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Part 4. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (5 pts)

Have you ever had a really boring job? When I 1. __________ a student, I did lots of different jobs during the summer vacation, ranging 2. __________ picking fruit to working for a furniture removal company. Fruit picking is hard work, but 3. __________ least you are outside and have the company of other pickers. Probably the least pleasant job 4. __________ I had was working in the fridge of a butcher's shop where I had to sort pieces of chickens. But 5. __________ a doubt, the prize for the 6. __________ boring job has to go to the one I had working for a sports equipment company.

My task was to put six table tennis balls into boxes. They left me in a room with a huge container of thousands of balls. I was stuck out 7. __________ sight at the back of the storeroom without even a radio for company. A day in the room felt 8. __________ a month. There is one funny thing I remember: there were supposed 9. __________ be two speeds of ball: one fast and one that was slower for 10. __________ experienced players. The thing was, they were actually the same ball, they just went into different boxes!

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Part 4. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (5 pts)

Have you ever had a really boring job? When I 1. _____ was _____ a student, I did lots of different jobs during the summer vacation, ranging 2. ____ and______ picking fruit to working for a furniture removal company. Fruit picking is hard work, but 3. ___at_______ least you are outside and have the company of other pickers. Probably the least pleasant job 4. _____?_____ I had was working in the fridge of a butcher's shop where I had to sort pieces of chickens. But 5. _______ without___ a doubt, the prize for the 6. _____ most_____ boring job has to go to the one I had working for a sports equipment company.

 

My task was to put six table tennis balls into boxes. They left me in a room with a huge container of thousands of balls. I was stuck out 7. _____of_____ sight at the back of the storeroom without even a radio for company. A day in the room felt 8. _____as_____ a month. There is one funny thing I remember: there were supposed 9. _____to_____ be two speeds of ball: one fast and one that was slower for 10. _____the_____ experienced players. The thing was, they were actually the same ball, they just went into different boxes!