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2. Work and Employment - Vocabulary 2   1. Complete each sentence (a-h) with a suitable ending (1-8). Use each ending once. a) If you work hard, the company will give you a... .                              1 qualifications for a job of this kind. b) In a different job I could get a higher... .                                             2 advertisement in the local press on Friday. c) The best way to find new staff is to put a/an... .                                  3 application for the job as soon as possible. d) Because he had stolen the money, we decided that... .                        4 promotion to a more responsible position. e) She has a pleasant personality but hasn't got the right...                     5 references from your previous employer.         f) In the meeting we are going to discuss the...                                       6 dismissing him was the only possible action we could take.   g) I think it would be a good idea to send in your...                                7 salary and better conditions of employment.     h) We cannot give you the job without...                                                8 appointment of a new sales representative.       2. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.  Leaving a job I recently left my job in an  agency                                        ADVERTISEMENT after a disagreement with my boss. She accepted my  but warned me that because of the                                         RESIGN  situation, I might have to get used to the                                     ECONOMY idea of being for a while. I thought that she                                EMPLOY was trying to make a point, but after I had made over fifty to other companies, I realised that she                          APPLY was right. Although I am a designer, I                                       QUALIFICATIONS didn't receive any offers of a job. After that I tried working from home, but it was not very . Then                        PROFIT I became an in a fast-food restaurant,                                          EMPLOY even though my were extremely low.                                          EARN I wish I had accepted early from my old job.                           RETIRE That is what I disagreed with my boss about!   3.  Underline the most suitable word or phrase. a) The building workers were paid their incomesalarywages every Friday. b) She's only been here three weeks. It's a/an overtimetemporary job. c) When he retired he received a monthly bonuspensionreward. d) Apparently she earnsgainswins over £60,000 a year. e) While the boss is away, Sue will be in chargein controlin place of the office. f) Could I have two days awayoffout next week to visit my mother? g) Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was pushedsackedthrown. h) When I left the job, I had to hand in my applicationdismissalnotice three weeks beforehand. i) How much exactly do you domaketake in your new job? j) If you have to travel on company business, we will pay your costsexpensesneeds.   4. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Choosing a job One of the most difficult decisions is choosing what to do for a salarylivingemployeework. For example, do you want to follow a definite companytrainingbusinesscareer, and earngainwintake a low moneyprofitchequesalary at the beginning, but have good hopesprospectsfuturespromotions in a company that trains its employerscrewstaffpersons ? Or are you more interested in taking any kind of work, because you need a/an moneycashaccountincome? You may have to face up togo overcome up withcall off the fact that a good worklabourjobseat can be difficult to find. In that case, why not take a temporaryovertimeprofitableshort one? You will gain some useful experiencesexperiencedexperienceexperiencing. Remember that even if you have the right qualificationsexamslettersdegrees , you may have to fall throughget onturn downfill in lots of application forms before you are asked to beattendmakeadvertise an interview. But don't worry if you don't know what you want to workjobdoemploy exactly. You'll enjoy finding out!