client.

(B)   Jim is a real craftsman and works on a boat / with his hands / for a low salary.

(C)   I had to call a plumber because my bathroom was blacked out / flooded / cracked.

(D)   If you are selling your house, you’ll need an advocate / a barrister / a solicitor.

(E)    Peter is an undertaker and goes to funerals / the stock exchange / the factory.

(F)    If you are an accountant you have to be good at farming / numbers / totals.

(G)  Sue is a lecturer at the local institute / secondary school / university.

(H)   We were married by my uncle, who was the local father / official / vicar.

(I)     If you’re passing the vet’s, could you collect my carpet / cat / license?

(J)     Helen doesn’t work for a company; she’s freelance / liberated / unattached.

(K)   When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice / were you noticing what time it was?

(L)    Last night my neighbors were shouting / would shout for hours and I couldn’t get to sleep.

(M) When you lived in London, did you use to travel / were you traveling by bus?

(N)  Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced / were dancing.

(O)  Excuse me, but this seat is mine.

I’m sorry; I didn’t realize / hadn’t realized that you were sitting here.

(P)   Jill didn’t eat / hadn’t eaten all day, so she was really hungry at this point.

(Q)  It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared / was staring at me. What had I done wrong?

(R)   Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided / had decided to have a special holiday that Friday.

(S)    I was trying / tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?

2. What is the meaning of the following quotations?

(A) We are tomorrow’s past.

(B) Love your enemy – it will drive him nuts.

(C) In the world there are two tragedies. One is not getting what you want. The other is

       getting it.

(D) He had so much money he could afford to look poor.

(E) History is a set of lies agreed upon.

(F)  A banker is a person who is willing to make a loan if you present sufficient evidence to show  

       you don’t need it.

(G) What use is a sundial in the shade?

(H) Judge a man by his questions not his answers.

ANSWERS: EDUCATION AND WORK

  

1. Choose the most appropriate word or words.

(A)   The bookmaker was discussing the binding / odds / printing with a client.

(B)   Jim is a real craftsman and works on a boat / with his hands / for a low salary.

(C)   I had to call a plumber because my bathroom was blacked out / flooded / cracked.

(D)   If you are selling your house, you’ll need an advocate / a barrister / a solicitor.

(E)    Peter is an undertaker and goes to funerals / the stock exchange / the factory.

(F)    If you are an accountant you have to be good at farming / numbers / totals.

(G)  Sue is a lecturer at the local institute / secondary school / university.

(H)   We were married by my uncle, who was the local father / official / vicar.

(I)     If you’re passing the vet’s, could you collect my carpet / cat / license?

(J)     Helen doesn’t work for a company; she’s freelance / liberated / unattached.

(K)   When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice / were you noticing what time it was?

(L)    Last night my neighbors were shouting / would shout for hours and I couldn’t get to sleep.

(M) When you lived in London, did you use to travel / were you traveling by bus?

(N)  Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced / were dancing.

(O)  Excuse me, but this seat is mine.

I’m sorry; I didn’t realize / hadn’t realized that you were sitting here.

(P)   Jill didn’t eat / hadn’t eaten all day, so she was really hungry at this point.

(Q)  It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared / was staring at me. What had I done wrong?

(R)   Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided / had decided to have a special holiday that Friday.

(S)    I was trying / tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?

2. What is the meaning of the following quotations?

(A)  We are tomorrow’s past. (In the future we will be remembered in the same way as

        we currently remember others who have already died).

   (B)  Love your enemy – it will drive him nuts. (The only strategy most enemies have is to fight

          face to face. If you treat them as a friend and refuse to fight, they will have no strategy. This

          will leave them confused and fragile).

(C)  In the world there are two tragedies. One is not getting what you want. The other is

       getting it. (Not always getting something or not getting it is the best for us).

(D)  He had so much money he could afford to look poor. (Rich people do not need to display  

        their wealth to prove to others they are wealthy).

(E)  History is a set of lies agreed upon. (The reality of what really happened in the past

       is often hidden or sanitized).

(F)  A banker is a person who is willing to make a loan if you present sufficient evidence to show  

       you don’t need it. (Banks prefer to lend money to low-risk clients).

(G) What use is a sundial in the shade? (If something is not operated under the right

       conditions or the correct way it can become useless).

     

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