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Complete these proverbs related to job/work.
 a) A woman's work is never __________. (Housework and raising children are jobs that have no end. (Typically said by a woman to indicate how busy she is.))
b) Business before __________. (You should finish your work before starting to relax and enjoy yourself.)
c) Many hands make __________ work. (If everyone helps with a large task, it will get done easily and quickly.)
d) Where there's a __________, there's a way. (If you truly want to do something, you will find a way to do it, in spite of obstacles.)
e) Practice makes __________. (Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well.)
	
	
	
	
	(d) made - pleasure - light - hope - perfection
	
	 
	(e) done - pleasure - light - will - perfection
	
	
	(c) done - pleasure - light - hope - perfection
	
	
	(a) made - pleasure - light - will - perfection.
	
	
	(b) made - entertainment - light - hope - perfect.
		Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. This job is too ______________ (stressed-out/stressful).
2. There's a lot of work, but I can ______________ (deal/handle) it.
3. I was ______________ (hired/heard) last month.
 4. They ______________ (fired/failed) two of my co-workers, and I'm afraid I might be next.
5. I work ______________ (at/in) sales.
6. My ______________ (commute/communion) (= the time it takes me to get to work) isn't so bad.
 7. They provide us with a good benefits ______________ (pack/package).
	
	
	
	
	(e) stressful - handle - hired - fired - at - commute - pack
	
	
	(d) stressed out - handle - hired - fired - at - commute - package
	
	
	(a) stressed out - deal - hired - fired - at - commute - pack
	
	 
	(c) stressful - handle - hired - fired - in - commute - package
	
	
	(b) stressful - deal - hired - fired - at - commute - package
		Choose the option which best completes the following sentences: "Please send ___________manual for machine we ordered at the end of the month. Production __________ also requires copy of specification sheet.
	
	
	
	
	instruction / computer
	
	
	building / designed
	
	
	designed / repayments
	
	
	salary / manager
	
	 
	instruction / manager
		Complete with the proper preposition:
 a) I work _________ a large, comfortable office.
 b) Our factory is _________ the suburbs.
 c) Our HQ is about 25 Km. _________ the airport.
d) I meet my clients _________their offices
e) We are the biggest manufacturer of sausages _________ the world.
	
	
	
	
	(c) at - in - from - at - of
	
	
	(d) in - in - from - in - in
	
	
	(b) at - in - of - in - of
	
	
	(e) in - in - of - in - in
	
	 
	(a) in - in - from - at - of
		Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. I get along well with most of my ______________ (colleagues/employees) (= co-workers).
2. I'm thinking about ______________ (quitting/stopping) my job. 
3. Everyone seems to have gotten a __________ (raise/boost) ( = an increase in salary) except me.
4. The ______________ (upper/up) management people are not very well liked by the rest of us.
5. I'm taking a week ______________ (off/of) to go on vacation
	
	
	
	
	(a) employees - quitting  -  raise  - upper - of
	
	 
	(b) colleagues  - quitting  -  raise  -  upper - off
	
	
	(d) colleagues -  stopping  -  boost  - upper - off
	
	
	(e) employees - quitting  -  raise  - upper - off
	
	
	(c) colleagues -  stopping  -  raise  - up - of
		Work or Job? Fill in the gaps and choose the correct alternative: 1. She's got a new _____. 2. You've never done a day's _____ in your life. 3. There will be a lot of ____ losses when the factory closes. 4. It took me an hour to get home from ____ yesterday. 5. Let's try to make the best of a bad ____.
	
	
	
	
	(e) job - work - work - work - job
	
	
	(c) work - work - job - work - work
	
	 
	(a) job - work - job - work - job
	
	
	(b) work - job - job - work - job
	
	
	(d) job - work - job - work - work
		Dialogue:
 
Ms. Lovechain: Good evening. I see on your email that you worked as a model atEllite. Could you tell me a little more about your experiences there?
Naomi Crawford: Sure, ok.  I trevelled all over the world and appered on more than 100 magazine covers.
 
Ms. Lovechain: What was the most difficult part of your job?
Naomi Crawford: To be far from my family.
Ms. Lovechain: That's how we feel here, too. How long did you work there?
Naomi Crawford: I was there for 7 1/2 years. I left the Ellite last month.
Based on the dialogue above, it's correct to say that:
 
	
	
	
	
	Naomi doesn't miss her family.
	
	
	Her job was very stressfull, she worked at the same place for years.
	
	 
	Naomi missed her family a lot.
	
	
	She enjoyed working as a manager.
	
	
	Her trainee time was wonderful.
		Choose the best alternative for this situation:
When your job is safe and there's no fear of losing it, your situation is ____________________.
	
	
	
	
	(b) safe
	
	
	(a) dangerous
	
	
	(e) downsizing
	
	
	(d) challenge
	
	 
	(c) secure